# Samsung Frame TV

10 Hacker News commenters recommended Samsung Frame TV and 11 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 8 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for its matte, art-like look and casual TV watching. Main caveat: it shows ads in the app bar.

## Why people recommend it

- Looks good as wall art (3 comments): "the experience of using a Frame-style TV in an otherwise well-designed room is legitimately quite nice" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46607015)) "esthetically pleasing, high picture quality" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50330872)) "I like the matte look of the Frame a lot" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48638213))
- Good for casual TV watching (2 comments): "It's a great product if you aren't someone who obsesses over picture quality" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50189040)) "This doesn't really bother me. I just use my TV to watch Netflix." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46855005))

## What people warn about

- Ads in the app bar (2 comments): "shows ads in the app bar and you cannot disable/remove them" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46851338)) "it will probably start snitching and/or delivering ads" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49415162))
- Software draws complaints (2 comments): "I don't want to go back to the Frame's software." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48541197)) "the software on them is trash" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50233492))
- Backlight and component failures (2 comments): "they both just keep deteriorating to the point they are pretty useless" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48541339)) "my 2018 Samsung Frame TV that's having some type of backlight failure" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50190241))
- Pricey, with paid art subscription (2 comments): "constantly pesters about $15 monthly subscription to change the art on the display" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50331522)) "it's like $600-$1000 markup to get the Frame tv" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46255789))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [LG smart TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/lg-smart-tv.md): 57 recommend
- [Samsung TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/samsung-tv.md): 37 recommend
- [Sony Bravia TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/sony-bravia-tv.md): 19 recommend
- [TCL TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/tcl-tv.md): 17 recommend
- [Roku TV](https://hackerapproved.com/p/roku-tv.md): 14 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Samsung+The+Frame+TV+65+inch&tag=YOURTAG-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.samsung.com/us/lifestyle-tvs/the-frame/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Samsung Frame TV", https://hackerapproved.com/p/samsung-frame-tv/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).