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Ask HN: I bought a laptop with a glossy screen and now I'm regretting it
I have a Lenovo laptop with 14'' screen. Amazing laptop, amazing quality etc. However, it has a glossy screen and it really sucks when I am in a well-lit environment. What could I do?
- gjvc 5y agosell it asap on ebay, take the loss, and don't make that mistake again. Steve Jobs, when presenting a new range of Mac laptops once gushed something like... "and you should see what we've done with the screen.... amazing retina display... astounding resolution.... and it's glossy". Biggest turn-off right there at the end. When I'm using it on my lap on a plane or coach, the last thing I want to see is my shirt and tie. Of course, Jobs' trademark St Croix turtleneck was black, so he probably never realised it.
- mardiyah 5y agoset anti-glare on it, cheaper & cheaper as time goes
- recrudesce 5y agosome 400 grit sandpaper will probably do the job ;) (please don't do this)
- prirun 5y agoGet a matte screen protector. I got this for my iPad and it's nice: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08VNC4H8D https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08VNC4H8D They have them for 14" Lenovo screens too: https://www.amazon.com/Supershieldz-Lenovo-Chromebook-Protector-Fingerprint/dp/B081FKJQ9J https://www.amazon.com/Supershieldz-Lenovo-Chromebook-Protec...