The Best Samsung Frame TV Alternatives in 2026

The best Samsung Frame TV alternative for most buyers is the 2026 Hisense CanvasTV: it has a matte screen, free artwork with no subscription, a teak frame in the box, and it was $999.99 at 65 inches at Best Buy on November 8, 2026. If you want a better picture than the standard Frame, Samsung's own Frame Pro is the step up, and TCL's A300L and LG's Gallery TV are the other framed televisions worth comparing.

All of those are televisions first and art displays second. If what you want is art made for the wall, a dedicated display is a different purchase: the Layer Canvas is a $6,999 square that renders generative art live on its own processor, with a curated collection by named artists. This guide covers both, with every price checked on the maker's own site (or, for Hisense, the retailer it points to) on November 8, 2026. For the full head-to-head, see Layer vs Samsung Frame, and for subscriptions side by side, our guide to art TV alternatives goes deeper.

Key takeaways

• The Hisense CanvasTV 2026 is the value pick: $999.99 at 65 inches at Best Buy, a Hi-Matte screen, free artwork with no subscription, and a teak frame included. RTINGS names it the best budget frame TV.
• Samsung's Frame Pro is the step up: Mini LED, a matte screen and a Wireless One Connect box, $1,999.99 at 65 inches at regular price ($1,499.99 on sale on November 8). RTINGS ranks it the best frame TV it has tested.
• TCL now sells its frame TV in the US as the A300L Designer Series, $1,499.99 at 65 inches at regular price ($999.99 on sale). TCL's US store does not list the NXTFrame Pro.
• LG's Gallery TV is $999.99 at 65 inches on LG.com with a frame included, but RTINGS rates its picture significantly worse than the Hisense.
• Samsung Art Store costs $4.99 a month, with 30 free works a month. LG Gallery+ has a free version and a paid premium tier. Hisense and TCL include free art libraries.
• If you want art first and a TV second, the Layer Canvas ($6,999 plus tax, shipping mid-2027, US pre-orders only) is a square display built for art, with a collection valued at $3 million.

What is the best Samsung Frame TV alternative?

The Hisense CanvasTV 2026 is the best alternative for most people, because it delivers the Frame's core look (matte screen, flush mount, art mode, interchangeable frame) for less money and with no art subscription. RTINGS, which buys and lab-tests the TVs it recommends, names it the best budget frame TV in its guide updated November 4, 2026 (RTINGS).

The right answer still depends on what you are optimizing for:

• Lowest price with the frame look: Hisense CanvasTV ($999.99 at 65 inches at Best Buy) or LG Gallery TV ($999.99 at 65 inches on LG.com).
• Best picture and cleanest install: Samsung The Frame Pro, with a wireless connection box so only power runs to the wall.
• The original, in the most sizes: Samsung The Frame, from 32 to 98 inches.
• A thin all-in-one design with a frame in the box: TCL A300L Designer Series.
• Art first, made for the wall rather than for television: the Layer Canvas.

What is the best art TV in 2026?

The best art TV in 2026 is Samsung's The Frame Pro, and the best value is the Hisense CanvasTV 2026. Those are RTINGS' two picks in its frame TV guide updated November 4, 2026: "The Samsung The Frame Pro 2026 is the best frame TV we've tested," and "The best budget Frame TV we've tested is the Hisense CanvasTV 2026" (RTINGS).

An art TV, also sold as a frame TV, is a television with a matte screen, a slim wall mount and an art mode that shows paintings or photographs while the set is off. If you want the art itself to be the point rather than a screensaver for a television, a dedicated display is the other route, covered in our guide to the best digital art frames and displays.

How do the Frame TV alternatives compare?

Prices last verified November 8, 2026, on each maker's own US store, except Hisense, whose product page lists no price and points to retailers, so its price is Best Buy's. Regular price is shown first, with the November 8 sale price in parentheses where there was one.

What makes a TV a "Frame TV"?

A Frame TV is a television designed to look like framed art when it is off: a matte screen that cuts glare, an art mode that shows paintings or photos, a mount that holds it flat to the wall, and a bezel you can swap. RTINGS sums up the category the same way and adds two practical checks: whether the wall mount is included and whether a subscription is required to reach the artwork (RTINGS).

Every television in this guide meets that definition. Samsung includes a slim-fit wall mount with The Frame (Samsung), Hisense an UltraSlim Wall Mount (Hisense), and TCL a flush wall mount (TCL). The differences that matter are price, picture quality, the cost of the art, and how the cables reach the wall.

Samsung, Hisense and LG also sense the room. The Frame turns on when someone enters and adjusts brightness and color to the room's light, the CanvasTV powers on when you are nearby, and the LG Gallery TV has Auto Brightness Control (LG).

Is the Hisense CanvasTV a good Samsung Frame alternative?

