Comments on: A Free & Easy Way To Make Your Glossy iMac Screen Glare-Free

By: Elijah Clark

Elijah Clark — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:24:08 +0000

Also, let us know if you find a good anti glare… Anyone…

By: Elijah Clark

Elijah Clark — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:23:18 +0000

Thanks for sharing. I hate the glossy screen, but I still want the look. What to do… What to do… I think I’ll just keep the blinds closed, but that sucks also as I like the sun and my desk position. It also sucks that there isn’t a good anti glare. Nonetheless, thanks for sharing your story.

By: Ben

Ben — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 12:54:08 +0000

I have removed an external protection screen with my GPS suction cup. The procedure is simple but it doesn’t really help. The LCD surface is also glossy and it still looks like a mirror.

IMO the only solution is to buy a normal matt 1920×1080 monitor that costs under $150 now and connect it to iMac Thunderbolt port via MiniDisplay->DVI/VGA adapter.

I regret that spent $1200+ on iMac which monitor is such a junk. May be a mini Mac with normal 3rd party display would be a smarter solution

By: Wuhwa Hsu

Wuhwa Hsu — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:16:13 +0000

Thank you for sharing the info that the glossy screen is magnetically attached to the computer. I removed it from my new 21.5 inch iMac by simply using a sharp knife on the right top corner to pry it open and then peeling it off. Now the annoying glare is forever gone! Wonderful!

By: Remy

Remy — Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:58:35 +0000

THANK YOU! My office is beautiful and bright with natural light. I was shocked at the amount of glare on the screen when I set up my new iMac. I had taken to closing all the curtains for most of the day. At that rate, I think my houseplants were going to die and I would have grown pale!

I tried the RadTech film and it helped but made things a little blurry, that is a very unfortunate side effect. Shiny screen is now off and the problem is mostly solved. So what if it gunk gets in and shortens the life a tad? Worthwhile tradeoff without a doubt, especially since now you can actually USE the machine!

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:16:37 +0000

…and I must say I feel dreadfully disappointed with the screen.

By: Cathy

Cathy — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 16:15:32 +0000

I’ve had my iMac 27″ a month now, thought i’d get used to the screen but its killing my eyes. Its like looking in a mirror.

I had a route around ebay earlier and noticed the replacement screens

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/APPLE-IMAC-27-INCH-GLASS-PANEL-922-9833-MID-2011-/160652254430?_trksid=p5197.m7&_trkparms=algo%3DLVI%26itu%3DUCI%26otn%3D3%26po%3DLVI%26ps%3D63%26clkid%3D3240669778321497294#ht_1588wt_1413

Maybe, buy one and have the middle cut out?

Mind you that still leaves the screen unprotected.

By: Sean baylis

Sean baylis — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 04:05:04 +0000

Suction cups worked a breeze, I love there reconstructed look of the iMac now.
Thanks for the great info!!!

By: steve

steve — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 07:24:06 +0000

bz reflective glare do you people mean the mirror effect? what i cant stand is looking at myself the whole day reflected on the screen….thats what bums me out!

By: Alice

Alice — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:41:14 +0000

We use imacs as our computer in our business (nothing to do with graphic processing…we just like them much more than PC’s). We are pretty up to date in terms of hardware at this point which means everyone has a big glossy screen. However I have one employee who is complaining of his eyes burning and swelling, and has been to the eye doctor numerous times. The recommendation is to get an antiglare screen/film of some type.

I’m really glad I found this thread…looks like it saved me the hassle of getting the film and realizing that it makes things worse!

Thanks very very much for the tip! I have just pulled the upper screen off (really easy!) and will wait to see if it helps him.