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Comment by scottlamb | original | The MacBook Pro's OLED PWM Problem: When a 'Better' Display Becomes Worse to Use
[−]scottlamb · 2026-11-15 Sun 17:24 UTC · link
Is this something one would notice if they don't have problems with OLED phones? I was a bit worried reading this...and then realized I was reading it on a Pixel 8 on low brightness. Did a search and found reddit comments like: "Google pixel 8 is the worst when it comes to pwm. It has a frequency of 240 hertz which is the lowest in the industry." [1] I haven't noticed unusual eyestrain using this phone, so I'm hoping a new Macbook Pro screen also would be fine, despite its larger size.

Back in the CRT days, it always bugged me when a display's refresh rate was down at 60 Hz, but otherwise I think I'm not too flicker-sensitive.

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/PWM_Sensitive/comments/1f9j3fi/pixe...