#WINDOW REFLECTOR SCREENS TV#

Depending on your needs, one finish can be better than the other we recommend a glossy finish for people who only have a few light sources around their TV and a semi-gloss finish for people who have a light source that shines directly on the screen. There are two main types of screen finishes, and each presents its own advantages and disadvantages. Glossy finishes absorb more light, but have more direct, mirror-like reflections, while reflections on semi-gloss screens are stronger, but look a bit hazier. Our screen finish test verifies what kind of finish is used on the screen. We also verify the type of screen finish that is used on the TV. The final Reflections score comes from the scientific measurements and not the pictures we take, which are there so you can visually see how good the reflection handling is.

#WINDOW REFLECTOR SCREENS TV#

We then measure the total amount of light reflected by the TV as a percentage of the luminance of the light source, and we measure how much of that light is diffused across the screen. Also, not all light is reflected the same way some light comes straight back to the source, like a mirror, while other light is scattered across the screen.įor our TV reflections test, we take three photos: one with a moderate amount of light and the TV turned on, another with the same amount of light and the TV turned off, and a last picture with the TV turned off and a lot of light on it.

We want to know how much of that light is absorbed and how much is reflected. When there's light shining on a display, most of the light gets absorbed by the screen, while the rest is reflected back.

Window reflector screens