"Let's get this out of the way: The Samsung Frame is not a good TV. None of the displays that I'd classify as art TVs are - at least not in the ways that we usually think about TVs. They only get a fraction as bright as comparably priced TVs, picture quality is middling, black level performance is bad (even for an LCD TV), and color accuracy out of the box leaves a lot to be desired. But that's not why people buy art TVs."
"Samsung invented the art TV category in 2017 with The Frame, which, until recently, was the only option available. Now there are four, and I called in all of them: a 65-inch Samsung The Frame ($1,799.99) and 75-inch The Frame Pro ($3,199.99); a 55-inch Hisense CanvasTV ($999.99); and a 55-inch TCL Nxtvision ($1,299.99, originally released as the Nxtframe). All are edge-lit, matte-screen TVs specifically made to live most of their lives as framed pieces of art."
Art TVs prioritize aesthetics over conventional TV performance, offering framed appearance and matte screens at the cost of brightness and picture quality. The Samsung Frame lacks strong TV performance; art TVs generally have lower brightness, middling picture quality, poor black levels for LCDs, and subpar color accuracy out of the box. Many buyers choose art TVs for decorative impact: they transform a dominating black screen into a focal artwork with a classy presence. Samsung launched the art-TV category in 2017 with The Frame; several competitors now exist, including The Frame, The Frame Pro, Hisense CanvasTV, and TCL Nxtvision.
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