TCL's panel arm, TCL CSOT (China Star), is planning OLED monitor panels with refresh rates of up to 700 Hz, according to a new Omdia report on OLED monitor shipments. The panels will apparently come from TCL's Gen 8.6 inkjet-printed (IJP) OLED line in Guangzhou, which is expected to begin production in 2028, and will include larger sizes such as 32-inch and 34-inch. No resolutions were given, and it's not clear whether 700 Hz will be a native refresh rate or a dual-mode setting at a lower resolution.\n\nTCL is starting smaller, with its Gen 5.5 line set to ship 27-inch UHD 120 Hz IJP OLED panels in Q3 2026 for an MSI content-creation monitor.
If the 2028 timeline pans out, TCL could be the first to mass-produce IJP OLED monitor panels at Gen 8.6.\n\nThe 700 Hz figure isn't a record, however. LG Display already makes a 24.5-inch 1080p 720 Hz OLED panel, used in the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG259QWS Ace, and the ROG Swift PG27AQWP-W hits 720 Hz in its lower-resolution dual mode. The interesting part is getting that kind of speed onto 32-inch and 34-inch panels, using a printing process that wastes less material.\n\nAs for the rest of the industry, Omdia expects 6.1 million OLED monitor panels to ship in 2026, a 79% jump over last year, rising to 7.5 million in 2027.
Prices are falling too, as 27-inch 240 Hz OLED monitors dropped over 40% this year. A third major supplier next to Samsung Display and LG Display should help that trend, though 2028 is still a long way off.
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