glossy screen

Mirror-like monitor surface

A glossy screen is a display with a smooth, reflective finish rather than a matte coating.

Glossy screens produce more vivid colors and deeper blacks but reflect ambient light and show fingerprints more readily: The glossy screen looked gorgeous indoors but was impossible to see in sunlight.

Common on consumer laptops and smartphones.

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LCD · laptop · tablet · fingerprints · smudge · vibrant · bright · matte · eye strain · pixels · touchscreen · mirror · sleek · shine · wipe · polish · vivid · saturated

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surface finish

glossy screenmatte screen

Non-reflective display surface

e-ink display

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G