Yes. The Hisense CanvasTV is the strongest-value Frame alternative, with a matte screen, a teak frame in the box, free artwork and no subscription. The 2026 model comes in 50, 55, 65, 75 and 85 inches, has a Hi-Matte Display Hisense says is designed to eliminate glare, a native 144Hz refresh rate, Google TV and 2.0.2-channel sound (Hisense).

Hisense's product page shows no price and sends shoppers to retailers. At Best Buy on November 8, 2026, the 65-inch 2026 model (65S7SG) was $999.99, marked as a holiday deal against a comparable value of $1,999.99 (Best Buy). That is $500 less than the 65-inch 2026 Frame at Samsung's regular price, and the frame is included: the CanvasTV ships with teak, with white or walnut sold separately.

The art side is simpler than Samsung's. Hisense describes a curated collection of masterpieces plus your own uploads, and when it launched CanvasTV it described Art Mode's artworks as free (Hisense). RTINGS confirms there is no subscription service and calls the free selection more limited than Samsung's.

The trade-off is picture quality. RTINGS found the CanvasTV lacks local dimming, is less bright and is significantly less color-accurate than the Frame Pro, while still rating it good in a bright room with a similar anti-reflective coating. Its inputs sit on the back of the TV, so cables run to the wall.

Is the TCL NXTFrame still sold?

TCL still sells its frame TV in the US, but under new names: the 2025 line is now the NXTVISION A300W, and the 2026 model is the A300L Designer Series Picture Frame TV (TCL A300W). On November 8, 2026, TCL's US store listed the A300L in 55, 65 and 75 inches, with the 65-inch at $1,499.99 regular and $999.99 on sale (TCL A300L).

The A300L is 1.1 inches deep with its electronics built in, so there is no external box, and it includes a light wood magnetic frame and a flush wall mount. TCL lists an Ultra Matte anti-glare screen, QLED 4K with Dolby Vision, a native 144Hz refresh rate, Google TV and AirPlay 2. For art, TCL says it comes with a curated Art Library, AI-generated art and a personal photo mode, and the product page lists no art subscription price.

The 2025 A300W is still on TCL's store in 55, 75 and 85 inches, with the 65-inch marked unavailable on November 8. The NXTFrame Pro, which TCL's global site lists as the A300 Pro with a Bang & Olufsen soundbar (TCL Global), did not appear in TCL's US store on November 8, 2026, so we have left it out of the comparison.

Is LG's Gallery TV worth considering?

LG's Gallery TV is worth considering only if price and LG's platform matter more than picture quality. It is LG's first frame-style TV, sold in 55 and 65 inches on LG.com, both at $999.99 on November 8, 2026, with Mini LED backlighting, a matte display and a snow white frame included (LG).

Its art comes through LG Gallery+, which LG says has a free version on LG TVs, while the full premium version needs a monthly subscription; the service lists more than 5,000 works, including pieces from The Met (LG Newsroom). LG.com was offering three free months of Gallery+ Premium with select art TVs, but neither the product page nor that release states the monthly premium price, so we could not verify it.

The reason to hesitate is the picture. RTINGS lists the Gallery TV as a notable mention and calls it a disappointing option with significantly worse picture quality than the Hisense CanvasTV (RTINGS). At the same $999.99 for 65 inches, the Hisense is the safer buy.

Is the Samsung Frame Pro worth the extra money?

The Frame Pro is worth it if you will watch a lot of television on it or want the tidiest install, because it is the best-performing art TV in RTINGS' testing and the only one here with a wireless connection box. Samsung calls it "our most advanced Art TV" and builds it on Neo QLED with mini LEDs, a matte screen and a Wireless One Connect box, in 55, 65, 75 and 85 inches (Samsung).

At 65 inches it is $1,999.99 at regular price, $500 more than the standard Frame, and it was $1,499.99 on sale on November 8, 2026. RTINGS credits it with high peak brightness and an anti-reflective coating that keeps dim scenes clear in a bright room, and points readers who do not need the wireless box to the cheaper standard Frame.

The standard 2026 Frame is QLED rather than Neo QLED and keeps its ports in the TV body (Samsung). It is the only option here at 98 inches, and Samsung still sells older 32-inch and 43-inch Frames, with the 32-inch at $599.99 and Full HD rather than 4K (Samsung). On both Frames the customizable bezel is extra: a 2026 bezel for the 65-inch was $199.99 (Samsung).

Do art TVs need an art subscription?

No art TV in this guide requires a subscription to show art, but Samsung and LG charge for their full libraries. Samsung's Art Store is $4.99 a month for unlimited access to more than 4,000 works, refreshed weekly, and without paying, a Frame shows 30 works a month through Art Store Streams (Samsung).

Art Store is no longer limited to the Frame. Samsung says its 2026 compatible models include the R95H, S95H, QN80H, QN70H and M80H as well as The Frame and The Frame Pro (Samsung Newsroom). If you already own a recent Samsung TV, check the list before buying a second screen.

