Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/03/apple_to_add_anti_glare_screens_to_future_imacs_say_moles/
Apple to take shine off glossy iMacs, say moles
Adding anti-reflection tech
Posted in Hardware, 3rd April 2012 10:43 GMT
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Your iMac's screen to shiny for you? The next version of the Apple desktop will have a reflection resistant coating applied to its ('retina'?) display, it has been claimed.
Says a piece on DigiTimes yesterday: Taiwan's G-Tech Optoelectronics is expected to supply anti-reflective glass for Apple's all-in-one computers [1], indicated industry sources.
G-Tech wouldn't comment, and Apple never does, so we only have the moles' word for this.
Apple last refreshed the iMac line in June 2011 [2]. It has been claimed that an upcoming update will incorporate TV tuner technology [3] as a stepping stone to the keenly awaited 'iTV' Apple telly.
Apple has long favoured glossy screens for its machines, though it offers matte, higher resolution display build-to-order options on some of its MacBook Pro laptops for an extra £40-120.
Shiny screens draw rough comments from folk who'd rather not put up with lights and windows shining back at them. Using existing anti-reflective tech would reduce the vibrancy of the displays' colours, something Apple is keen to avoid.
Has G-Tech, then, come up with a technology that minimises reflections without losing the deep blacks and bright colours glossy screens deliver?
Alas, there's nothing from the industry insiders to suggest it has. ®