- TCL’s new Artistic TV features a premium mini-LED panel
- Sized from 55 to 98 inches, with an ultra-slim design
- Launching first in China but expected in the United States in early 2026
TCL has revealed a new Nxtvision TV, the TCL A400 Pro, which is a direct rival to the Samsung The Frame Pro – but while it appears to triumph in the technology department, it’s missing two of the key elements that helped make The Frame TVs so popular.
Let’s start with technology. Behind the traditional matte panel that all art TVs have seems to be a high-end mini-LED panel. The TCL A400 Pro is a quantum dot mini-LED and appears to be one of TCL’s best panels – Samsung’s The Frame Pro uses its most basic mini-LED panel, which is apparently edge-lit.
The TCL is a true mini-LED panel with lights behind the entire screen, meaning it’s likely to provide a more accurate display, which is nice if you’re watching a movie or looking at a piece of art.
What the TCL A400 Pro is missing
However, Samsung’s Art TV offers two important things that the TCL A400 Pro doesn’t. The first is the One Connect box which, in its wired and wireless iterations (wired on the standard The Frame TV, wireless on The Frame Pro), significantly reduces cable clutter – which is important when you’re buying a TV to hang on the wall like a picture.
With the TCL, if you have four HDMI cables, a power cable, and a tuner cable, then you have six cables to deal with.
The second difference, and in my opinion the most important, is that Samsung’s virtual art gallery is several times larger than TCL’s: according to FlatpanelsHD, TCL offers “more than 100” works of art while Samsung has more than 4,000 pieces from major museums and institutions.
TCL is reportedly working to expand the collection, although there is no indication when or to what extent. And of course, artwork is the main selling point of an arty TV, so while it’s possible to provide your own images, it’s not as practical.
As for the rest of the specifications, they are very good: refresh rate of 144 Hz for 4K games, which can be doubled at half resolution; variable refresh rate and automatic low latency mode for gaming too; HDMI 2.1 and Wi-Fi 6; Dolby Atmos and DTS:X; and a speaker system made by Onkyo.
There will be models in sizes 55, 65, 75, 85 and 98 inches and the A400 Pro will launch first in China before arriving in the US and other territories next year.
We’ll no doubt get a lot more details on this and other new TCL TVs at CES 2026, which is only a few weeks away.
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