Glossy screen instead of matte in 2024

6475297 1 month ago

Can someone tell me why the Edge 1050 got a glossy and not a matte screen ?

I'm not interested in my head on the screen.

Hammerhead Karoo 2 has matte screen and it works very well.

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vincentteng 1 month ago +1

I disagree. Had a Karoo 2 and the matte screen made it very difficult to see in bright sunlight if you don't have the brightness cranked up. Matte screens are good for MIP style displays and whatever Wahoo…
SPL15 1 month ago +1 suggested

I like the gloss screen, increases contrast & keeps text sharp (unlike matte screens). I have my unit angled properly so it doesn’t reflect my face, maybe give that a try. You can easily make your glossy…

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0 peggatsch 1 month ago

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0 6475297 1 month ago in reply to peggatsch

Weak even as a joke.

0 vincentteng 1 month ago

I disagree. Had a Karoo 2 and the matte screen made it very difficult to see in bright sunlight if you don't have the brightness cranked up. Matte screens are good for MIP style displays and whatever Wahoo uses, but not for LCD displays.

0 JungleJim 1 month ago in reply to vincentteng

Agree. I trialled a Hammerhead Karoo 2 but I didn't find the display really impressive. For me the matte screen creates a sort of fuzzy filter that makes it look less good than it should be.

0 SPL15 1 month ago

I like the gloss screen, increases contrast & keeps text sharp (unlike matte screens). I have my unit angled properly so it doesn’t reflect my face, maybe give that a try. You can easily make your glossy screen matte w/ a screen protector if you wish; the same can’t be done to turn a matte screen glossy. Glossy screen satisfies both the majority who want a gloss screen & the minority of users who want a matte screen, as well as maintains image quality for people, like me, who struggled to see the washed out low contrast transflective screens that Garmin used to use.