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  1. O

    Alogic Clarity Max 32" - Questions and Details

    Hey, been a long time lurker on here but decided to make an account to see if anyone has some insight on this as Mac/Apple people are more of the target of Alogic Clarity displays. As mentioned in the news, Alogic released a 32" version of their 27" clarity display with some rather interesting...
  2. melliflu

    iPhone 15 Pro Max Eye strain & headache with which iPhone 15?

    Returned the iPhone 15PM with severe headaches and back again to my 11... I opened a poll to evaluate your experiences with the 15 line. Extensive explanation of PWM and flicker:
  3. emraha06

    What is the PWM value of Macbook Pro 16 m2 pro/max?

    Hi, i have made a search but could not find the value of Pulse Widht Modulation (PWM) 16 inch version. I have seen that 14" m2 version has 14480 according to notebookcheck.com. Is it same on 16" model? I really could not understand why Apple prefered this lower PMW values while Apple MacBook Pro...
  4. O

    Eyeball agony with new Air M2, even with external monitor

    Longtime Mac user, never had any problems til the iPhone 13 came out. The screen looked so sharp, and yet it was like I couldn't get my eyeballs to "land" on it. Always felt like I was looking a little through it, and it gave me near-immediate eye-burning forehead headaches. I went with the SE...
  5. Marsikus

    Are M1 14" and 16" same on colors representation?

    I was comparing several 14” vs 16” in stores yesterday. It looked to me that MBP 14” shows more somewhat blueish picture compared to 16" and others. I double-checked to compare color profiles, true tone and night shift settings to make sure they are identical, comparing two laptops one near...
  6. B

    PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) on MacBooks compared to iPhones and iPads

    Hey, I was wondering if anyone has any informations about PWM (Pulse-Width Modulation) and how it compares across devices. I have an iPhone 12 and an iPad Pro (m1). They don't have any adverse effects on me. Now I have a MacBook pro 14 and find the screen tiring. I'd thought the MacBook pro 14...
  7. jimmy_uk

    iPhone 14 Pro If you've tried iphone 14 series but still cannot use OLED, what will you do now?

    This thread is really for those who are PWM-sensitive and have found they are unable to use the iPhone 14 series. Thread: "Eye-strain while using iPhone X and up". This could be because of effects caused by the screen that causes eye strain, headache, motion sickness, a physical response etc...
  8. D

    iPhone 14 Pro Max iPhone 14 Pro max PWM rate?

    It's higher or as same as 13PM's 238hz?
  9. happy orchard

    Other Use without activating to try out?

    So this no-sim-card-tray thing bothers me. I don't want to get a phone, pay an activation fee, be able to not use it (because of PWM or the other crap that's kept me from every Apple OLED phone), then have to pay my carrier again to go back to my 11. (In the past, I switch the SIM card to try...
  10. happy orchard

    Other Is this the year? 🤞🏻

    A lot of threads about why people are updating or not and why they’re excited or not, and I’m joining in and enjoying them. However, I keep feeling a little bit outside of the group and am wondering if anybody else is, too? I’m one of those who has had physical/health problems with OLED...
  11. MICHAELSD

    iPhone 13 mini iPhone 13 Mini to iPhone SE 3rd-Generation…

    I have a bit of a lingering problem: I still get tension headaches from the PWM on iPhone 13 Mini. It’s what’s caused me to return iPhone X in favor of iPhone 8 Plus, which was admittedly my least favorite iPhone having owned every generation, and out of necessity avoid iPhone XS, iPhone 11...
  12. D

    Other Will iPhone use higher PWM dimming frequency in future?

    I am now using iPhone 13 Pro Max which equiped with a quite low PWM frequency (238hz) OLED screen. I feel uncomfortable compare the iPhone 13 Pro Max to my previous iPhone XR. There's already a higher PWM dimming frequency as high as 1920hz, but Samsung still uses 240hz or 480hz in OLED, And I...
  13. dstow

    iPhone 13 iPhone 13: PWM Nausea Dilemma

    The other week I upgraded from the iPhone 11 to the regular iPhone 13 and since then I have experienced light-headedness and faint nausea but funnily enough not headache's associated with PWM sensitivity since using the iPhone 13 I really love the phone and it pains me to return it as I can't...
  14. M

    Best MacBook Pro for no PWM, anyone had problems with the new 14"?

    I've ordered the new 14" MacBook Pro which is coming tomorrow (to replace my mid-2014 MBP which is on its way out) but am now debating whether to keep it or not, it's from a store where you can't try it before returning. I've read a couple of posts from people getting eye strain/headaches from...
  15. E

    (Tips)Sidecar extend display eyestrain

    I have a MacBook Pro 16" 2019 in Monterey 12.0.1, and an Ipad pro-2021 mini led in ios 15.1, I'm sensitive to PWM, use any OLED iPhones, feel extreme eye strain under the PWM iphone, currently using an iPhone 11, maybe this called sensitive eye, I had laser eye surgery to improve my...
  16. BigBen2493

    iPod touch Does anyone deal with PWM Eye Strain/ Headaches on the Ipod Touch?

    I saw on this notebook check review of the 7th gen model that it flickers at a very low 100 Hz so I wanted to ask the community to find out if its bothering people like it does on the iPhones? Even though its LCD and it shouldn't have PWM...
  17. C

    If next Macbook Pros use Mini-LEDs, will that pose PWM issues for sensitive groups?

    I've found it difficult to use iPhones — especially the iPhone 12 — that use OLED screens. The PWM rates are quite low and the effect is noticeable. I have no issue at all with the iPhone 11. I've had some eye strain issues with MacBooks, but generally the experience using them is OK. Now, we...
  18. Stuey3D

    iPhone 12 Pro Max A PWM Sufferers experience of the iPhone 12 Pro Max.

    Hi all I am someone who suffers from the effects of low frequency PWM, I discovered this from forum posts on here when I had my iPhone X which I traded in for the XR as soon as I could, it was confirmed when I got an Apple Watch Series 3 and spent ages on the first night messing around with the...
  19. jimmy_uk

    To the PWM sufferers - what Android phones can we use?

    So after the forth year of disappointment with the OLED iPhones due to the low PWM rates, I've got to face upto a change to Android. I've tasted the rainbow of faster phones with stunning camera's (which then had to be returned because they caused me to have eye fatigued migraines) so my ageing...
  20. lillo9546

    Other This is why I will not buy iPhone 12: OLED = PWM

    I just hate how Apple is not understanding How serious is the argument here. They still use OLED displays that use PWM to modulate brigtness, and so they flicker! 30/40% OLED Smartphone Owner's are claiming infact, eyestrain, headhace, nausea, dizziness, motion sickness, that is mainly caused by...