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Comment by willis936 | original | The MacBook Pro's OLED PWM Problem: When a 'Better' Display Becomes Worse to Use
[−]willis936 · 2026-11-15 Sun 14:15 UTC · link
PWM frequency is not selected in a vacuum. The maximum is set by your transition time which is set by a bunch of other engineering decisions. It's possible that something about tandem OLEDs make them more difficult to drive faster edges on.
[−]esperent · 2026-11-15 Sun 14:28 UTC · link
Lenovo Yoga Pro 9i has a tandem OLED with 1200hz PWM.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/The-new-Tandem-OLED-panel-in-L...

[−]LoganDark · 2026-11-15 Sun 14:44 UTC · link
Do slower pixels prevent you from using a higher PWM frequency? Wouldn't that make them like a capacitor smoothing out the high frequency signal into a constant one, like in a Class-D amplifier? That would reduce strobing even more!