Apple MacBook Pro 16 2023 M3 Pro review - Efficiency before performance

[A]

10% contrast

P.S. Contrast IS brightness, roughly.

Contrast = max brightness/black pixel luminance (which is a constant for given panel).

[Alexander_]

Turn away

I don't know how old you are. Maybe you are a student and use your laptop mainly for playing games at home and it is easy for you to change the location of your desk. Maybe you are the owner of a company and you are free to decide where your desktop will be.

But the reality is that there are not always places where you can independently change the layout of the office, close the curtains in the train compartment, without causing discomfort to anyone (because otherwise the light will sparkle from the glossy screen), or somewhere in a cafe in a bright country, work a little without excessive discomfort (due to the same glare).

Therefore, if you do not see something that can disturb people, it does not mean that it does not exist.

[A]

But the reality is that there are not always places where you can independently change the layout of the office, close the curtains in the train compartment, without causing discomfort to anyone (because otherwise the light will sparkle from the glossy screen), or somewhere in a cafe in a bright country, work a little without excessive discomfort (due to the same glare).

You being afraid to disturb people or to ask for a normal working environment isn't related to glossy/matte panels at all.

Get a brighter panel.

[RobertJasiek]

if your brightness is high enough - when you will not be able to see reflections.

Because blind from the reflected sun and high display brightness.

[A]

Because blind from the reflected sun and high display brightness.

Expectation - all those burns on your face from your glossy phone pushing blinding 1000+ nits outside. Reality - did not even notice, because your eyes see a difference between ambient lighting and screen brightness.

All these "glossy vs. matte" cool stories are back from 300cd/m2 panels days, right now it's a matter of personal preference.

[RobertJasiek]

So why does Apple not enable choice by personal preference?

[A]

So why does Apple not enable choice by personal preference?

This doesn't sound serious, no one else gives you a choice too, it's either glossy or matte.

Put a matte film on it. And then remove it of course, because matte screen looks cheap af.
youtube.com/watch?v=yV_Ml8s3nzY

[RobertJasiek]

Inform yourself better.

[A]

Inform yourself better.

I already see where it's going. You will be trying to pretend "sh*tty/good screen" choice couple laptop models give is a "glossy/matte" choice. Just admit you are picking on Apple and that's it.

[RobertJasiek]

This is an Apple thread so I discuss Apple in particular. And glare display is one of the sufficient reasons for, e.g., me not to buy an MBP.

[A]

This is an Apple thread so I discuss Apple in particular. And glare display is one of the sufficient reasons for, e.g., me not to buy an MBP.

So, just as I said

right now it's a matter of personal preference

Still, you can get a matte film for your display.

[RobertJasiek]

I want a good display - not a stopgap measure.

[A]

I want a good display - not a stopgap measure.

I've choked a bit when MBP display was called a "stopgap". ))) Okay, so who's the contender? Any specific model?

[RobertJasiek]

Apart from the ratio, my display requirements are modest:
- rectangular displayed area
- no notch no bump no nothing
- silent
- no flickering
- matte
- reasonable brightness
- adjustable brightness
- adjustable contrast
- <16.7ms response times = 60+Hz displayed contents
- no obvious flaws (pixels, colours, bleeding...)

MBPs fail in at least 4 of my modest aspects.

[A]

Apart from the ratio, my display requirements are modest:
- rectangular displayed area
- no notch no bump no nothing
- silent
- no flickering
- matte
- reasonable brightness
- adjustable brightness
- adjustable contrast
- <16.7ms response times = 60+Hz displayed contents
- no obvious flaws (pixels, colours, bleeding...)
MBPs fail in at least 4 of my modest aspects.

Adjustable contrast = adjustable gamma.
Looks like you are describing a very mediocre IPS display.