TCL has released its reply to Samsung’s celebrated The Frame TV. Known arsenic The TCL NXTFrame, it comes in 55-, 65-, 75-, and 85-inch sizes, arsenic good arsenic in some a regular and “pro” version, pinch prices starting astatine $1,500. The 3 smallest sizes are disposable starting August 5, pinch The 85-inch models showing up in stores and online in September. TCL claims The NXTFrame is The world’s thinnest “All-In-One” TV, pinch a 1.1-inch heavy chassis connected The 55- to 75-inch models.
The NXTFrame and NXTFrame Pro are identical in position of The TV portion, pinch The Pro models getting The added use of a 3.1.2 soundbar and wireless subwoofer strategy that has been co-engineered by TCL and Bang & Olufsen (B&O). TCL says that The audio strategy uses B&O’s BeoSonic,”a proprietary integer interface, which allows customers to seamlessly customize and refine their sound experience.”
With aliases without The Pro model’s B&O enhancements, The NXTFrame supports Dolby Atmos via its built-in 20-watt speakers.
Similar to Samsung’s The Frame and Hisense’s CanvasTV, TCL’s NXTFrame is designed to beryllium flush-mounted to The wall and comes pinch mounting hardware in The box. Unlike The CanvasTV, however, you won’t besides get regular array feet included — TCL sells these arsenic a $150 accessory. It besides sells a movable level guidelines that Can location The TV and The Pro model’s soundbar, for $700.
Helping The NXTFrame pinch its dual domiciled arsenic a TV and a integer assemblage show is its matte anti-glare screen. The TV is framed pinch a achromatic bezel that TCL says will lucifer astir decor, but it besides ships pinch a ray wood-colored magnetic framework that Can beryllium snapped connected to springiness The TV an wholly different look. Both Samsung and Hisense connection magnetic frames, but complaint other for them.
It has a preloaded creation room pinch adjustable matting styles for different sizes, finishes, and colors. There are besides respective fixed and mobility individual photograph assemblage options, arsenic good arsenic a surface saver mode and inheritance euphony capability. Curiously, The NXTFrame besides has an “AI Art” characteristic that creates unsocial useful of creation by asking you a fewer questions to customize The options to curate a customized experience.
The NXTFrame’s 4K QLED sheet is compatible pinch Dolby Vision IQ, HDR10, HDR10+, and HLG, and supports 120Hz/144Hz adaptable refresh complaint (VRR), positive further Motion Rate 480 mobility smoothing. There TV has an Auto Game Mode, AMD FreeSync Premium, and 240 VRR for gaming.
The TV is powered by Google TV and has support for a assortment of streaming and smart location technologies, including Apple AirPlay 2, Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant, and Apple HomeKit.
Editor: Naga