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The OLED monitor market is currently dominated by two players: LG and Samsung. However, this situation may change thanks to TCL CSOT, which according to reports from EET China, has completed "functional tests" of its first consumer matrix made using inkjet printing technology (IJP OLED). This is a groundbreaking moment, as although the "printing" of OLED screens has been discussed for years, we now have a specific date for the start of mass production, which has been set for July 2026.
End of problems with blurred text?
The new panel from TCL has a 27-inch diagonal and a 4K resolution. However, the most interesting information for those working with text and graphics is not the resolution itself, but the applied Stripe RGB subpixel layout. Unlike many current OLED monitors on the market, which have problems with clearly displaying fonts due to the specific pixel arrangement, TCL's offering is said to provide the image precision known from classic LCD matrices while retaining all the advantages of OLED. You could have seen this solution in our YouTube video:
In technical terms: the panel supports a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz and its brightness of 300 nits, along with the HDR True Black 500 certification, suggests that it will be a solid competitor to the current WOLED and QD-OLED matrices, offering nearly infinite contrast with 99 per cent coverage of the DCI-P3 colour gamut.
Inkjet Printing: Cheaper Production, Difficult Start
Why is IJP (Inkjet Printing) technology so important? Currently, OLED matrices including QD-OLED and WOLED are produced through complex vacuum processes. The spraying method that TCL is working on allows for significant material loss reduction and streamlining of the production line. In theory, this should lead to a noticeable decrease in the final prices of devices.
However, one should maintain some distance regarding announcements about mass availability. Industry sources indicate that although July 2026 is an internally confirmed deadline, TCL is still facing issues related to "yield," which is the percentage of functional panels in final production. This means that in the initial phase, the number of functional panels leaving the factory may be low, which will limit the number of monitors available on store shelves.
Prices and Market Debut
The manufacturer has not yet revealed official prices, but the inkjet printing technology is intended to be a cheaper alternative to current solutions. At this moment, the panels are undergoing final refinements in China and are likely to debut there first. If the process goes according to plan, we can expect a surge of 4K OLED monitors in new, and hopefully lower, prices in the second half of 2026.
Source: EET China
