Samsung forum: LCD TVs and glare

I'd like to think that Samsung can easily provide that same picture quality and feature set without all that annoying gloss that goes along with it. For what I'm thinking, if Samsung could do that with the old LN-T4669, they should be able to do a 6 or 7 Series television with a matte screen just as easily, imo. It would probably be a real good alternative to the A650/750 for those who don't want a "combo mirror/television." This is the thing that usually defeats the purpose of owning an LCD, from what I understand.

I am very close to purchasing the UN55B7000 model (55" LCD with edge LED), it seems like clearly the best LED LCD on the market and the market leader (except the 8500 with I heard was discontinued due to copyright/patent issues).

However, the room I am putting it in is sun drenched to say the least - it has 2 skylights and the back wall directly opposite the TV is basically a set of ceiling-to-floor glass windows and doors - we do have some shades but they only block a little of the sun....in the afternoon when I am watching football the sun hits the TV directly.

So...I need to figure out if the screen on this TV is a deal breaker...I really would like to buy this model if I can get past this one issue. I have seen some reviews say the screen is very reflective, has a glossy coating, etc. But I have also heard others say this is not a big issue due to how bright the picture is.

My big question is that the specs on this TV says it the screen is "anti-glare". Does this model truly have an anti-glare screen and if so, is it different than the SuperClear panel described above? If it is anti-glare, what does this mean and how effective is it?

Very interested in hearing Mr. Samsung's answer as well as others' personal experience with the UNxxByyyy series. I really cannot get a good sense in a store,it is way too dark to be a meaningful comparison. Does anyone else have this TV in an extremely sunny room?

If this is a significant issue,is there another Samsung LCD that others would recommend instead that would have a matte screen or do all Samsung LCDs have the glossy screen? I don't think plasma is an option given the amount of sunlight in the room.

Finally, if Samsung is not an option, what do folks think would be the best options in terms of other large LCDs/LEDs? Is a matte (non-LED) LCD better than a glossy LED LCD in a really sunny room? Or is there a comparable LED LCD that also has a matte screen?

Thanks...everyone's input would be very much appreciated.

The above answer is unfortunately the common plasma-answer - the subject is highly subjective of cause, but still I personally prefer a steady and clear picture without annoying reflections, which do have significant impact on the picture quality. Whats the point of having a minimal improvement in picture quality if you cant see half the picture because of reflections - how can reflections add to picture quality ?

Now we are in 2012, and look at getting a 40UE7020, but my concern is the reflections. We have an 4 year old 32" Philips with true matte screen, which I enjoy every day thinking of the terrible plasma ( in terms of reflections ) we had before.

Trying to Google "matte screen", I get a Samsung which looks fine, but without Skype, camera and web browser. So what to do ? Wait another year ? In the notebook market it seems like manufacturers finally are getting the point, beginning to make notebooks with matte screen again. Now we wait for the LCD TV manufacturers to also have common sense and go back to true matte screen - at least have a mid-range ( 7 ) series with true matte screen.

Before I leave, still undecided, the 7 and 8 series of Samsung LCD TVs are absolutely perfect and stunning in design - except for the new 8000 stand, how do you turn the TV ? Also the on-lamp is missing on the camera.

Optimal TV would be a 2012 Samsung 7 or 8 series in 21:9 - do Samsung have any plans of a 50" 21:9 LCD TV ?