M1 13" MacBook Pro Display Blurry?

[theapplepie]

Hi,

I recently upgraded from a Late 2013 13" MacBook Pro to an M1 MacBook Pro because the former stopped working. Is it just me or are the displays very different? I am very sensitive to such things and personally find the display on the M1 MacBook Pro is blurrier and causes more eye fatigue than the Late 2013 model. I also noticed this on a 16" MacBook Pro I recently used. Any insight would be appreciated.

Thank you and Happy New Year.

 

[ruslan120]

Mine got blurry too when I opened it and marveled and its speed and beauty for the first time...

 

[CRoebuck]

Hi,

I recently upgraded from a Late 2013 13" MacBook Pro to an M1 MacBook Pro because the former stopped working. Is it just me or are the displays very different? I am very sensitive to such things and personally find the display on the M1 MacBook Pro is blurrier and causes more eye fatigue than the Late 2013 model. I also noticed this on a 16" MacBook Pro I recently used. Any insight would be appreciated.

Thank you and Happy New Year.

You'll probably find this thread interesting:

Eye strain - Returned my 2019 16" Macbook Pro

The display, for whatever reason, caused so much eyestrain for me that it really made the computer unusable as a work machine. I tried to power through the discomfort on the first night. But the next morning, I literally found myself dreading opening the lid. That's when I knew it would never...

forums.macrumors.com

 

[theapplepie]

You'll probably find this thread interesting:

Eye strain - Returned my 2019 16" Macbook Pro

The display, for whatever reason, caused so much eyestrain for me that it really made the computer unusable as a work machine. I tried to power through the discomfort on the first night. But the next morning, I literally found myself dreading opening the lid. That's when I knew it would never...

forums.macrumors.com

That is interesting. Thank you for sharing this, CRoebuck. I think it’s a little odd I don’t have any issues with my iPhone XS Max, considering that, based on my knowledge, issues with PWM are more common with OLED displays. I am going to try using it for a few more days and see if I can adjust.

if anyone else has any suggestions, please let me know.

Thank you.

 

[rugmankc]

I looked at one at Best Buy. I know people mess with the settings in the stores. But, I thought it looked washed out too. I could only view the screen with white backgrounds which I don't do well with due to Cataracts. Maybe I need to try one at the Apple store. Would like to view same web pages I use on my current 2015 13 Inch MBPro Retina. Ones with Dark Mode enabled. It didn't look as good as the white background pages on my current laptop. Didn't have a lot of time to play with it. I now have my 2015 MBPro set up with 2 T7 SSD's and a Thunderbolt dock. Using TB3 to TB2 adapter though. Was hoping to see a difference in web browsing clarity. But, I think the screens are identical or close to it on resolution. Maybe more Nits. May wait on the 14 inch one rumored to out later this year.

 

[hatchettjack]

Maybe you should post on the apple silicone forum?

 

[theapplepie]

I think I found a solution; I calibrated the display to make the white point 9300k. That isn't gone to harm the display/laptop over time, is it?

 

[macintoshmac]

I think I found a solution; I calibrated the display to make the white point 9300k. That isn't gone to harm the display/laptop over time, is it?

No it won't.

 

[theapplepie]

No it won't.

Thanks, macintoshmac. Along the same lines, I assume it won't (negatively) affect battery life either?

 

[macintoshmac]

Thanks, macintoshmac. Along the same lines, I assume it won't (negatively) affect battery life either?

No, it won't. It is just color temperature. Brightness is what would affect battery life positively or negatively depending on level. I have set my MBA's display to 5500 K, if I remember it right. You set your display's color temperature the way your eyes relish it best, without worry towards battery life.

 

[GumaRodak]

Or you can try true tone

 

[theapplepie]

Or you can try true tone

That's the strange thing; I tried turning True Tone off, and while I definitely could notice the difference, it didn't seem to help much. Now I have True Tone on with the screen calibrated to a 9300k white point. I honestly have no clue why that is helping so much. I really hope it is not masking an underlying display issue as the issue seems (seemed?) to be concentrated to the left side of the display.

 

[GumaRodak]

Try create another fresh new user. Or quest user...a chcek if the problem is there as well

 

[Super Spartan]

I think I found a solution; I calibrated the display to make the white point 9300k. That isn't gone to harm the display/laptop over time, is it?

You need to play with the scaling options, don't use Default. I can't remember but there is a rule where you have to set the scaling to exactly half your resolution or something in that context to not get any blurriness.