TCL CSOT prepares OLED panels of up to 700 Hz for a factory that would start in 2028

OLED panels for TCL CSOT monitors could reach frequencies up to 700 Hzbut we will have to wait. That figure appears in the company’s plans for a new inkjet printing factory that would begin production in 2028. For now there is no monitor presented with that screen nor has it been specified what size or resolution would correspond to the 700 Hz version.

The information appears in research published by Omdia on the market for OLED panels for monitors. Its calendar places the production of TCL CSOT in an 8.6 generation plant in Guangzhou and mentions 32 and 34 inch formats. They are industrial plans, subject to change over the next two years, and not a release date for consumer products.

Up to 700 Hz, but without a combination of size and resolution

The most striking fact in the report is the 700 Hz ceiling planned among the refreshment options of the future line. Omdia It does not attribute that frequency to a specific 32 or 34-inch panel, nor does it publish its resolution. It also does not give specifications on brightness, response time, connectors or price. Relating 700 Hz to a 34-inch 4K screen would be going beyond what was announced.

A frequency of 700 Hz means that the panel can update the image up to 700 times per second. Each cycle lasts about 1.43 milliseconds, although that interval does not automatically equal the pixel response time or total latency of a monitor. The final equipment will also depend on the electronics, the connection used and the number of images per second that the computer delivers.

OLED panels have fast pixel transition times compared to other monitor technologies, but this characteristic also does not allow us to deduce how a model that does not yet exist will work. TCL CSOT has not identified buying brands for its 700 Hz panels, has not released commercial prototypes at that frequency, and has not announced when they would arrive in stores. The manufacturing of the panels, if it meets the schedule, would be only a preliminary step.

Omdia does specify two sizes within the 8.6 generation factory plan: 32 and 34 inches. The combination of more manufacturing surface and larger format panels would allow TCL CSOT to address a segment where until now Samsung Display and LG Display dominate as suppliers. The report suggests that TCL could become the first manufacturer to mass produce printed OLEDs for monitors in a line of that generation, but it formulates it as a forecast.

Inkjet printing is the other change

TCL CSOT bets on IJP OLED, acronym for inkjet printed OLED. In this process, part of the organic materials are deposited by printing instead of using the evaporation techniques common in other OLED lines. The choice of manufacturing method is relevant to the scale of the project, although Omdia’s statement does not offer a comparison of manufacturing costs or performance that would allow an advantage to be quantified.

The company already had a 5.5 generation line aimed at smaller printed panels. Omdia indicated that this facility planned to supply during the third quarter of 2026 a 27-inch panel, UHD resolution and 120 Hz for an MSI professional monitor. The report speaks of a scheduled supply; It does not confirm that the commercial product has gone on sale nor does it provide data on its sales.

The difference with the 2028 factory is in the format and production objective. The future installation would be aimed at larger printed OLED panels and, among its planned variants, at models with much higher frequencies. Omdia does not detail whether the printing technology will be the same as that of the previous line or what production rate it will achieve once it starts up.

The consulting firm estimates that in 2026 They will ship 6.1 million OLED panels for monitors79% more than in 2025. By 2027 it predicts 7.5 million. It is important to distinguish these panel shipments from sales of finished monitors: a display manufacturer may deliver components to a brand before its models reach retail.

Omdia expects ASUS to buy 23% of panels shipped in 2026, MSI 14% and TPV 12%.

The only date communicated for the new IJP OLED line is 2028 as the planned start of production. It remains unknown which panels will reach 700 Hz, at what resolution they will work, and when a monitor that incorporates them could be sold.