TCL CSOT has showcased the first inkjet printed OLED foldable portable monitor at the IFA trade show. The 28 inch display uses a tri fold design that collapses down to a compact 16 inch screen for travel. But the company has not yet announced commercial release dates or retail pricing.
The prototype focuses on combining laptop portability with the screen space of an ultrawide desktop monitor. When fully opened, the panel measures 28 inches diagonally with an unfolded thickness of just 4.48 millimeters. Folding the screen relies on a tight R1.8 millimeter curve radius. This allows the display to bend into 3 sections, packing down to a manageable 16 inch footprint that easily fits inside a standard backpack.
Inkjet printing technology allows TCL CSOT to produce these OLED sheets with lower manufacturing waste. By cutting down on production overhead, the company aims to make large foldable displays far more practical for everyday mobile workers who need multiple monitors on the road.
TCL CSOT also introduced smaller inkjet printed panels targeted at laptops and desktop setups. A new 14 inch panel built for notebooks features 2K resolution with an anti glare coating and covers 99% of the DCI P3 color space. Alongside it, the company showed an updated 27 inch UHD desktop panel running at 120Hz. This desktop screen reaches 500 nits of full screen brightness, marking a 10% generational leap over previous production runs.
The trade show booth featured several other ambitious display concepts. A massive 65 inch television panel supports both standard 2D 8K and glasses free 3D 4K output. The manufacturer also previewed a 32 inch consumer grade holographic panel capable of real time 8K rendering with artificial intelligence. For low power reading, an IGZO electronic paper screen measured in at 28.5 inches. These concepts show how aggressively TCL is pushing inkjet printing methods to lower production costs across different display formats.
