HKC claims its new laptop screen can operate at a 1Hz refersh rate
HKC has announced a new laptop display panel that supports adaptive refresh across a 1 to 60Hz range, including a 1Hz mode for static content. HKC says the panel uses an Oxide (metal-oxide TFT) backplane and its low leakage characteristics to keep the image stable even at 1Hz. The company also claims compliance with a -60dB flicker-free requirement, aiming to avoid visible flicker at low refresh rates.
HKC’s published power figures focus on “logic power” for the panel drive. At 60Hz, HKC quotes 0.29W . When the refresh rate drops to 1Hz for static images, HKC says logic power can fall to 0.13W.
Source: HKC (Translation)
This is not the first time HKC has mentioned ultra-low refresh laptop panels. In late 2024, HKC said it had lit up a 16-inch 1Hz laptop panel and described the main problems as liquid crystal polarization, brightness decay, and flicker that can appear with long refresh intervals. I’m guessing they found a way to fix this.
What HKC has not shared in the new 1 to 60Hz post is the full set of panel specs. The report does not list size, resolution, brightness, response time, color gamut, or the exact conditions that trigger refresh-rate changes between 1Hz and 60Hz. If I were to guess, this panel is almost certainly not coming to gaming laptops, but rather to some business laptops that show Excel for 90% of the time.
According to Chinese media, the new panel will be presented at CES 2026.
Source: ITHome
