Samsung The Frame 2024 Review: Unique But Disappointing

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The Samsung The Frame 2024 QLED is part of Samsung's Lifestyle TV lineup. Like its predecessors, it has a unique design that's meant to look more like a wall-mounted piece of art than a traditional TV, and you can separately purchase covers that go over the TV's black bezels to change the color or give it a wood-like look.
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0:00 Intro  
0:35 Design
1:53 Inputs
2:45 Interface
3:16 Remotes & Microphones
3:38 Contrast
3:52 Blooming
4:01 Lighting Zone Transitions
4:06 HDR Brightness
4:17 SDR Brightness
4:21 Reflections
5:05 Viewing Angle
5:26 Pre-Calibration Color Accuracy
5:43 PQ EOTF Tracking
6:05 Color Gamut
6:31 Low-Quality Content Smoothing & Upscaling
6:59 HDR Native Gradient
7:20 Flicker
7:38 24P Judder
7:46 Response Time
8:03 Input Lag
8:08 Supported Resolutions
8:39 VRR
8:55 Console Compatibility
9:09 Sound Quality
9:38 Verdict
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@yellowisthemellow Ай бұрын

Ads and a subscription for wallpapers on a TV this expensive? You're better off getting a TV that respects your privacy and paying a wood worker for a much nicer frame.

@jolness1 Ай бұрын

Directionally I agree with you, but I don’t think there are any brands that respect your privacy. They are all trying to collect data to sell to advertisers.

@Mr_J_J Ай бұрын

@@jolness1some brand do let you largely disable most of that. And many - myself included - abandon the smart tv altogether and go with an external streaming device.

@11202 29 күн бұрын

At least in regards to the wallpaper there are sources I've seen that make their own and let you upload them to your tv. Always the route is go if I got this tv.

@Mr_J_J 29 күн бұрын

@@11202 I would be interested in good sources for stock art photos. I downloaded quite few from Garner's Art History companion site, but that would be a great photo library to have it open source / royalty free. Then one could use that folder with AppleTV etc. Love that idea.

@Edu-Mau 29 күн бұрын

You can simply get your artwork for free on the internet. I got about 50 artworks in 4k. The result is the same.

@user-qo6yi6cq9o 11 күн бұрын

hi, have you used this as PC monitor? If yes, what are your opinions about flicker, text scrolling and overall thoughts when compared to dedicated monitor?

@khasimkhanpathan2207 23 күн бұрын

Hi there, I heard of patchy screens and clouding when the room is very dark.. is it true about this 2024 model?

@kido2577 6 күн бұрын

Isn’t this perfect for ttrpg battlemap?

@murthisrikanth 29 күн бұрын

I thought all full array tvs used local dimming. Then what is the difference between direct lit and full array? Just more LEDs?

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@gerhardmulder7312 29 күн бұрын

Why don't You showing us the power consumption in the painting mode ?

@paulc5389 20 күн бұрын

Yup. If you're buying this TV you're buying it for displaying art when not in use. So it needs to be left turned on displaying art otherwise what's the point. So how much is that going to cost and further what is 100% use going to do to the lifespan?

@taivo5753 Күн бұрын

Can this TV be viewed in vertical mode?

@paulc5389 20 күн бұрын

Power use? If you're getting this you're leaving it turned on at all times, displaying art when not in use as a TV. So how much is that going to cost and what is 100% use going to do to its lifespan and panel degradation?

@denhaak8792 12 күн бұрын

There is a movement sensor, so it turns itself off when nobody is nearby. Once somebody approaches, the selected art will once again be displayed.

@aliak6357 28 күн бұрын

Can you guys make Samsung S90C vs LG C4 🙏🏻

@RTINGSdotcom 28 күн бұрын

👀👀

@iconcity 17 күн бұрын

I just got the 55" ...its superb (120hz model 2024) Direct from Samsung

@devporussur6151 Ай бұрын

@rtings is the 55' worth it under $1000?

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@BhavinnTrivedi 20 күн бұрын

Which will have the best picture quality, Samsung Frame Tv or Q70D?