Hisense and TCL include free collections, and LG offers a free tier of Gallery+ with a paid premium tier. Samsung, Hisense and TCL also let you show your own photos.

What does each option cost over three years?

Over three years, the cheapest framed TV here costs about a tenth of a Layer Canvas with its subscription, which is the clearest way to see that they are different purchases. These totals use regular prices from the table, before tax, and the 36-month cost of each art subscription:

Sale prices narrow the art TV totals further: on November 8, the 65-inch Frame was $1,199.99 and the TCL A300L $999.99.

Do art TVs have worse picture quality than regular TVs?

Some do, and the cheaper ones most. RTINGS found the Hisense CanvasTV has no local dimming and is less bright and less color-accurate than the Frame Pro, and it rates the LG Gallery TV's picture significantly worse than the Hisense (RTINGS).

The Frame Pro is the exception in this group: RTINGS rates its brightness and anti-reflective coating highly. If television picture quality matters most to you and the frame look is a bonus, RTINGS itself suggests also looking at its bright-room and 4K TV picks, which drop the frame entirely.

Do you need a One Connect box?

You need a connection box only if you want no device cables running to the TV itself. The Frame Pro's Wireless One Connect lets you put the box and your devices elsewhere in the room, so only power runs to the screen (RTINGS).

The standard 2026 Frame, the Hisense CanvasTV and the TCL A300L all build their ports into the TV. That keeps the price down but means HDMI cables run to the wall, so plan an in-wall cable route before mounting.

What if you want art first and a TV second?

If you want art first, buy a display built for art rather than a television with an art mode, and that is where the Layer Canvas sits. The Canvas is a 43.3-inch square (a 59-inch diagonal screen) at 2160 x 2160, with a Quantum Dot Mini-LED backlight, 1,000 nits peak brightness, more than 100% of DCI-P3 and an anti-reflection, anti-glare, anti-fingerprint finish. Layer Canvas is not a television.

The difference that matters most is how the art reaches the screen. Every art TV above shows image files: paintings, photographs, your own uploads. The Canvas renders generative works live on its own processor, a 3.2 GHz CPU with a GPU, rather than playing back video, so a piece is being made as you watch it. Our explainer on living art covers what that means, and What Is a Digital Canvas? explains how dedicated displays differ from TVs.

The art comes from Layer Curation, $99 a month: more than 250 works, with more added every month, by artists including Casey Reas, Zach Lieberman, Leander Herzog and JERES. Layer describes the collection as valued at $3 million. An Art Intelligence engine decides what shows and when. On the artists' side, Layer says "Artists on Layer earn ongoing royalties based on how long their work is viewed, through Layer's ViewTime model."

The Canvas is $6,999 plus applicable taxes, reserved with a $99 deposit that is fully refundable until your unit ships, and pre-order units are limited. Units are expected to ship in mid-2027, and pre-orders are US only. For a canvas on the wall now, the Founder Edition is $22,000, limited to 125 units, available now, with three years of Layer Curation, a two-year warranty and white-glove installation support.

If that is the wall you want, you can reserve a Layer Canvas for a refundable $99.

When is an art TV the better choice than Layer?

An art TV is the better choice whenever you need a television, a lower price, a different size or something on the wall this year. Be clear about which of these applies to you:

• Budget: a 65-inch Hisense CanvasTV was $999.99 on November 8, 2026. The Layer Canvas is $6,999 plus $99 a month for Curation.
• Watching TV: every art TV here is a smart television. The Canvas is not a television, so you would still need one.
• Size and shape: art TVs run from 32 to 98 inches across this guide. The Canvas comes in one size, a 43.3-inch square.
• Availability: art TVs ship now. Canvas pre-orders are expected to ship in mid-2027, and the Founder Edition, available now, is $22,000.
• Location: Canvas pre-orders are open in the US only.
• Classic paintings: Samsung's Art Store lists more than 4,000 works and LG Gallery+ more than 5,000, including museum collections. Layer Curation's 250+ works are digital and generative art by working artists.

If any of those decides it, buy the art TV that fits your budget: the Hisense CanvasTV for value, the Frame Pro for picture quality, the standard Frame for the widest range of sizes. If none of them does, and what you want is art made for the wall, the Canvas is the step up.

How did we compare them?

We checked every price, size and feature on the maker's own US website on November 8, 2026: samsung.com, us.tcl.com and lg.com, plus hisense.com for the CanvasTV's specifications. Hisense's product page lists no price, so its price comes from Best Buy, the retailer Hisense points to, on the same day. We compare at 65 inches because every art TV here is sold at that size, and we show regular prices with that day's sale prices alongside, since sale prices change often.

For picture quality we relied on RTINGS, which buys the TVs it tests and updated its frame TV recommendations on November 4, 2026. We left out products we could not verify as currently sold in the US, including TCL's NXTFrame Pro. Layer facts come from Layer's own pre-order, Curation and Founder Edition pages.

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