lcd coat

[dekz]

Got this hp lcd monitor with a glossy screen, its like a plastic coat over the screen which i really like. Was wondering if there is anything on the market that i could place on a regular "unglossy" lcd screen to have that glass effect over the screen? maybe youve done it? any ideas?

 

[0roo0roo]

its not plastic. its glass, if theres any plastic its clear protective layer. its not an addon you can do to an unglossy screen which simply has a different protective layer. basic lcd is glossy, the matte is added aftewards with a sheet of plastic that has a rough surface that scatters light. it keeps glare to a minimum but since it scatters light it lowers contrast.

 

[dekz]

it is some sort of plastic coat on top of the glass on the glossy screen...

maybe a way to remove the antiglare coat on the unglossy screen then and make it just glass?

 

[lxskllr]

That sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. You're better off buying a new monitor.

 

[dekz]

its only a monitor. and im really annoyed by that antiglare filter which just washes out the picture and leaves a lifeless picture. actually found some threads about people peeling that coat off and saying they are extremely happy with it, increased contrast, blacker and more vivid colors, even getting rid of backlighting, for my part, the glossy hp monitor that i got wich is calibrated, has some of the most pleasing picture for movies that i have ever seen. i think i am going to give it a shot. its a 120hz monitor so there are no glossy monitors with that on the market currently.

 

[M0RPH]

I agree with you that a glossy screen looks way better. However, there's a lot of people that tend to whine about the glare so it seems more and more monitor manufacturers are going with the matte screens and the dull picture that comes with it. It's really too bad that more people don't see the light.

I've seen some monitors where the glossy effect is overdone though. Saw one like this at Best Buy the other day, can't remember which model it was. You could just tell that something was coated on the screen to make it glossy and applied heavily. The best glossy monitors have just a bit of gloss and it doesn't look like there's any obvious coating, just a nice smooth glass look.

 

[0roo0roo]

it is some sort of plastic coat on top of the glass on the glossy screen...

maybe a way to remove the antiglare coat on the unglossy screen then and make it just glass?

basically impossible since the lcd unit is one single piece inside.

its not part of the bezel.

 

[dekz]

u said in your first post that the coating is applied later now you saying its one piece?

they are applying water rags for about 3-12 hours and peel it off.

 

[M0RPH]

they are applying water rags for about 3-12 hours and peel it off.

Do you have a link for this pls?

Edit: Well, after doing some searching it seems that this is definately doable by the method you've shown with the wet towels and peeling off the layer. Apparently quite a few people have done it. I'm really surprised, I didn't think this would be possible... had I known I would have tried it on an old LCD before I sold it.

 

[dekz]

yep. looks like all lcds are about the same under that ag coating. i thought the glossy lcds added some glossy coating for it to look that good. looks like its the other way around, its the anti glare coating that makes them look shitty.

only afraid they will be too glary without anything on em. looking for some type of coating that i can apply that some of the glossy monitors are using, like my hp.

 

[Modelworks]

only afraid they will be too glary without anything on em. looking for some type of coating that i can apply that some of the glossy monitors are using, like my hp.

http://www.photodon.com/c/LCD-Protective-Films.html

That is just one company there are a bunch of them. The best is from 3M OEM division, but as the names says they only sell to oem. Biggest thing is make sure you get something that is easy to apply. Air bubbles under the film can make it worse.

 

[dekz]

ok, so the coating which all lcd monitors have are either AG or AR, Anti Glare and what that some manufacturers calls it, Crystalbrite, Truebrite which is glossy is Anti Relfective coating, which is either film, polycarbonate, polyester, acrylic or glass... even the manufacturers are saying AR gives a much better picture but AG is mainly used because of user preferences.

 

[dekz]

http://www.photodon.com/c/LCD-Protective-Films.html

That is just one company there are a bunch of them. The best is from 3M OEM division, but as the names says they only sell to oem. Biggest thing is make sure you get something that is easy to apply. Air bubbles under the film can make it worse.

im in europe tho... have contacted the resellers i know of here, i guess this is where 3M comes in, would be great if anyone knew some stuff that actually is good with this...

now that i look at the screen, it really looks like a soft plastic sheet on top of the screen, but thats exactly what it is, but now that ive noticed it even more and taken a good look at it i would not mind a little light reflected on it!, poor screen , it really looks bad... like a plastic screen for babies... lol, like a toy, im gonna do this for sure.

 

[0roo0roo]

u said in your first post that the coating is applied later now you saying its one piece?


they are applying water rags for about 3-12 hours and peel it off.

Seriously misinterpreting my post. Its both separate and one piece in that the lcd tends to be a unit as i posted. My post remains accurate, they add the coating late in the process, not while they are working with the glass substrate alone. Did you really think i was saying the entire lcd component was one physical part with no sub components? egads, thats the most ridiculous interpretation possible.


Yes you can remove stuff as always, but you risk physical damage to the lcd, never mind if you bring in water, your choice.