Is the screen a matt finish? How does it perform in a room with a lot of natural light. How deep of an angle can you watch before its an issue?
747761
Yes it has a matte finish. It performs excellent after months of setting changes. And the angle not sure how deep but I could stand next to the same wall it's hanging on and the picture looks good.
747762
I would say it is a matte finish. I have it in my family room with a sliding glass door and I do not have any problems with glare or reflection. Colors and picture are beautiful and sharp. I normally sit directly in front, but have sat to the side at 30+ degrees and picture is still excellent.
747763
I have the 60 inch Aquos and yes its a Matt low glare. My rooms have exterior doors and windows and picture strength and colors are superb. You do not see the rooms furniture or peoples reflections in the screen during operation. The blacks are really black ! When off its a beautiful black panel blending well into the room. The angles to view are very good from any angle. Colors don't change as you move your viewing angle to outer arc edges left or right. I would buy again without hesitation!
747764
Yes it's a matt finish. It does very well with straight on light. Light coming from the side leaves a bit of a glare. Viewing angle has not been an issue at all. Sometimes we stand in front of it and move side to side because we can't get over the picture quality. I am seriously considering getting another one.
747765
It's not totally matte but not too shiny either. Our family room has a huge sliding glass door to the patio so there is a lot of natural light. It is really beautiful and very sharp (with DirecTV HD or any DVD). Although we normally sit almost directly in front of it, it still has a great picture from pretty far too either side. We really love it.
265275
the screen has the same type of finish as my iPad...smooth glass -- not a matte finish. My tv is located in a bright room and I have it angled to avoid reflections from the large french doors I look thru to see sports and news from my outdoor deck. Try to park it on a stand with wheels so you can make viewing adjustments until you arrange seating -- keep in mind you need to be positioned just right to get the full effects of the excellent 3D pictures.
2059938
The screen is very reflective like a mirror so you must get control of the lighting where you set up this TV. Any TV will perform poorly in a sunroom or overly bright room so it's not fair to blame this TV, especially since in a controlled lighting environment this glossy screen will outperform a TV with a matte anti reflective panel. Take care of ambient lighting and you will be amazed by this plasma panel!
56979
I have a very well lit room and have no glare. It is like a matte finish. The only thing I did was to buy bolts for the stand because the ones provided were too short. So take the ones provided, if they are too short, to the hardware, and match them with a longer version.
275791
Glossy I agree with Paulo Jorge answer I use it as my home theatre not my everyday tv viewing so it's always very dark where we watch. And love by the way
54069
I don't know if this description will help, but I would term the screen either a Light Matte or Semi-Gloss finish. When the TV is off and you're starring at a blank screen, if you're in a well lit room, you will see your faint reflection but it's a very soft reflection (no real detail). If you've ever sat at a desktop computer like a new iMac when the screen is blank you can see your reflection quite clearly (like on a lot of plasma TVs). The LN5600 screen is nothing like that. The room our TV is in has two large windows that run along the side of the wall about four feet away from the screen. When all the lights are on, or the window blinds are open they have no real impact on the visibility of the image on the screen. Now if the windows were directly behind me as I was watching the screen, you could have an issue without a doubt. My current problem is that I have a six foot tall lamp that sits off to the side of our sofa that faces the TV. In the evening when we're watching something, if what's playing is dark (like a night scene, or outer space) you can see the soft reflection of the light in the upper corner of the screen. This could be easily fixed by just moving the position of the lamp (or if the TV was mounted on a wall) just angling the tilt of the screen more steeply. My advice would be, as long as you don't have any light sources (aka, lamps, windows, etc.) that fall directly within a visual triangle that spreads from your screen out to where you'll be viewing you should be perfectly fine. Windows and lamp light that run along the peripheral of this imaginary triangle shouldn't cause you any real noticeable issues. Hope this helps. If you have any other questions, please feel free to contact me again. Best of luck!
1275791
I have room darkening curtains for day and turn lights in the room off at night. The screen is like a mirror esp at night, but when you turn the lights off it's like you could just step into the screen the picture's that good. That along with the size of the screen. I'd buy this TV again and again if I needed another. Only down side I've noticed is the expensive 3D glasses. You have to keep turning them on for some reason. I guess they time out? Also, you have to be careful not to leave one image on the screen for a long time or it will burn into the screen.
743504
The screen is a matte finish, not nearly as glossy as a plasma or a high contrast LCD. Resolution is decent, but is definitely a matte finish, no gloss.
1025264
Mine is clear and it's fine. Matte seems to take away from the crispness of the screen.
1607361
I think it's matte since it doesn't refflect any light.Nonetheless, I don't have any straight lightning towards the screen.
295058
the matte and glossy finish is not an issue. And my 71F is in a room that gets tons of light. I'm not sure what some people are talking about when they warn about the finish. It only adds the beauty of the set. Go for it!
525147
The "glare" (or reflection) is pretty minimal unless the room you're viewing it in is super-bright (as in tons of artificial lighting) or extremely sunny (as in a wall of windows with direct sunlight coming through it). Otherwise it's not a big deal. You can deal with it simply enough by adjusting the screen brightness in the display menu, or pull the curtains or shades closed. Considering the quality of the picture and the price it's no big deal to live with.
1757195
This is actually a gloss Monitor with an antiglare finish. So it's kind of right in between. The truer colors that a glossy screen can provide and not as much reflection from ambient light. However on bright screens it does have a somewhat odd pattern that is visible because of this.
677185
The screen is matte. The advantage of having this monitor is that the color does not change by the angle of viewing. For me that was a big plus as I frequently get up from the table to view the screen from a distance. I also like the outstanding resolution. Hope that helps.
1905441
I'm not sure what a "mat" finish looks like and I doubt TV's use them based on what I've read about computer monitors that have that finish. However, the reflection of the Viera screen is low and a non-factor when viewing.
1681628
I would like to know this too. Is the screen excessively glossy? I know on some of the higher end ones they make the display very shiny which is incredibly annoying if you have even a dimly lit room. This set is priced in the middle range so I'm wondering how the gloss on the screen is. It's so hard to tell in the stores because they have the screens in a dark area and angled just so.
1009985
I think you will be pleased with the results from this screen with your setup. I've been very impressed with mine. It works very well in low light and decent quality in medium light.