GoKawiilOddly, many of the user reviews for the bezels are negative, but that’s because people keep saying they had shipping problems. The bezels are also now interchangeable with Samsung’s original art television called The Frame, which doesn’t have a breakout box for connections like this one does (more on this later).
I didn’t mount The Frame Pro on a wall, because I don’t have the space, but the included legs are easy to snap into place. Unlike the TCL NXTVISION art television I have also been testing, you don’t need screws. The overall design of The Frame Pro is sleek and stylish, all black with no accents other than the bezels.
After the initial setup, I had a decision to make about the break-out box, which Samsung calls the Samsung Wireless One Connect. The slim black device connects over a Wi-Fi 7 signal (while the TV itself uses Wi-Fi 5 for more compatible streaming) from up to 30 feet away. The breakout box provides a lot of flexibility, not to mention fewer dangling cords if you mount The Frame Pro on a wall. You can stash the One Connect in a cabinet or by your couch, which makes it easy for the types of stylish rooms this TV is made for. Gamers might like having a PS5 or Xbox connected to the breakout box instead of connecting a long HDMI cable, and it allows you to connect disc players this way too.
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However, I wanted to use the unique Micro HDMI port on the back of the TV. Both the One Connect and the Micro HDMI port connect at 144 Hz, but I wanted to reduce lag by using a wired cable. Besides, I also kept an Xbox X Series, a Google TV streamer, and an Onkyo TX-RZ50 receiver (with speaker wire running everywhere) close to the TV and the breakout box. The downside to so many devices? The Acer Nitro 60 I used for testing had to sit near the TV as well, with a long cable for my keyboard.