Can anyone tell me why...

[Hi Ho]

Why do some manufacturers thing that putting a high gloss cover on a screen is an anti-glare feature? :confused: Mitsubishi did it (thankfully not anymore) and it was the worst glare I've ever seen.

I see more and more TVs with glossy covers on the screen. Why is this?! It makes absolutely no sense! A major advantage of an LCD or RPTV is that they have a matte finish and don't glare. Why cover that beautiful finish up with a shiny piece of plastic that acts like a mirror?

This trend is in full force in laptop land. I was in Circuit City yesterday and I could not find a single laptop that didn't have a high gloss screen! It is absolutely rediculous! It makes no sense. They're like mirrors and it makes it impossible to read the screen.

< /RANT >

[BMXTRIX]

Because it makes it look cooler in the store and cool sells, practicality does not. About the only practical side is that many of them act as screen covers/protectors so that should (when) you accidentally drop something into your screen the cover gets damaged and not the screen itself.