Samsung Frame TV Art mode vs Ambient mode: what you get in the 2021 model
Published June 13, 2023, 1:20 p.m. by Bethany
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The samsung Frame TV is probably one of the most popular TVs out there today. Thanks to its construction where it’s made to look like art hanging on a wall, plus its artistic features like Art Mode and ambient Mode, this TV has the extremely unique ability to completely disappear into your space.
But what exactly re you getting with these design-focused features, and what can you do with them? We’ll take a look…
The truth is, while the 4K video resolution of this TV is important, that’d probably not the primary reason you’re looking at the Frame. The Frame can display art, paintings, photography and moving art too. These features are grouped into two different streams; there’s Art Mode and ambient Mode.
samsung Art Mode
Art Mode is what sets this TV apart from pretty much all other televisions. When the TV is not displaying video, you can have it display Art Mode where you get ultra high quality, high resolution art prints or photography.
samsung’s Art Store has quite a bit of art to choose from; you can surf by colour scheme, style, genre, or even look at curated museum offerings. You can save your favourites for quick access. For the most part, these are all still images only.
Unlike some other competitor TVs with The Frame, you can also add your own art and photos or download UHD/4K screensaver art from 3rd party websites. This process is done through the samsung SmartThings app, and has been known to be glitchy with iPhones. Recently however an app update seems to have helped with process…. But sometimes not.
samsung Art Store pricing
It’s important to note that while there is a lot of free art and you can of course add your own, if you want to take full advantage of all the art the Frame has to offer, you need a subscription.
You can choose to pay a subscription fee monthly (About $7/month) or go for the annual membership ($80).
You can also buy individual works at about $27 each. You do get a few months free to try out the service too.
What is ambient Mode?
new with the Frame 2021 is the addition of ambient Mode. While the previous Frame had only still artworks, other samsung TVs, have had ambient Mode.
ambient Mode is another version of art on your TV, but in this case, it’s often moving art, or graphics art but it goes a bit further in that it can also show you weather information, and you can also take a photo of your wall or wallpaper and have the TV use that to make it completely disappear. Many of the ambient Mode options (particularly with Vibe and Cinemagraph) also offer audio of some type, whether that’s chirping birds in a forest setting, or subtle music or sound. You can off course turn it down or mute it if you wish.
ambient mode options include:
Special Edition, which are Cool graphic screen saver options.
Cinemagraph lets you put scenes on your screen; things like rooms, windows, forests and the like.
Mood is a watercolour wash.
Relaxation, which is scenery based imagery made to create a chill vibe. Decor features more graphic art, usually with subtle motion.
Info lets you see information-based data like time or weather.
Background Theme lets you choose a simple colour to fill your TV with.
Many of these settings are adjustable too in terms of brightness, saturation, and you can add edges or shadow effects too.
how to have samsung Frame TV blend in with the wall or background?
You can also use Background Theme to take a photo of the wall your TV is on and allow the Frame to try to match the wall colour, pattern or palette. This feature is a bit imperfect and doesn’t quite get it right. You could also just take a photo of the wall or wall colour too and save that as a photo in Art Mode if you truly want to have your TV blend in.
You might be wondering if the art will look fake or glassy since it's coming from a TV screen and the answer is that most of the time it looks quite real. We often have guests do a double take when they realize that what’s on thew wall is a TV, not art. There's no-glare glass on the screen so even when you're standing in front of the the art, it looks legitimately like a painting.
With the 2021 samsung Frame TV there’s no need to choose between Art Mode or gallery Mode - you get both, and within each feature you have so many options for customization.
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the samsung frame tv is probably one of
the most popular tvs out there today
thanks to its construction where it's
made to look like art hanging on your
wall plus its artistic features like art
mode and ambient mode this tv has the
extremely unique ability to completely
disappear into your space
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the truth is while the 4k video
resolution of this tv is important
that's probably not the primary reason
you're looking at the frame for anyone
who doesn't know the frame can also
display art paintings photography and
moving art too these features are
grouped into two different streams
there's art mode and ambient mode art
mode is what sets this tv apart from
pretty much all other televisions when
the tv's not displaying video you can
have it display art mode where you get
ultra high quality high resolution art
prints or photography
samsung's art store has quite a bit of
art to choose from you can surf by color
scheme style genre or even look at
curated museum offerings you can save
your favorites for quick access too for
the most part art mode is all about
still images only unlike some other
competitors tvs with the frame here you
can also add your own art and photos or
download ultra high definition or 4k
screen saver art from third party
websites this process is done through
the samsung smartthings app and has been
known to be a bit glitchy with iphones
recently however an app update seems to
have helped with that process but
sometimes not
even so if you want to see how to put
your own photos on your frame tv i've
got a video on that right here on the
channel you can search for it right here
on aaron lawrence tv
it's important to note that while there
is a lot of free art and you can of
course add your own if you want to if
you really want to take full advantage
of all the art the frame has to offer
you do need a subscription you can
choose to pay for your subscription fee
monthly which is about seven dollars a
month or go for the annual membership at
about eighty dollars you can also just
purchase individual works at about 27
each now you do get a few months free to
try out the service too right after you
purchase your tv
new with the frame tv 2021 version is
the addition of ambient mode while the
previous frame had only still artworks
other samsung tvs have had ambient mode
ambient mode is another version of art
on your tv but in this case it's often
moving art or graphic art and it goes a
bit further in that it can also show you
weather information and you can also
take a photo of your wall or your
wallpaper if you have the tv on a
specific wall and use that photo to make
your tv completely disappear into its
background now many of these ambient
mode options also offer audio of some
type whether that's chirping birds in a
forest setting or subtle music or sound
you can of course turn it down or mute
it if you really want
ambient mode options include special
edition which are cool graphic
screensavers cinemagraph lets you put
scenes on your screen things like rooms
windows forests and the like mood is a
cool watercolor wash relaxation is
scenery-based imagery meant to create a
chill vibe
decor features more graphic art usually
with a bit of subtle motion and info
lets you see information-based data like
time or weather there's also background
theme which lets you choose a simple
color to fill your tv with many of these
settings are adjustable too in terms of
brightness saturation and you can add
edges or shadow effects too
you might be wondering if the art will
look fake or glassy since it's coming
from a tv screen and the answer is that
most of the time it actually looks
pretty real we often have guests who do
a double take when they realize what's
hanging on the wall is a tv and not
legit art there's no glare glass on the
screen so even when you're standing in
front of the screen it looks
legitimately like a painting with the
2021 version of the samsung frame tv
here there is no need to choose between
art or ambient mode you get both and
within each feature you have so many
options for customization
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