Customer Ratings & Reviews

As someone who owns the Samsung Frame, the Hisense CanvasTV, and now the TCL 55-inch A3G Designer Series, I’ve realized there’s a fundamental split in how these brands approach the lifestyle TV. With the CanvasTV and The Frame, you are buying a convincing piece of art gallery style decor that happens to function as a TV. The TCL A3G flips that concept completely: it is a high-performance, vibrant television first that can function as a piece of art when you turn it off. The biggest real-world difference comes down to the screen finish. The TCL doesn't have that ultra-dry, completely realistic high matte coating found on the Hisense, meaning you will get more ambient reflections if it's placed opposite a window. However, the massive upside to TCL’s lighter matte treatment is that its colors are significantly more vibrant, punchy, and saturated. When you're watching movies or playing games, the contrast and 4K pop are vastly superior here. Ultimately, if your goal is to genuinely trick people into thinking a TV is a physical painting, the Hisense CanvasTV is still the one to get. But if you refuse to sacrifice daily picture quality and want a fantastic TV that still mounts beautifully flush like a gallery piece, the TCL A3G hits the perfect middle ground.