# Laptop anti-glare protector—worth it?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-anti-glare-protector-worth-it/614366>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [February 29, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-anti-glare-protector-worth-it/614366 "2012-02-29T17:57:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rhythmdvl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/85f322/32.png) [@Rhythmdvl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhythmdvl)\
**Post date:** [February 29, 2012, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/laptop-anti-glare-protector-worth-it/614366/1 "2012-02-29T17:57:46Z")

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I have an HP Pavilion laptop…on vacation. I need to put in several hours of work I’d love to do by the pool, but the Miami sun is making that impossible. I’ve seen anti-glare laptop screen protectors on sale before, but have no idea if they actually work or just make things so dark that I’ve replaced one problem with another. Would a combination filter and polarized sunglasses help? Should I just give up and work inside? Buy a new laptop?

Thanks,

Rhythm