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TCL's panel arm, TCL CSOT, is preparing OLED gaming monitor panels capable of reaching 700Hz, according to a new Omdia report. The 32in and 34in panels would come from the company's Gen 8.6 inkjet-printed OLED line in Guangzhou, China, with production expected to begin in 2028. At 700Hz, a new frame arrives roughly every 1.43ms, compared with 8ms at 120fps.
The manufacturing approach is the notable part. Rather than the vacuum thermal evaporation process used by LG Display and Samsung Display, TCL sprays organic material onto the panel like a paper printer. The company claims a material utilisation rate above 90%, and Omdia's data suggests inkjet printing could cut costs by 30 to 35% compared with conventional fine metal mask OLEDs.
There are caveats. Neither report specifies at what resolution the 700Hz refresh rate would be available, and it is unclear whether it would be native or a dual-mode setting at a lower resolution. That matters: the AOC Agon Pro AGP277QKDC already advertises 720Hz, but only in its 1280×720 mode, and LG Display already makes a 24.5in 1080p 720Hz panel used in the ASUS ROG Swift OLED PG259QWS Ace. The interesting claim is getting that speed onto larger 32in and 34in panels.
The panels have yet to be officially announced, but Omdia says TCL is already working with partners on slower variants of its inkjet tech, including a 4K 120Hz panel for MSI's Pro Max OLED 271UPJW12 monitor, which uses an RGB Stripe subpixel layout that reduces coloured fringing around text. TCL's Gen 5.5 line is set to ship those 27in panels in Q3 2026. If the 2028 timeline holds, TCL could be the first to mass-produce inkjet-printed OLED monitor panels at Gen 8.6, adding a third major supplier alongside LG Display and Samsung Display.