[SOLVED] Matte screen please! :)

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@Ian_Darwin

For those who can’t live without a matte screen, given that Framework has probably already ordered thousands of glossy screens (assuming that, since the team didn’t answer here), would you consider using a matte screen protector for a while? (Presumably matte option will evantually appear in the Framework Marketplace). Seems like a lower-tech solution compared with buying a disposable laptop from whatever major vendor has matte available these days.

This is actually what I ended up doing on my ThinkPad X1 Tablet Gen 3, which is the laptop~tablet that I use when I’m at a client. I wanted a 3:2 screen so bad (and a TrackPoint and a very good keyboard) that I decided that adding a matte screen protector could be a workaround. Putting it properly was tricky but I was successful in doing this and I can’t complain today.

So yes, this is the way I would go with the Framework laptop because it has a lot of great things, especially a 3:2 screen ratio. I would love to be able to get a 7-row keyboard, probably as much as having a TrackPoint. Honestly, a good-quality-keys-7-row keyboard + TrackPoint + 3:2 HiDPI screen = me paying $4,000, even if I have to add a matte screen protector. EDIT : assuming that a matte screen protector will exist. I will make sure that it does exist and it’s of good quality before buying the Framework laptop.

[Alberto_De_Luca]

The matte option would make this laptop perfect.

[Sxm_63]

Another vote for matte. Re: a touch screen though, on a laptop like this it has little utility when you actually use it in real life.

[Dirk_Engstrom]

Just another vote for a matte screen. Was going to pre-order and found it wasn’t an option. Will 100% order if/when it’s available. After using a laptop with one I can’t go back to glossy.

[Nikolai_Shields]

Adding another vote for a matte screen, honestly dealing with the glare is a dealbreaker in my book.

[Nikolai_Shields]

welp… this is a pretty big bummer:

3:2 Display and Customizable Bezels

We chose this resolution as a balance to get pixels that aren’t visible at typical viewing distances while still getting good battery life. I use 1.5x scaling, which results in useful screen real estate, but does depend on good OS and application support for non-integer scaling. In practice, it works well in everything I’ve thrown at it in Win10 and most of what I have tried in Ubuntu 20.04. We don’t currently have plans for alternate displays, but we’ve designed the display to be easy to rep…

[Nikolai_Shields]

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[Abdullah_A]

Not buying if there isn’t an option for matte screens. Absolutely not negotiable.

[Rob_Ricci]

I’m a geezer-nerd with poor eyesight. Glossy screen is totally unacceptable - a no-go for me.

[ava1ar]

What matte screen option as well!

but we do have anti-glare coatings on the display to make it super usable in most lighting conditions.

This is not true. Screen is very glossy and “anti-glare coating” even if it is present is not helping at all.

[JPC]

I would have already bought one if a matte screen was an option. I even searched for a matte replacement screen but could not find one. If I can find a matte replacement screen, I’ll probably buy at least one DIY model. I doubt I’d be happy with a matte screen protector.

[Renato_Aguiar]

+1

Any chances this is coming in near future?

[feesh]

@JPC

I doubt I’d be happy with a matte screen protector

Matte screens are essentially glossy screens with a permanent matte layer on top. A good quality matte screen protector provides virtually the same thing. Head on over to the matte screen protector thread for an idea of peoples’ experiences before ruling it out.

[Andrew_Holden]

Please forgive my ignorance, but I find myself wondering if a matte bezel is possible.

[Stebalien]

@Andrew_Holden the bezel is plastic, and quite matte.

[Andrew_Holden]

Maybe I misspoke, and I apologize if this is what you were answering. I meant to ask if a bezel with an integrated matte panel in the center is possible, and if it would have the desired effect.

[Stebalien]

Ah, that was discussed a bit in this thread:

Matte screen protector

@Zax Good point. I guess I was thinking that since the bezel is (presumably—I’m still waiting for delivery of my machine so I don’t know) already in contact with the screen, a matte film or privacy protector built into the bezel would naturally be in sufficient contact with it. I suppose if it had a cling-like property, that might work, but there may still be bubble issues. I recall using a 3M privacy filter years ago, and that didn’t need to adhere to the screen. Maybe this would work for a p…

[Atul_Ingle]

After playing with my Framework laptop for many weeks, I’m now convinced that a matte screen would indeed be a huge improvement to the overall experience. I spend a lot of time on a terminal screen with a dark background. The glossy reflections are especially annoying there.

[PS: I am coming to Framework from a Thinkpad T460 which, I believe, had a matte screen but with an abysmal 250 nits of brightness. So, despite the glare, I’m way happier with my Framework display than the T460.]

[Anna_Ordog]

Adding one more vote for matte screens in future! I intend to use this laptop for work, and working in the terminal with a dark background is really hard on the eyes with the glossy screen. Looking into matte screen protectors now.

[A_L]

@Anna_Ordog I can independently vouch for the Photodon protector (that @nrp demoed w pictures above in the thread) looks really good, and they should soon have the sizing optimized for the Framework it seems