Another year, another Samsung The Frame TV. Samsung's engineers and tastemakers have developed another iteration of the long-running Frame series, their lifestyle TV designed to mimic a picture frame and blend seamlessly into its surroundings. I had heard in early 2021 that a new model was coming, and it's been on the market for a while too, although the quirks of lockouts and service schedules have meant I've only seen it now on no one. As we reported in January, the 2021 Frame TV sees Samsung fine-tuning its aesthetic vision of the range, with a body thinner than ever at just 24,9mm thick, almost half the 45,8mm of the 2020 model. how much of a difference the new slim form factor makes for Samsung The Frame. Having recently moved, I've made a number of piecemeal decorating decisions, deciding where to place chairs, desks, cabinets, paintings or prints, and I'm amazed that Samsung's designer TV is now as thin as the picture frames I own. I was suspended in my new home. Rather than feel like a TV struggling with its own size and scale, as previous iterations of The Frame could, the new 2021 release finally delivers on Samsung's transformative ambition for the product.
(Image credit: Avenir) The frame uses a magnetic metal case to which you can attach customizable outer frames, allowing you to vary the color, shape, and frame design of your frame. Whether you want a simple white finish or a more swanky red design, there are plenty of options to choose from. And considering how easily these glasses can be removed and changed, you might want some of them to change up The Frame's look year-round; fashion trends tend to be seasonal, after all. It is this level of customization that allows you to become invisible, blending in with the color of your walls or the collection of paintings hanging in a hallway. You might want to put it in the spotlight in your living room, right in front of a sofa, but even then, the frame can disappear when needed, displaying artwork in a decor-appropriate frame.
Playing with perspective
(Image credit: Avenir) Samsung's frame doesn't offer the best-performing images on the market; its onboard lighting system allows for an inconsistent glow, while skin tones can be particularly muted, something more noticeable on live TV shows, rather than the dappled paintwork of a Van art piece. Gogh. But it's worth paying attention to the fact that instead of improving image quality, Samsung researched the things that make the frame unique and only improved its unique selling point: a display for those who want a frame on place of an image. central. Samsung The Frame TV (2021) starts at $499 / £499 (around AU$800) for a 32-inch size and is available in sizes up to 75-inches.