Our clients keep asking the same question: is there a real alternative to Samsung The Frame, or is the original still the one to buy? For 2026 the honest answer is that there are now two. The LG Gallery TV matches the Frame move for move, matte mini LED panel, frame in the box, an art mode tuned with museum curators, and the Hisense CanvasTV delivers the same wall-worthy effect in five sizes for far less. The TCL NXTVISION wins on sheer screen per dollar, and the Amazon Ember Artline arrives with two thousand artworks included, free. Samsung answers with its strongest pair yet: the 2026 Frame in seven sizes up to 98 inches, and the Frame Pro, whose wireless connection box means the only cable on the wall is power.
One thing before the list, because it is the entire category in a sentence: what makes an art TV convincing is the surface of the screen, not the software behind it. A glossy panel showing a Monet looks like a mirror wearing a costume. A matte panel scatters light the way paper does, and the painting suddenly holds up from across the room. Every pick below has that matte surface. Everything else, the art libraries, the mounts, the wiring, is where they pull apart, and it is how the rest of this guide is organized: the originals first, then the alternatives worth their price, then the one accessory that outperforms every spec on the page.
| Art TV | Screen | Sizes | Price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung The Frame (LS03HE) | Glare Free QLED | 43″ to 98″ | Starting at $1097.99 | Shop → |
| Samsung The Frame Pro (LS03HW) | Glare Free Neo QLED | 55″ to 85″ | Starting at $1297.99 | Shop → |
| LG Gallery TV (LX7B) | Matte QNED Mini LED | 55″, 65″ | Starting at $899.99 | Shop → |
| Hisense CanvasTV (S7SG) | Hi-Matte QLED | 50″ to 85″ | Starting at $649.99 | Shop → |
| TCL NXTVISION (A300W) | QLED | 55″ to 85″ | Starting at $897.99 | Shop → |
| Amazon Ember Artline | Antiglare QLED | 55″, 65″ | Starting at $699.98 | Shop → |
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The Original
Samsung's 2026 pair: The Frame in seven sizes from 43 to 98 inches, and The Frame Pro with Neo QLED and the Wireless One Connect Box.
Samsung The Frame LS03HE 4K QLED Art TV (2026)
The one everything else is measured against, in its current 2026 form. The Glare Free screen is the whole trick: it scatters light the way paper does, so a painting reads as a print rather than a picture behind glass. Art Mode pulls from an Art Store of more than five thousand museum works, a motion sensor wakes the display when someone walks into the room, and the Slim Fit wall mount comes in the box. This generation moved the connections into the panel itself on most sizes, with the 43 and 50 inch keeping the separate One Connect Box, and the bezel accepts snap-on frames in wood and metal finishes. Seven sizes run from 43 inches to a mural-scale 98.
Best For
Buyers who want the original with the deepest art library and the most sizes to choose from, from a bedroom 43 inch to a statement 98 inch
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Samsung The Frame Pro LS03HW Neo QLED Art TV (2026)
The step-up Frame, for the household that watches as much as it displays. The Pro swaps the standard panel for mini LED Neo QLED, which is the difference between a screen that looks like art when it is off and one that also earns its wall during movie night. The bigger story is the Wireless One Connect Box: every input lives in a separate box that talks to the panel over the air, so the only wire reaching the wall is power. It runs 4K at 144Hz for gaming, ships with the Slim Fit mount, and comes in 55 through 85 inches.
Best For
Serious movie and sports watchers who refuse to trade picture quality for the art look, and anyone whose wall layout makes cable routing a headache
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The Dupes
The real alternatives: the LG Gallery TV as a true equal, Hisense CanvasTV for value across five sizes, TCL NXTVISION for size per dollar, and Amazon Ember Artline for the included art library.
LG Gallery TV LX7B Mini LED 4K Art TV with Frame (2026)
LG's direct answer to The Frame, and it arrived built for the job rather than adapted to it. The Gallery TV pairs a matte anti-glare screen with a mini LED QNED panel and ships with the Snow White frame in the box, so there is nothing extra to order before it hangs. Its Gallery Mode was developed alongside museum curators, tuning brightness and color to where a painting wants them rather than where a movie does, with LG Gallery+ supplying the artwork. AI upscaling, Filmmaker Mode and HDR10 handle the evenings. Two sizes, 55 and 65 inches, aimed squarely at the two sizes most walls actually take.
