Frame TV guides

Everything we learned putting a thousand pieces of art on Samsung Frame TVs – and on the LG, Sony, TCL and Hisense TVs that copy the idea. Written for owners, not for Samsung.

Using your Frame TV

How to get art onto the TV and make it look right

Art for any TV: how to turn your TV into a picture frame

How to display art on any TV – LG, Sony, TCL, Hisense, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast or USB – and turn a normal TV into a digital art frame.

Frame TV art size and dimensions: the exact specs that work

The right size for Samsung Frame TV art is 3840×2160 (16:9). Resolution by model, aspect ratio, file type and size, mattes, vertical art and how to resize.

How to add photos to a Samsung Frame TV

Add your own photos to a Samsung Frame TV in minutes: SmartThings app steps, USB import, iPhone tips, photo filters, mattes and how to make snapshots look like art.

How to make Frame TV art look real (not like a screen)

The exact Samsung Frame TV settings – brightness, colour tone, motion sensor, matte – plus the kind of art that passes as a real painting in Art Mode.

How to upload art to a Samsung Frame TV

Step-by-step: add your own art to a Samsung Frame TV with the SmartThings app, a USB stick or an iPhone, plus file size, matte and troubleshooting tips.

TV screensaver art: how to show paintings instead of a black screen

How to set art as a TV screensaver or wallpaper on Samsung, LG, Sony, Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV and Google TV, with free art images and the settings that keep it on.

The best TV art apps – and when you don't need one

TV art apps compared: SmartThings for the Frame, Amazon Photos on Fire TV, Apple TV Photos, Google Photos ambient mode, Roku channels, YouTube – and the USB way.

How to add art to a Samsung Frame TV from an iPhone

iPhone steps for adding art to a Samsung Frame TV: SmartThings setup, saving downloads from Files to Photos, HEIC, AirDrop, and fixes for uploads that fail.

How to change art on a Samsung Frame TV (and rotate, favourite and search it)

Change the art on a Samsung Frame TV from the remote or SmartThings, favourite pieces, set an automatic slideshow rotation, and search and manage My Collection.

How to download Frame TV art (from Etsy or this site) and get it on your TV

Where Etsy digital downloads go, how to unzip Frame TV art on a phone or computer, save it to Photos, and upload it to a Samsung Frame TV or any other TV.

What is a Frame TV?

What a Frame TV is, how Samsung The Frame's Art Mode works, what it costs, sizes, who makes Frame TVs and alternatives, and whether any TV can become a frame TV.

Art Mode troubleshooting

Fixes for the problems people search for most

Frame TV art keeps turning off: how to keep Art Mode on

Why Samsung Frame TV art keeps turning off or won't stay in Art Mode – motion sensor, sleep after, night mode, Apple TV/HDMI-CEC, eco timers – and how to keep it on.

Samsung Frame TV Art Mode settings, explained

Every Samsung Frame TV Art Mode setting – brightness, colour tone, sleep after, motion detector, night mode, slideshow, matte – where it lives and the best value.

Frame TV Art Mode not working: stuck, not loading, art not showing

Fix Samsung Frame TV Art Mode not working: stuck in Art Mode, Art Store not loading or 'temporarily unavailable', art not showing or too small, and reset options.

Frame TV art too bright (or too dark): how to adjust Art Mode brightness

How to change Art Mode brightness on a Samsung Frame TV: the brightness slider, brightness sensor, colour tone and night mode, and why art looks too bright or dim.

How to turn Art Mode on or off on a Samsung Frame TV

Turn Art Mode on, off or disable it entirely on a Samsung Frame TV: the power-button trick, the settings toggle, and fixing a Frame that will not enter Art Mode.

How much power does a Frame TV use in Art Mode?

Samsung Frame TV Art Mode power consumption by size, what it costs per year, how the motion sensor, sleep timer and brightness change it, plus slideshow settings.

Music in Art Mode, Apple TV, Alexa and Chromecast with a Samsung Frame TV

Can the Frame TV play music in Art Mode? How Apple TV, Chromecast, Alexa and Plex interact with Art Mode, HDMI-CEC settings, and the Bluetooth speaker workaround.

Samsung Art Store, Etsy & alternatives

What things cost and how the options compare

The Samsung Art Store alternative: buy Frame TV art once instead of renting it

Samsung Art Store vs buying Frame TV art: subscription cost, what the Store includes, its free art, and how a one-time 1,000-design bundle compares.

Samsung Art Store subscription cost: what the Frame TV art subscription really costs

Samsung Art Store price ($4.99/month, $49.99/year), free trial length, Costco bundles, how to cancel, whether coupons exist, and cheaper ways to get Frame TV art.

Etsy Frame TV art: how to buy it well

Buying Frame TV art on Etsy: the resolution and aspect-ratio checks that matter, fair prices, how downloads work, and how singles compare with a 1,000-design bundle.

What art comes with the Samsung Frame TV?

What art is included with a Samsung Frame TV: preloaded pieces, the free Art Store rotation, the trial, what you get without paying, and how to add your own.

Buying guides

Which TV, which frame, which alternative

Decor & inspiration

Frame TV gallery wall ideas: how to make the TV disappear among the art

Frame TV gallery wall ideas for living room and bedroom: 12 layouts, matching frames and mattes, hanging height, and what art to show so the TV blends in.

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