LG’s new 1-120Hz display panel will adapt and promises to hugely boost your laptop’s battery life

Most laptops lack a variable refresh rate display, although technology like Adaptive Sync and Nvidia G-Sync drop to 30Hz. Standard machines come with 60Hz while premium and gaming laptops often pack above 120Hz screen. This affects the device’s energy efficiency when displaying static content.

Now, this is soon going to change as LG Display has announced the first mass production of an LCD laptop panel capable of dynamically shifting between 1Hz and 120Hz refresh rates. 

LG's dynamic refresh rate can go as low as 1Hz

High-refresh rate consumes significant power. LG’s display panel is called ‘Oxide 1Hz’ technology. It can intelligently adjust based on what’s on screen unlike conventional displays that work at fixed or limited variable refresh rate. The South Korean brand says that while checking emails or researching, the panel operates at 1Hz refresh rate that can reduce power consumption and help extend the battery life. 

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The refresh rate automatically gets bumped up to 120Hz when watching videos, playing games, or scrolling for smoother visuals.

To make this work, LG developed its own circuit algorithms and panel design technology along with materials that minimise power leakage, especially during low refresh rate operation. The company says that this improves battery efficiency by 48 percent compared to existing laptop panels. 

LG also plans to bring 1Hz OLED panels using the same technology with mass production starting 2027. For now, Dell’s flagship XPS lineup, showcased at this year’s CES will be using 1Hz Oxide panels.  

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