Among some of the non-destructive and slightly out-there solutions, one stands out: the use of a dulling spray to give your glossy panel a matte finish. Several types of sprays exist and on the advice of someone who works in the audiovisual industry and who regularly uses this solution, we turned our attention to a semi-matte product.


Above, you have the demo video of application of the spray on a Toshiba NB100 netbook. The operation is simple. You do nevertheless need to take care not to create excessive flows of liquid from over-application in a given zone.

Is the screen less reflective?

Yes. Reflections are reduced by this extra layer. That said, the layer does add micro-zones of reflectivity if application of the spay is not totally uniform.