LED Screen Flicker

I bought the new LED display MacBook Pro yesterday and the screen flickers when it isn't on max brightness.
Anyone else have this issue?

What you are seeing as a screen "flicker" may actually be a result of ambient light changes.
they can seem to be flickers if the brightness of the graphics changes or if the ambient light has a change.
Those users who have not used a laptop with the ambient light adjustment are not familiar with the screen changes and might not see them as a natural enhancement. (tis hard to adjust after using one to using one that does not have it- you get used to it and miss it if using a lesser computer.)
If it does not happen when at max brightness, ambient light is more likely than a display problem.
To check: go to displays preferences and turn off (uncheck) "automatically adjust brightness as ambient light changes."
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