Martian said:
Can't you compensate by calibrating the screen in the Display Preferences? I am not a big fan of glossy screens, but I didn't realize that the color and contrast exaggeration would be a problem for non-professional photography.
By the way, I found ? at least with my eyes and lack of training ? that when I calibrate my Samsung monitor using the ?Expert Mode?, the resulting calibration profile has significantly less contrast than the non-Expert Mode.
Well, we use DTP-94 colorimeters and EyeOne Display software for calibration, this combo is generally considered the "best of breed". And even using that, there is no way to get the color accuracy to an acceptable level. The profile can help with printing, as printing with the exact profile will make the printer do some compensation. Still, results are not fully predictable, it is not real WYSIWYG ? it is rather: know the flaws and work around them.
I did not say this is a problem for non-professional photography in general. It will greatly depend on how predictable you want your results to be and how picky you are. We print hundreds of images each year at A0 (approx. 33 by 47 inches), every misprint costs a fortune, so we are picky. It will also greatly depend on the subjects (if the parts of the color range that are more off are prominent in the pictures). In our experience, reds are most affected.
Even Apple said, that they are keeping the anti-glare option on the 17" MBP for the "professional users". And there is a reason that the white iMacs and non-glossy Cinema Displays were SWOP certified, and the alu iMacs and the new 24" display are not, and never will be. They are less accurate and that's it. This does of course not say everybody has to prefer the one or the other. If somebody prefers popping colors, high contrast and does not mind the reflections, that is fine. Forcing everybody to carry at least a 17" notebook around if he/she wants a choice is really not.
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