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@Edu-Mau 29 күн бұрын

The frame was definitely not on my radar. I didn't have enough information about it but Samsung was made an offer for the 2024 model I couldnt refuse - $638 for the 55'inch. So I bought it after a very quick search - at this price you can not go wrong. 2 weeks now and it's better than I expected. The image quality, style and 40w sound with DA is very good, the matte display is great and the system works very well (not super smooth but very fast). I'm using Art Frames more than I thought I would and that's because (at least for now) we're free to upload any image - so you don't really need to buy anything. I put the TV on the wall and hide the cable and its very pretty. It would be better with a bezel but that thing is ridiculously expensive so i'm gonna stuck with the base design for a while. The low point is definitely the contrast, sometimes the black level is above average, sometimes a little cloudy - But good overall. I think for the price I've paid I have nothing to complain about. I also dislike the game mode, its too bright and have a bad contrast.. But I didn't dedicate time enough to adjust. Overall, a solid 8/10.

@JatinGarg 20 күн бұрын

where did they have that offer? Can you provide more details?

@Edu-Mau 5 сағат бұрын

@@JatinGarg Hello. Brazil

@madisonsinclair5123 29 күн бұрын

Why no local dimming? 🤔 I've always wanted one of these, but I cannot fathom why Samsung would come all this way in terms of feature set and not include local dimming zones. If I assume it has something to do with the art display, surely the zones could be shut off when placed into art mode. Bizarre.

@flim-flammington 25 күн бұрын

Local dimming TVs are thick, or at least thicker than these. The best shot one of these has is if they use some oled panels but then it would go from a great glare tv to one of the worst.

@madisonsinclair5123 25 күн бұрын

@@flim-flammington Roger that and thanks for responding. I personally would take the trade off of a thicker TV and exchange for Hisense level of local dimming zones. I would also think that an IPS panel would better suit this application so there isn’t such a dramatic drop off when viewed at an angle.

@flim-flammington 25 күн бұрын

@@madisonsinclair5123 they'll get there. some of the MINI-LED are getting very thin.

@NuggetsXInfinite 21 күн бұрын

I agree they need a mini-LED / FALD model. But the market for The Frame is for people who want their TV to act as decor, mostly people who don’t know or care what local dimming means. Samsung’s audience for their Frame is a completely different audience than QD-OLED and Neo-QLED buyers.

@stefanschuchardt5734 Ай бұрын

Especially The Frame should be a matte OLED

@eyescreamsandwitch52 29 күн бұрын

Don't OLED hate static images?

@stefanschuchardt5734 21 күн бұрын

@@eyescreamsandwitch52 true but if you change the background frequently it shouldn't be much of a issue. Also it dimms down the brightness massively in art mode, that also helps.

@chicago9458 3 күн бұрын

HeechDMI port

@hadiganmadder970 Ай бұрын

I wanna see the lg gned 85 2024 model

@RTINGSdotcom 29 күн бұрын

👀

@Goatmeal 29 күн бұрын

On Android/Google TV I can display my own (free) art over LAN. With Samsung there's no way to simply drop hundreds of your photos into a foder and cycle through those. I hope the Hisense competition helps.

@FuncleChuck 29 күн бұрын

“The frame” is neat for sure but… I don’t really get it. I’ve seen them in person and they’re really awkward as TV and as Art.

@Bozo--- 28 күн бұрын

"Mediocre contrast when viewed from angle." Just this statement is a no go for me. When did samsung really make a good product that is not just to make money.

@hastawisuda2639 29 күн бұрын

In My country The Last Year Model, 55 inch Cost Same As S90C and 65inch Same As QN85C. I didn't know why Samsung still selling this garbage, at least upgrade to ips (for viewangle) and fald for the better contrast.

@drakejensen9062 Ай бұрын

The image quality looks terrible

@Androktasie Ай бұрын

At 53 cents per kWh, no thank you!

@FuncleChuck 29 күн бұрын

At that price, I would be trying to move. Nearly 4x the national average.

@kajerlou Ай бұрын

This strongly smells of a product for people desperate to downplay how important the TV is to them and to try hard to fit it into an aesthetic but, really still fail--as someone else mentioned, just hire a real wood worker to make a real frame if aesthetics matter to you. Still, conceptually, it is probably a very good idea, that number of people who fall into that group is far from niche. Otherwise, no an lcd with no local dimming in 2024 pfffffft. I might as well buy a panel from a decade ago for pennies.

@Barbarapape Ай бұрын

All that money just to look like a painting on the wall. Plus Samsung TV's still don't support DTS until they do they are no good to me Another painting on another wall sums this pointless TV up.

@droolguy 17 күн бұрын

Really not super expensive for something that you can tailor to the design of your living space. Most pieces of art it's same size (if you replaced the TV with an actual one) cost as much or well in excess of what the TV does. Even from relatively no-name artists. I think you underestimate how much effort goes into some interior design, and how much art costs in general.