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> "Nano-texture glass gives up a little bit of the sharp vibrant look you get with a glossy screen, but it’s worth the trade in usability, to be able to see the

> "Nano-texture glass gives up a little bit of the sharp vibrant look you get with a glossy screen, but it’s worth the trade in usability, to be able to see the screen without distractions all day long." "Nano-texture glass" is pretty much just what all screens were like back in the days of CRTs and pre-glossy flat screens. Now Apple are charging $300 for it!

jjtheblunt 5y ago
the pixels are WAY smaller nowadays, though; perhaps that constrains the nanotexture fabrication process in an expensive way?
astrange 5y ago
"Nano-texture" is different from matte - matte LCDs don't have reflective glare, but they also have much lower contrast and you can see the grain if you look closely. Nanotexture doesn't have those issues, but it's expensive.
olliej 5y ago
that was my thought as well ("yay marketing") but apparently it's actually structurally different so that it maintains contrast. I ordered one in early march and if it ever actually arrives I'll try to remember to reply on visible difference :D (not kidding, it was due late march, then slipped to Aripl 22-27, and today moved to May 23-?? )
- sulam 5y ago
  I have the nano textured XDR Pro and chose to order the Studio Display without it. I’m a data point of 1 obviously, but it diffuses the image quite a bit in my opinion.
  - olliej 5y ago
    oh huh? :-/ thanks for the heads up
numpad0 5y ago
It is a marketing name, but refers to a special procedure used to create the matte surface, not the fact that it’s matte. By the way, CRTs were glossy. We wiped them with wet towels.
- ChrisMarshallNY 5y ago
  > By the way, CRTs were glossy. We wiped them with wet towels. I remember the crackling, if you wiped them, within a few minutes of last being on. Nowadays, there's lots of folks that think "CRT" is a political hotbutton topic.
  - toast0 5y ago
    > Nowadays, there's lots of folks that think "CRT" is a political hotbutton topic. Well, who wants big government shoving their noses into how efficient our screens are, and whether they have leaded glass or not. :P
- Reason077 5y ago
  Most CRTs weren't glossy in the same way that modern flat panels are. They diffused reflections: you couldn't see a crystal-clear mirror image of yourself on a dark screen like you can with today's screens.
  - numpad0 5y ago
    They did, they were just molded convex lead glass. Maybe the convex part mattered?
  - bzzzt 5y ago
    Some CRT's also had an anti-reflective coating. My old Eizo certainly did.

jjtheblunt 5y ago

the pixels are WAY smaller nowadays, though; perhaps that constrains the nanotexture fabrication process in an expensive way?

astrange 5y ago

"Nano-texture" is different from matte - matte LCDs don't have reflective glare, but they also have much lower contrast and you can see the grain if you look closely. Nanotexture doesn't have those issues, but it's expensive.

olliej 5y ago

that was my thought as well ("yay marketing") but apparently it's actually structurally different so that it maintains contrast. I ordered one in early march and if it ever actually arrives I'll try to remember to reply on visible difference :D (not kidding, it was due late march, then slipped to Aripl 22-27, and today moved to May 23-?? )

sulam 5y ago
I have the nano textured XDR Pro and chose to order the Studio Display without it. I’m a data point of 1 obviously, but it diffuses the image quite a bit in my opinion.
- olliej 5y ago
  oh huh? :-/ thanks for the heads up

numpad0 5y ago

It is a marketing name, but refers to a special procedure used to create the matte surface, not the fact that it’s matte. By the way, CRTs were glossy. We wiped them with wet towels.

ChrisMarshallNY 5y ago
> By the way, CRTs were glossy. We wiped them with wet towels. I remember the crackling, if you wiped them, within a few minutes of last being on. Nowadays, there's lots of folks that think "CRT" is a political hotbutton topic.
- toast0 5y ago
  > Nowadays, there's lots of folks that think "CRT" is a political hotbutton topic. Well, who wants big government shoving their noses into how efficient our screens are, and whether they have leaded glass or not. :P
Reason077 5y ago
Most CRTs weren't glossy in the same way that modern flat panels are. They diffused reflections: you couldn't see a crystal-clear mirror image of yourself on a dark screen like you can with today's screens.
- numpad0 5y ago
  They did, they were just molded convex lead glass. Maybe the convex part mattered?
- bzzzt 5y ago
  Some CRT's also had an anti-reflective coating. My old Eizo certainly did.