Cheaper OLEDs may be here even quicker than we thought as TCL CSOT says its new inkjet printing facility could be up and running as soon as this time next year

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TCL CSOT (the subsidiary of TCL that manufactures OLEDs and other panels) says its new inkjet-printed OLED factory has "entered the equipment move-in phase" (via TechPowerUp) after the project "progressed at a rapid pace". In other words, it's started filling up its production facility with the equipment to produce inkjet OLEDs. Production, the company says, is targeted for about this time next year.

What's the big deal, you ask? It all comes down to that phrase, "inkjet-printed". Inkjet printing (IJP) should be a much more cost-effective way of making OLED panels, which means it should ultimately deliver OLED gaming monitors that are cheaper than traditionally manufactured ones.

Which is saying something, considering how much traditionally manufactured OLEDs have dropped in price over the past year—you can currently pick up a 240 Hz OLED monitor for just Read Entire Article