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iPad Pro PWM sensitive people: how is the m5 iPad Pro affecting you?
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I always get some sort of eye strain, headaches, nausea side effects from a new screen (lcd and oled). I persevere, and it usually gets better after about 2 weeks.
The new m5 iPad isn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be, but I am getting side effects (mainly headaches, eye strain and my tinnitus is worse).
This started about 10 years ago when I purchased a MacBook Pro retina. Ended up sending it back as the nausea was really bad. Before that, I was never affected by screens.
The new m5 iPad isn’t as bad as I thought it was going to be, but I am getting side effects (mainly headaches, eye strain and my tinnitus is worse).
This started about 10 years ago when I purchased a MacBook Pro retina. Ended up sending it back as the nausea was really bad. Before that, I was never affected by screens.
I just got back from Best Buy. The effects of eye strain and discomfort appear to be similar to the M4.
For me, the MacBook Air has the least eye strain of any Apple device, similar to the LCD iPad Pro like the m2, the MacBook Pros with their mini-LEDs are slightly worse, and then the OLED iPad Pros are by far the worst.
on the plus side, the iPhone 17 pro oled does not bother me at all, the 16 and 15 pros were very bad for me.
For me, the MacBook Air has the least eye strain of any Apple device, similar to the LCD iPad Pro like the m2, the MacBook Pros with their mini-LEDs are slightly worse, and then the OLED iPad Pros are by far the worst.
on the plus side, the iPhone 17 pro oled does not bother me at all, the 16 and 15 pros were very bad for me.
Thanks for the report.
According to the NotebookCheck review, they changed some things around and there shouldn’t be any PWM above 88% brightness. The waveforms also look more stable than the M4 ones when PWM is present. Still, I put more stock in real-world experiences like yours.
Personally I went to an iPad mini 7. Not at all the same thing, and may not cover your use cases, but for me it has been so much easier on the eyes. For me there’s basically no strain at all. I can now spend hours on the iPad and not get a splitting headache, dizziness or nausea. I definitely miss some things from the 11" Pro like the speakers and the Magic Keyboard but overall it’s a night and day difference.
I am exactly the same. New iPhone Air and new M5 iPad (coming from M4) giving me headaches but it will pass.