New MacBook Pro OLED screens trigger PWM complaints: headaches, dizziness and returns
jedisct1 · x · 2026-11-15
A growing wave of complaints targets the new MacBook Pro's tandem OLED display (marketed as PROLED XDR): a MacRumors thread titled "RIP MacBook Pro PROLED for PWM Sensitive Eyes" and multiple Reddit discussions describe headaches, eye fatigue, dizziness and nausea shortly after use, with some owners returning their machines. AppleInsider has also covered the reports.
The display is objectively spectacular—individually lit pixels, near-infinite contrast, higher HDR peak brightness and first-ever touch input on an Apple notebook—but the article argues spectacular isn't the same as comfortable, pointing to low-brightness PWM flicker as the likely culprit for sensitive users. It cautions these remain individual experiences, not systematic evidence.
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