The first 3 pictures were shot with the same camera settings and both monitors were calibrated and set to the same brightness. I used a single 1100 lumen Daylight/6500k LIFX light and set my monitors to 100cdm/2.
A glossy Crossover 2720MDP is on the left and a matte (semi-glossy) Qnix QX2710 is on the right. I sanded and spray painted my Qnix's bezel gray. My work is passable at best, but I rarely notice the imperfections.
Matte bezel on the glossy Crossover
Glossy bezel on the glossy Crossover.
Bezel-less: The silver monitor frame is ugly but greatly increases the perceived black depth.
Glossy black bezels make matte monitors blacks look grayish. Glossy coatings and glossy bezels look fine in very bright rooms, but not in darker rooms.
Gllossy and matte Qnix with a 2600 lumen Daylight/6500k Philips CFL light. Both monitors were calibrated and set to 140cdm/2 brightness.
Edge-to-edge glass placed over top of glossy plastic destroys the perceived black levels of the Apple Cinema/Thunder Bolt Display, Samsung S27B970D and Dell S series monitors.
Left Samsung S27B970D with edge-to-edge glas vs. Matte (semi-glossy) NEC P242W
More coating comparisons from the Plasma Deposition Coating section of my Crossover 2755AMG Review.
A glossy Crossover 2720MDP is on the left and a matte (semi-glossy) Qnix QX2710 is on the right. I sanded and spray painted my Qnix's bezel gray. My work is passable at best, but I rarely notice the imperfections.
Matte bezel on the glossy Crossover
Glossy bezel on the glossy Crossover.
Bezel-less: The silver monitor frame is ugly but greatly increases the perceived black depth.
Glossy black bezels make matte monitors blacks look grayish. Glossy coatings and glossy bezels look fine in very bright rooms, but not in darker rooms.
Gllossy and matte Qnix with a 2600 lumen Daylight/6500k Philips CFL light. Both monitors were calibrated and set to 140cdm/2 brightness.
Edge-to-edge glass placed over top of glossy plastic destroys the perceived black levels of the Apple Cinema/Thunder Bolt Display, Samsung S27B970D and Dell S series monitors.
Left Samsung S27B970D with edge-to-edge glas vs. Matte (semi-glossy) NEC P242W
More coating comparisons from the Plasma Deposition Coating section of my Crossover 2755AMG Review.
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