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[plusz]

Originally Posted by Quoth

There is no such thing as matt inside and glossy surface, that would be either a filter or diffuser. By definition, matt is a surface property that reduces shine and reflection.

Quoth and his wisdom again I'm sorry, but you're kind of particular guy who sounds very convincing but ...

The 90tish % of "matte" screen protectors are only diffusing the light inside but have a high gloss finish. You can easily see it looking at an angle.

Sure, the amount of reflected light is a sum of light reflected from the surface of the screen + light reflected from the bottom reflective layer of the screen. However, the approach taken by the majority of the "matte" screen foils is dumb, they only aim to reduce the deep reflected light which makes the image dull but still expose light reflection from the surface

[Quoth]

Originally Posted by plusz

The 90tish % of "matte" screen protectors are only diffusing the light inside but have a high gloss finish. You can easily see it looking at an angle.

Then that's a diffuser, not a matt cover. Matt ONLY applies to a surface and can be measured.

Describing anything at all of any nature as a "matt" when it has a high gloss finish is simply either a lie, or the marketing department doesn't understand English.

No doubt someone makes a matt screen protector, because you could retrofit matt filters on CRTs 40 years ago. But I have not yet seen a matt screen protector for a phone or tablet. Some are tinted, but that isn't the same thing. A polarising filter can reduce reflections from a screen, but unless its surface is matt it's nearly useless on a phone or tablet as the surface will reflect.

Plenty of screen protectors are advertised as matt, but they aren't. Obvious even from photos on web pages.