TCL CSOT Debuts 16-Inch Inkjet OLED for Lenovo Laptop as 240Hz Panels Target Lower Costs
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Updated · Gizmodo · Jul 17
TCL CSOT Debuts 16-Inch Inkjet OLED for Lenovo Laptop as 240Hz Panels Target Lower Costs
3 articles · Updated · Gizmodo · Jul 17
Summary
TCL CSOT detailed a 16-inch OLED panel for Lenovo’s China-only Legion R9000P, marking a commercial laptop use of its inkjet-printing process with a 240Hz refresh rate.
Inkjet printing is meant to cut OLED costs by avoiding fine metal masks and reducing material waste, a simpler alternative to the vacuum thermal evaporation process used for most OLED screens.
MSI also showed a 27-inch 4K monitor built with IJP OLED this week, with 120Hz refresh, RGB stripe layout and up to 1,000 nits HDR brightness, though its product page was later removed.
The launch builds on TCL’s years-long push for printed OLED after a 2023 foldable TV-sized prototype and a 2024 manufacturing breakthrough claim on image quality and panel lifespan.
For TCL, which holds about 14% of the TV market and is best known for LCD and mini-LED sets, cheaper OLED production could open a broader challenge to Samsung and LG in smaller displays.