- LG Display is now mass producing its world’s first LCD panel
- The unique feature is VRR, which can be adjusted up to 1Hz to save power with static on-screen content.
- The OLED version of this technology currently has a 20 Hz implementation, but a 1 Hz version will arrive in 2027.
LG Display has announced that mass production of its first LCD panel in the world has just begun, with the particularity that it has a variable refresh rate (VRR) that can go down to just 1 Hz, and in 2027 an OLED version of this formula will arrive.
Tom’s Hardware highlighted LG’s press release explaining: “To achieve this world-first, the company developed its own circuit algorithms and panel design technology, discovering new materials and applying the oxide with the least power leakage during low refresh rate mode to the display’s thin film transistor.”
The display intelligently adjusts the refresh rate based on the content being displayed, running up to 120Hz or as low as 1Hz, as indicated.
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It is with static images, such as when reading a document or web page, where the screen does not need to refresh many times per second, that the technology will drop to 1Hz (once per second). The benefit of this is to save power and therefore battery life, without affecting the quality of what you are seeing on the screen.
This so-called ‘Oxide 1Hz technology’ is actually already available in the Dell XPS 14 and 16 by 2026, although with volume production already underway, it will presumably make its way to more laptops soon.
Note that the OLED version of this technology, as seen again on the Dell
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LG claims this technology makes a big difference, noting: “The result is dramatically improved battery efficiency, including 48% more usage on a single charge compared to existing solutions.”
We don’t have to take LG’s word for it, as it’s pretty clear that the Dell laptops mentioned have excellent battery life. The LCD model of the new
According to Notebookcheck.net, the Dell
LG isn’t the only player in this battery extension game either, as BOE, along with Intel, also developed ‘Winning Display 1 Hz technology’, which is the same idea.
The bottom line is that by next year we should see many more energy-saving displays that increase battery life, including widespread deployment of an OLED variant from LG that can reach 1Hz, as noted. And as mobile silicon continues to make great strides in energy efficiency, there should be some truly durable laptops in the future.
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