[eiriklv]

I had the exact same issue and spent a lot of time figuring out why this was a problem for me, as I would alter between my old 15 inch and new 16 inch and feel the difference each time.

Long story short, I found a solution that removed all my issues;

- Use the accessibility «contrast» feature set to level 2

- Use an app[0] that applies a gamme filter to adjust the white level down to account for the contrast increase

- (optional) use an srgb color profile that disables temporal dithering of colors

This reduces you max brightness level to the same amount as the old 15 inch (I don’t need the extra brightness) but allowes you to keep the backlight at max output, minimizing the pvm strobing effect[0] that some people seem to be sensitive to.

[0] https://michelf.ca/projects/gamma-control/

[1] https://osxdaily.com/2021/05/14/workaround-pwm-oled-iphone-i...

[eiriklv]

It also helps to use the default resolution to avoid supersampling/anti-aliasing effects.

[yumraj]

Just saw this - I had played with numerous settings for a long time and some seemed to make it better, some not so. I did not try your solution.

BTW, I don't run into any issues with the 13" M1 AIR also. So, decided that it wasn't worth it for me to have to fiddle around with setting on a rather expensive piece of hardware and decided to return it and wait in case Apple launches a 15" MB Air with a regular (as in not mini LED) screen.

In they don't, I'll give the 16" MBP another shot and might try your solution.