The previous reviewer rightly states that "some will not like." And that is exactly my case. Whether one appreciates the mat, I see it, but there's mat and mat !. This protection is like a tracing paper: it creates pixels on the screen that significantly decrease the finesse and quality that make this machine is appreciated. Personally I quickly removed this protection to another fully transparent this time. And what a pleasure to see the initial screen quality and can fully admire the definition of my photos. The tastes and colors .....