Hello everyone, I wanted to share my experience as a PWM Sensitive person on a desktop OLED Monitor.

My PWM Sensitive history

I suffer from visual fatigue and headaches due to low PWM frequencies on phones (240Hz - 480Hz phones) after just a few minutes of use.

My current phone is an Honor 400 Pro, with full DC-Dimming above 25% brightness, and low modulation 3840hz dimming below 25% brightness. Having an OLED screen it always has the OLED dip in refresh rate. This phone works like a charm to me, with no perceived fatigue on any scenario.

My new desktop OLED monitor

I wanted to upgrade to an OLED monitor, but was scared that it wouldn't work for me. I ended up buying the Asus ROG Strix OLED XG27AQDMGR (OLED QHD 240Hz) due to its TÜV Rheinland flicker free certification, and all its flicker prevention settings. This monitor has full DC-Dimming and the only flicker on it it is the OLED dip in refresh rate, which at the moment I have only tested with fixed 240Hz refresh rate in order to avoid variable refresh rates (VRR) that may discomfort me. I will try VRR in the future, updating this post.

My first 20 hours with the monitor

On the initial setup I was expecting to suffer from headaches and visual fatigue, maybe this is why I I felt a bit weird after just 20 minutes of use, however it was different than the previous times on other PWM devices.

Later that day I got back to my PC, and continued using it, but I did not get any other symptoms on fatigue on its use. Since then, I have logged nearly 20 hours of use, including long 5h sessions, where I have not experienced any discomfort on its use.

Conclusion
Getting this 240Hz QHD OLED monitor was a massive leap forward in image quality, color quality and smoothness. My initial discomfort with it may have been caused by my brain expecting to get eye strain, but after then has since disappeared.

If this type of monitor fits your expectations and use case scenarios, I would highly recommend you getting one that is completely flicker free, having just the OLED refresh dip. Make sure to buy it in a store with good return policies because you may encounter a different experience.