ackRite, you're absolutely right. Without the AG layer on, the screen, naturally has noticeable glare. With the bare polarizer, it is more reflective than X-Brite but to me, the difference is marginal. Perhaps if I was more of an outdoor, daylight user, it'd make more of a difference, but given regular indoor lighting, warm or fluorescent, it it's much more glare. I'd imagine if the reflection of the sun is enough to blind you anyway, the AR coating isn't going to make much of a difference.
It's a matter of opinion, I think. Some people prefer LCD televisions with AG to plasmas without because they say the glare is unbearable. To me, CRT gives even more glare and I've been watching those for years without much issue.
There really isn't anyway to flawlessly apply a AR coat to your polarizer without the proper facilities but there are a few alternatives.
One option is to apply one of those NuSkin protectors. I've never used them myself, but I've heard that the work rather well.
Another is to buy new polarizers from manufacturers like 3M (roughly 55 bucks a set). These will be AR treated to give you that X-Brite look.
The third option, which I didn't mention because this is a mod topic so I figured we should keep it DIY, is to have it done for you. One site I know of that performs this service is www.screentekinc.com. You send you LCD into them and they'll replace your existing AG layer with AR coated polarizers for about 100 USD. (**I am not soliciting and am in no way affiliated with this company. I apologize if mentioning them violates any forum rules**).
I'd rather find a way to perform this mod myself though so I'm hoping some of you other readers are interested in it as well.
As for damaging the polar bear; any damage that you can forseeably inflict on it that would have an adverse affect on the display probably would have happened regardless of the AG layer. The graining is usually a result of a polar shift, taking it out of phase with the rear polar.
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It's a matter of opinion, I think. Some people prefer LCD televisions with AG to plasmas without because they say the glare is unbearable. To me, CRT gives even more glare and I've been watching those for years without much issue.
There really isn't anyway to flawlessly apply a AR coat to your polarizer without the proper facilities but there are a few alternatives.
One option is to apply one of those NuSkin protectors. I've never used them myself, but I've heard that the work rather well.
Another is to buy new polarizers from manufacturers like 3M (roughly 55 bucks a set). These will be AR treated to give you that X-Brite look.
The third option, which I didn't mention because this is a mod topic so I figured we should keep it DIY, is to have it done for you. One site I know of that performs this service is www.screentekinc.com. You send you LCD into them and they'll replace your existing AG layer with AR coated polarizers for about 100 USD. (**I am not soliciting and am in no way affiliated with this company. I apologize if mentioning them violates any forum rules**).
I'd rather find a way to perform this mod myself though so I'm hoping some of you other readers are interested in it as well.
As for damaging the polar bear; any damage that you can forseeably inflict on it that would have an adverse affect on the display probably would have happened regardless of the AG layer. The graining is usually a result of a polar shift, taking it out of phase with the rear polar.
I think...
Eunix. Confirming here as well, that my M6805 and its cousin Targa 811 are still screaming down the road, with both now on Windows 7 64-bits.
