Difference Between Anti-Glare and Anti-Reflection

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StevieT

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#302829 25-Dec-2022 12:59

Is there a difference - and if so, how - between an anti-glare and an anti-reflection laptop screen?

This laptop allows for an anti-glare non-touch screen OR anti-reflection touch screen (under 'Build Your PC').

Which is better? Is there anti-reflection non-touch screens around?

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#3013877 25-Dec-2022 14:37

Google brings up plenty of suggestions. My first thought was one was a matte finish and the other is your usual touch screen but with something applied to reduce the reflections -- maybe marketing fluff? -- but cannot be matte due to being a touch screen and that's what the google results seem to suggest.

https://youtu.be/9i163ocZl3g?t=243

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StevieT

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#3013890 25-Dec-2022 15:52

So anti-glare does stop reflections from occurring on the screen? That is simply not restricted to an anti-reflection screen?

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#3013894 25-Dec-2022 16:41

I've come across this and this which somewhat helps explains. I guess I'm after an improvement to my current laptop's screen.

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#3013908 25-Dec-2022 17:47

Long story short: non-touch screen will have a matt finish and will be good at keeping away the glare. It's naturally anti-reflective

Anti-reflective screen will have a coating to try and minimise the reflections.

Looking around it appears the latter doesn't work so well.

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#3013931 26-Dec-2022 02:10

MadEngineer:

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Looking around it appears the latter doesn't work so well.

"Anti-reflective" screens have an optical coating which reduces reflections by destructive interference of reflected light. Touching such a screen deposits skin oil, "short circuiting" the coating and allowing reflections.

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