Samsung Frame TV

What hackers pick instead

• LG smart TVOwners praise the picture quality and say the TV works well when kept offline; the most common caveat is intrusive software and data collection.57recommend
• Samsung TVRecommended for picture quality, simple remotes and long life, especially used offline as a dumb display. Common caveat: ads, data collection and forced updates.37recommend
• Sony Bravia TVOwners say the TV keeps working well for many years, especially when never connected to the internet. Critics agree the smart interface has ads, lag and no security updates.19recommend
• TCL TVRecommended for value and a basic TV mode; critics warn of tracking, Google terms and laggy input on some models.17recommend
• Roku TVRecommended for its clean, ad-free interface and working as a plain display offline. Critics mainly cite slow startup and a sluggish interface.14recommend

Every quote

The 21 most detailed of 21 comments. Each links to the original.

1. the experience of using a Frame-style TV in an otherwise well-designed room is legitimately quite nice

   Recommends · Jan 2026 · in “The Inevitable Rise of the Art TV”

2. It's a great product if you aren't someone who obsesses over picture quality

   Recommends · Oct 2026 · in “CleanFrame: A quieter home screen for Samsung The Frame”

3. This doesn't really bother me. I just use my TV to watch Netflix.

   Mixed · Feb 2026 · in “Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device”

4. shows ads in the app bar and you cannot disable/remove them

   Mixed · Feb 2026 · in “Nvidia's 10-year effort to make the Shield TV the most updated Android device”

5. esthetically pleasing, high picture quality

   Recommends · Nov 2026 · in “Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy?”

6. I like the matte look of the Frame a lot

   Mixed · Jun 2026 · in “Nearly Half of LG Smart TV Apps Contain Residential Proxy SDKs”

7. constantly pesters about $15 monthly subscription to change the art on the display

   Criticizes · Nov 2026 · in “Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy?”

8. they both just keep deteriorating to the point they are pretty useless

   Criticizes · Jun 2026 · in “Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal”

9. my 2018 Samsung Frame TV that's having some type of backlight failure

   Criticizes · Oct 2026 · in “The Rise and Fall of the Plasma Screen”

10. it will probably start snitching and/or delivering ads

    Criticizes · Aug 2026 · in “Everything I own, owned”

11. I don't want to go back to the Frame's software.

    Criticizes · Jun 2026 · in “Fox to Buy Roku Streaming Service in $22B Deal”

12. it's like $600-$1000 markup to get the Frame tv

    Criticizes · Dec 2025 · in “LG TV's new software update installed MS Copilot, which cannot be deleted”

13. the software on them is trash

    Criticizes · Oct 2026 · in “Root shell on Samsung TV”

14. Something like samsung frame tv might be better option.

    Recommends · Sep 2026 · in “Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations”

15. Just yesterday I hacked my Samsung Frame tv.

    Mixed · Oct 2026 · in “Root shell on Samsung TV”

16. it shows up on the TV a few moments later

    Recommends · Aug 2026 · in “Everything I own, owned”

17. it's inconsistent for some reason

    Mixed · Dec 2025 · in “Fix HDMI-CEC weirdness with a Raspberry Pi and a $7 cable”

18. Samsung would only proceed with organising a repair if I updated the firmware to the latest version.

    Criticizes · Oct 2026 · in “CleanFrame: A quieter home screen for Samsung The Frame”

19. My wife is absolutely in love with the Samsung Frame TV, therefore we have one (much to my dismay).

    Criticizes · Jan 2026 · in “State of the Fin 2026-01-06 – Jellyfin”

20. early Frame models had fans which could be quite audible

    Criticizes · Jan 2026 · in “The Inevitable Rise of the Art TV”

21. which I'd love to get rid of

    Criticizes · Jul 2026 · in “Nearly Half of LG Smart TV Apps Contain Residential Proxy SDKs”