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What is a painting TV and how does it work exactly?

Femke27 OCTOBER 2025
A modern kitchen with a TV showing two people, surrounded by framed art. A desk with chairs sits near a window with plants.

A television or a painting on the wall? With a painting TV, you have both in one. This way you can enjoy watching TV and at other times enjoy a work of art that fits nicely within your interior.

A television as a painting: this is how you turn your TV into a work of art

Living room with a TV above a wooden cabinet, surrounded by framed art, plants, and a chair.

A painting TV is a television screen with a frame around it and a special setting to display artwork. This way, you no longer look at a black screen when your TV is off, but at a beautiful painting or a nice photo. A television as a painting is a nice addition to your interior. With the right size TV, you can watch television in a nice way and enjoy a beautiful work of art when the CRT is not on.

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Which TV brands offer the best painting TVs?

A person holds a frame piece in front of a framed painting with gold spirals on a brick wall. Text reads "Samsung The Frame 2022".

When purchasing a painting television, you can choose from several different brands, such as LG, Samsung and Sony. The Samsung The Frame is a well-known model of painting TV with high image quality, Qled technology, deep colours and stylish frames. Below you can see examples of Samsung's painting TVs:

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What are the advantages of a TV with painting mode?

Living room with a TV displaying an underwater scene, a coffee table, and decorative items against a white wall.

A painting TV offers endless possibilities, because the television with painting mode comes with an interchangeable frame. You can choose from different materials and colours for the frame. From an oak look to a white or red frame. With the built-in gallery, also known as an art store, you can choose from hundreds of paintings and photos that pop razor-sharp off the wall thanks to 4K resolution. Hang a Van Gogh on the wall one day and a nice holiday photo the next. Some painting televisions have a built-in light sensor. This sensor adjusts the brightness of the image itself for a realistic art experience. Almost a shame to turn on the television...

How much energy does a painting TV use?

When the painting mode is on, the television consumes about 30 percent less energy than when you watch television. Fortunately, there are institutions that help to save as much energy as possible. For example, a motion sensor helps save energy by automatically turning off painting mode when no one is in the room.

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