My first flat computer monitor (and, in fact, every subsequent monitor) was a 17" LCD monitor with a screen that's made of plastic (or, at least, something softer and less shiny than glass). I don't know what this kind of monitor is actually called, but I like it.
But I've noticed that more modern computer monitors, especially those with wide screens, have screens made out of a shiny glass. If you go into a store and shop for monitors, you find a lot of monitors made out of very shiny glass, and far fewer made out of the less shiny plastic.
I don't understand why they do this. The shiny glass screen greatly increases glare, and seems like it would get dirty far more readily. I don't like it at all, but it seems more and more difficult to get a plasticky less-shiny screenof the style that has far less glare and doesn't get dirty as easily.
Why did they change it? What's the advantage? Why are the less-shiny plasticky screens harder and harder to find?
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