The Frame

 

Is a very unique name given to this beautiful piece of “Art” which is non other than the Samsung Frame TV. The name frame does reflect the purpose of this TV for any home and any space in the home. The thing about creativity of interior design decoration really doesn’t have the limit. It’s always been a challenge for designer to make the TV less ambitious especially in the living room. There are other that goes to length to hide TV when not in use. The thing is TV is an essential item and more likely it will sit in the center of the home. Is great entertainment and most certainly works well for family and friends to gather for some good movies or games. The obvious will come when the TV is being turn off or when not in use. Is seating this big black box like a center piece of the room. The problem is not the case when you have the room with some nice featured wall with nice pieces of furniture and carpets making the room look with the feel of comfy. The black box (TV) just sticking out like a sore thumb. The workaround solution is to either hide it or try to design something around it. Unless everything in the room is pretty dark colour or black, what ever the design is will still be looking at the black box. 

Samsung comes to the saving with its idea of why not turning a TV into an art work or another piece of deco to go with what you have in design. The name frame given to the TV is there to tell that this is a photo frame or art frame that can be easily hang on the wall and set up with some good quality pictures to blend with the rest of the room. Being design the TV like a picture frame is no doubt the TV comes with inter changeable bezel. With simple white or black colour to walnut wood finish. Options to allow to blend with other photo frames or picture frames. Personally, white is my favourite, it just gives the feel of the border between virtual and the real world from the wall behind it to the display on the TV.

To portrait the TV is an another picture frame on the wall is essential to be really flush to the wall with very little gap like any other photo frame in the home. The second thing is to hide all the cables away. This is another unique feature of the TV with the bezel with interchangeable. This thin little cable is all between TV and the connection box. Is almost invisible from 3-4 feet afar.

 Of course being a TV, primary function is still about good picture quality. The TV is a 4k QLED display. Is quite close to OLED in term of black level and brightness of the TV is something to shout about. With the frame being design to put in brightly lit room, it really stand out how good the brightness is without any viewing issue especially if you view it from different angle. The brightness doesn’t sacrifice the black level of the TV which is a good balance of white and black that is important for any TV. Movies or gaming on the TV is just enjoyable and more importantly easy to the eyes for long hours viewing. 

All the connections of the TV is through the connection box. This is quite an important feature to allow no cables or tangle behind the TV or cabinet. A selling point for this lifestyle TV. 

It has plenty of connection as any standard TV with 4 x HDMI, LAN, optical and even an aerial connection. The 2 x USB port allow hard disk to be connected directly to it to playback video or viewing of pictures on the TV. Is similar to some slim TV by LG with comes with this connection box. Personally, I will think every TV should have this kind of design with much ease to connect and route the cables. 

The remote of the TV is pretty small to fit nicely with even small hands. The design is simple enough like most TV remote. What stand out is the remote is able to use solar to charging the battery. The battery also can be charge with USB C cable. On the front of remote the buttons are pretty standard. The power button have an additional function to switch on the wall paper with one press. Long press on the power will turn off the TV. One more useful feature is the remote doesn’t rely on infrared but rather Bluetooth which is quite convenient as you don’t have to be in line of sight for it to work. 

Overall , the TV is not just a good lifestyle TV but it does deliver the right picture quality and the innovation from Samsung is something worth highlighting. This is one TV that I am very proud to own. It seat like a center piece of the home deco. Definitely a high WAF factor. In fact, I don’t see why anyone won’t like this TV. I just hope the TV can last at least 5 years that will be good enough.