Best For
Cross-shoppers weighing the Frame on equal terms, households already on webOS and LG remotes, and anyone who wants the frame included at the flagship level
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Hisense CanvasTV S7 4K Art TV (S7SG, 2026)
The value pick of the category, refreshed for 2026 with a wider size run than ever. Hisense calls its panel a Hi-Matte Display with an anti-glare surface, which is the single feature that separates a real art TV from a television showing a picture, and both the frame and the ultraslim wall mount come in the box. It runs Google TV, carries Dolby Vision HDR, and holds 144Hz for gaming. Five sizes now, from a new 50 inch through 85 inches, which means the CanvasTV covers more walls than any other dupe on this page. Beside real framed prints it holds its own, which is the only test that matters here.
Best For
First-time art TV buyers, value hunters who want the matte panel without the flagship price, and gamers who need 144Hz on the sly
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TCL NXTVISION Picture Frame Art TV (A300W)
The one that leans furniture rather than gadget, now sold under the NXTVISION name after launching as the NXTFRAME. TCL builds it around a picture-frame body just over an inch deep, with an off-white designer bezel and a magnetic light-wood frame both included, plus a flush wall mount in the box. Behind the frame sits a QLED 4K HDR panel with Google TV, 120Hz for sport and gaming, and Dolby Atmos audio. Four sizes from 55 to 85 inches, and at the big end it delivers more framed screen per dollar than anything else in the category.
Best For
Buyers chasing the largest screen for the money, Google TV households, and anyone who wants the frame, bezel and flush mount handled in one box
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Amazon Ember Artline 4K QLED Art TV with Fire TV
The newcomer, and the one with the most disarming pitch: more than two thousand works of art come free with the TV, no subscription attached. The panel is an antiglare 4K QLED, Fire TV and Alexa+ are built in, and Dolby Vision handles the evenings. Where the others give you one frame, the Artline snaps into any of ten finishes, from walnut and teak to midnight blue and pale gold, so the frame matches the room rather than the other way around. Two sizes, 55 and 65 inches. In a household that already talks to Alexa, this is the art TV that needs the least explaining.
Best For
Fire TV and Alexa households, anyone who wants the art library included on day one, and buyers matching the frame to a specific room palette
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The Upgrade
The single accessory that sells the whole effect, whichever art TV ends up on the wall.
Deco TV Frames 65" Antique Gold Frame for Samsung The Frame
The accessory that does more for the illusion than any spec on this page. The bezels that ship with an art TV are deliberately plain, and a real ornate frame is what stops guests reading the wall as a television. Deco builds these for every size of Samsung The Frame and The Frame Pro, model years 2021 through 2026, in an antique gold that looks like it came off a gallery wall rather than out of an electronics box. Buy the frame that matches the room, not the TV.
Best For
Frame and Frame Pro owners who want the wall to read as a genuine artwork, especially in traditional and maximalist rooms
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How to choose an art TV in four questions
Is the screen matte? This is the whole category in one question. Samsung calls it Glare Free, Hisense a Hi-Matte Display, Amazon an antiglare display, and LG a matte anti-glare screen. A standard glossy TV in a wooden frame will still look like a TV, whatever the marketing says.
Where do the cables go? The 2026 Frame Pro settles this with its Wireless One Connect Box: inputs live in a separate box that reaches the panel over the air, so only power touches the wall. The standard 2026 Frame builds its connections into the panel, which keeps things simple but means planning the outlet placement. For any of the dupes, cables run to the screen itself, so plan an in-wall channel or a raceway painted to match, or the illusion breaks at the bottom corner.
Is the mount included? Flush mounting is what sells the effect, and a standard bracket holds a TV two or three inches off the wall. Samsung ships its Slim Fit mount with both Frames, Hisense includes an ultraslim mount and the frame, and TCL packs a flush mount plus a magnetic wood frame. Budget for one if it is not in the box.
Which frame will it wear? The bezel that ships with any of these is intentionally simple. Swapping in a real frame, like the antique gold Deco frame, is the smallest upgrade with the biggest payoff, and it is what makes visitors ask which gallery the piece came from.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The Bottom Line
The real decision at 65 inches is a three-way one, between the Samsung Frame, the LG Gallery TV and the Hisense CanvasTV, all purpose-built art TVs with matte screens. Samsung earns its price on the Art Store and the deepest size run in the category, the LG counters with a mini LED panel and a curator-tuned Gallery Mode with the frame included, and the Hisense delivers the same effect for the least money with the frame and slim mount both in the box. Take the Frame Pro when picture quality and a one-cable wall both matter, the TCL NXTVISION at 75 or 85 inches for the most wall for the money, the Ember Artline in a Fire TV house, and the 98 inch Frame when the wall calls for a mural. Whichever lands there, the Deco antique gold frame is the upgrade that finishes it.
An art TV only works as well as the wall around it. See our RH Cloud sofa dupes for the seating that usually sits beneath it, and the arched cabinets guide for the storage that flanks it.
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