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Comment by whatever1 | original | The MacBook Pro's OLED PWM Problem: When a 'Better' Display Becomes Worse to Use
[−]whatever1 · 2026-11-15 Sun 16:38 UTC · link
I know that each one of us has different peculiarities about screen quality (some care more about colors, others about refresh rate etc).

My personal feud with OLEDs, is that even at very high resolution the fonts do not look as smooth and creamy as the equivalent IPS. It is like I can tell apart their subpixels.

For example I prefer text on my old iPhone 8 compared to my iPhone 17.

[−]Danox · 2026-11-15 Sun 17:07 UTC · link
Which is why Apple stuck with 5K and 6K monitors/screens and 60hz phone screens, but in recent times, computer gamerboy crybabies have insisted upon 120hz. Apple basically was last man standing, they still sell the 5K@60hz XDR monitor.