M1 iMac 4.5K Retina screen - anti reflective coating ?

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M1 iMac 4.5K Retina screen - anti reflective coating ?

This question was originally asked in May. Does anyone know what type of Anti Reflective coating is used on the new M1 iMac ?

Is it the old fashioned (Staingate) purple coating that wears off ?
Or is it the 3M / Belkin antiglare sheet placed on top of the glass ?
Or can it be the nano texture glass that the XDR & iMac Pro displays have ?

I've called Apple in Bangalore 3 times, cannot get an answer to what should be available in a hardware specification. Why is it so difficult to get precise information? I was told I should call a service center after 3 attempts to get the information from Apple directly.

Posted on Aug 16, 2021 9:46 PM

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missraygun Author

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Aug 21, 2021 9:02 PM in response to dialabrain

Can someone from Apple reply, should be easy enough so one does not have to assume.

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dialabrain

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Aug 21, 2021 11:57 PM in response to missraygun

Apple is not here. This is a users' forum.

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dialabrain

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Aug 22, 2021 12:36 AM in response to missraygun

What Apple has to say…

"In addition, the 4.5K Retina display on the new iMac has an industry-leading anti-reflective coating for greater comfort and readability.".

From: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2021/04/imac-features-all-new-design-in-vibrant-colors-m1-chip-and-45k-retina-display/

I forgot to mention, Nano-glass was not standard on iMac Pros. It's not on mine at any rate.

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dialabrain

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Aug 17, 2021 1:13 AM in response to missraygun

Since Nano-texture glass is an additional $300 option on 27" iMacs and a $1000 option on the XDR Pro display, it's safe to assume it's not Nano-glass. Nano-glass is not a "coating" in any case.

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M1 iMac 4.5K Retina screen - anti reflective coating ?

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