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Comment by vitaflo | original | The MacBook Pro's OLED PWM Problem: When a 'Better' Display Becomes Worse to Use
[−]vitaflo · 2026-11-15 Sun 15:31 UTC · link
This has been an issue for all Apple OLED displays since they came out. I bought the iPhone Mini when it came out but couldn't stand it because of the PWM on the display. I had to get an SE instead which used an LCD display.

I'm one of the ones who is very sensitive to this. I get occular migraines often. It has become fairly difficult to find displays that don't have these problems as everyone moves to PWM dimming on everything. Even lightbulbs are a difficult purchase for the same reason (at least Ikea makes some that have zero flicker and are cheap).

[−]Danox · 2026-11-15 Sun 17:11 UTC · link
Tough luck. The gamerboy mentality rules the computer world. Quantity over quality.