But the plot thickens...

Also Retina Display computer plugged into - secondary monitor - still get headaches!

Facts:

  • I tried Mac Retina Display MacBook pro in 2015, dizzy within minutes
  • Used many iterations of Mac Retina Display over last 6 years; same results
  • On computers for 30 years, never had really had headache or eye strain until the Retina Display
  • Been using a 2017 Macbook Air to avoid this retina display headache, this worked but is about to die
  • Got a MacBook pro replacement computer from work this month. Only Retina Display is available.
  • Dizzy within minutes of using

Plot Thickens

Plugged Retina Display MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020) Chipset Model with Intel Iris Plus Graphics into my DELL2412H, I still get headaches. (Tried two other monitors, same results...)

What I Thought

  • I thought the retina display was causing the headaches
  • Resigned to just plugging into secondary monitor
  • However, still getting headaches when I bypass the laptop monitor

Question:

What is it about the Macbook Pro with Retina Display signal that could be causing this?

NOTE: This never happened with my Macbook Air (13-inch, 2017) computer with Intel HD Graphics 6000. Either on a computer monitor or on the laptop monitor. Also Blue light filters DO NOT help in any way.

I'm at a loss and trying to understand Mac specifics that could lead to this.

Sounds pretty much the same as what happens to me.

I had a 2015 13" MPB with the retina screen, I've had other non-retina Macbooks / MBP in the past without issues.

Within moments of using it I'd get a headache that would last days. My doctor says this is a migraine and its a trigger but what though

Also get exactly the same symptoms from some other hardware, newer stuff gets me badly.

nothing I did fixed the MBP issue, I sold it after a year or so. I tried all sorts of things even changing the operating system for W10 and varios Linux versions, still same. Something at a embedded hardware / software level caused the problem for me but what that exact thing is I dont know. - external screens didnt help either, these are always OK on my good hardware but NOT ok on my bad hardware.

I would pay for a developer to provide an explanation of the cause and solution for this issue (I have tried ditherig on w10 but it does not fix the issue for me yet), I would go as far to say as it is ruining my life and causing me significant distress. Eventually supply of older machines will be gone and I will not be able to work. The migraine that this causes affects me badly in performance.

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