It's also very shiny, more so than the previous generation glossy displays.

I guess Apple likes making sure its users keep their glossy displays smudge-free.

My biggest areas of concern with the iMac going into this review were the new keyboard and glossy display.

The woman glanced down at her desk top, which flickered and was not worn wood any more but a glossy display.

That's right-Apple has thoughtfully included a cloth to keep that glossy display smudge free.

A glossy display is an electronic display with a glossy surface.

If you still harbor hate for glossy displays, then you have likely already ditched most of Apple's offerings anyway.

Most screens now are equipped with TruBrite glossy display technology in addition to being widescreens.

In certain light environments glossy displays provide better color intensity and contrast ratios than matte displays.

We like the glossy display, speedy processor, and fab Google Maps navigation software.

Glossy displays are awful unless you are working in a room where everything ELSE is painted matte black.

If you hate glossy displays with a passion, you're going to want to pass on this iteration of the iMac; glossy is the only game in town.

He further commented, "While reflections from the glossy display weren't overwhelming, it's also nice to know there's an antiglare option-though only for the higher resolution display.

The MacBook Air blends the aluminium styling of the Macbook Pro line with the new style pattern through its keyboard and glossy display.

This is particularly evident in the higher contrast a glossy screen provides, the deeper blacks are what give it the richer look people often comment on when first exposed to a glossy display.

This can be especially distracting to users working in an environment where the position of lights and windows is fixed, such as in an office, as these create unavoidable reflections on glossy displays.

Matte vs Glossy Screens, Laptops, Monitors and other Computer Accessories : Matte and glossy display compared by a designer.

Unfortunately, this observation is difficult to get on camera due to the nature of the subject, but hopefully the image at the beginning of the review will give you an idea of how the glossy display looks.

Because of the reflective nature of the display, in most lighting conditions which include direct light sources facing the screen, glossy displays create reflections which can be distracting to the user of the computer.

In controlled environments, such as darkened rooms, or rooms where all light sources are diffused glossy displays create more saturated colors, deeper blacks, brighter whites, and are sharper than matte displays.

All MacBooks now come standard with a glossy display, which was first introduced with the polycarbonate MacBook (though the 15" MacBook Pro models has an optional matte display).

While the MacBook Pro largely followed the industrial design standard set by the PowerBook G4, the MacBook was Apple's first notebook to use features now standard in its notebooks: the glossy display, the sunken keyboard design, and the non-mechanical magnetic latch.