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Re:Eye Strain from LED Backlighting in MacBook Pro (2008) by noncoml on Saturday January 06, 2018 @08:10PM (#16088471)
Not sure if it is the OLED, but after switching from iPhone 7 to iPhone X I get terrible headaches when trying to watch Netflix on my phone before I go to sleep.
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Re:Eye Strain from LED Backlighting in MacBook Pro (2008) by walterbell on Saturday January 06, 2018 @08:21PM (#16088518)
It's a similar issue. The Samsung display in iPhone X flickers at 60/240Hz due to PWM brightness control of the OLED. This is more noticeable to the human eye at low brightness. Options are to use the device at higher brightness level or switch to iPhone 8.

https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/eye-strain-while-using-...

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16088173

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Re:Eye Strain from LED Backlighting in MacBook Pro (2008) by noncoml on Saturday January 06, 2018 @09:42PM (#16088795)
It explains it, thanks. It’s a deal breaker for me so if I could I would go back to 8plus.
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Re:Eye Strain from LED Backlighting in MacBook Pro (2008) by walterbell on Saturday January 06, 2018 @10:20PM (#16088927)
Apple will likely prefer a refund/exchange to paying for customer medical bills.
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