
Screen protectors
Upper left is 50% matte, lower left is 25% matte, middle one is 20% matte, and right is glossy anti reflective.
Glossy anti reflective is still reflective but it darkens everything including black color of oled so it makes black looks super ultra pitch black. At minimum, I think glossy anti reflective is better than either no protector or glossy ones. It darkens the reflection too so my face, eyes, nose and skin color look darker meaning you dont get to see your face as much during the black loading screen.
You would think 20% matte should be less grainy than 25%, but surprisingly 25% looked less grainy. 20% is called AGB and least favorite of the four.
I want the best clarity and the image quality and you would think I would go with anti-reflective glossy. But when I use the screen during the day time, reflections, or the light on the ceiling bothers me enough to make me go thru this test. Basically, I have to choose the best of both worlds or choose the smallest compromise.
When I control the light completely, or go to the bathroom and turn off the lights, everything looks great including matte.
When I dim the light, I can still see reflections at a cost of darker black on glossy screen or anti-reflective glossy. Matte eliminates the reflections at a small cost of black color, but it looks better because glossy black color with reflection makes images look worse as if there is a ghost keep moving around. Some people don't like frame generation because it creates ghost effect so it's similar to that or even worse.
I am going to spend a couple more days before I decide what type of screen protector I want. Honestly, I don't think I am going to be happy with any of these, but I have no other choice. I heard that LG G6 came up with glossy anti reflective anti glare screen which revolutionize the display world in my opinion but it will probably take a long time before it becomes a cheap aftermarket screen protector.
Below is more pics. You can see darker black on a glossy screen with my reflection so the black coat now looks yellow instead of black. Pick your poison.
https://i.imgur.com/ONenMPs.jpeg
As you can see, 25% has less grain than 20%.
I looked at the screen of ASUS G14, G16 that are known to be glossy with good anti reflection. It looked grainy to me compared to Lenovo Legion laptops that are glossy. I would say G14/G16 are closer than 25% matte.