LG Gallery TV is coming to battle Samsung’s The Frame

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New Art TV from LG swaps OLED for miniLED for museum-grade brightness

LG Gallery TV
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At CES 2026, LG is taking its lifestyle TV lineup a step further with the debut of the LG Gallery TV — a new category of display that blurs the line between a museum-grade dedicated canvas and a flagship home cinema.

Available in 55- and 65-inch models, the Gallery TV features a slim, flush-mount design. Like Samsung’s The Frame, it can be customized to match your home decor using interchangeable magnetic frames.

Instead of one of LG’s best-in-class OLED panels, the new Gallery TV is powered by the company’s MiniLED tech and an a7 AI Processor. This allows it to display bright visuals in 4K while hopefully keeping the cost down. Since you probably won’t want to mount one of the best soundbars underneath it — which would ruin the museum-style look — the Gallery TV comes equipped with LG’s AI Sound Pro virtual 9.1.2 channel audio.

Museum-curated content or generate your own

LG Gallery+

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The Gallery TV wouldn’t be an Art TV without high-quality artwork to go with it, which is why LG is giving its gallery service a massive upgrade.

LG Gallery+ gives you access to more than 4,500 works that are refreshed each month. From fine art to cinematic scenes, game visuals, and even animations, the platform features a diverse spectrum of background visuals. This makes it easy to find the perfect match for your taste and your home's decor.

You’re not limited to just using existing art from LG Gallery+ though. Instead, you can create your own custom images using generative AI or display your favorite memories from your own photo library.

To elevate the experience further, LG Gallery+ also incorporates background music. While you can pick from built-in tracks based on your mood, you can stream your own playlists via Bluetooth, too.

The Samsung Frame and Frame Pro on a wall

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I’m actually surprised it took LG this long to launch a true “Art TV” rival. Samsung unveiled The Frame back at CES 2017 and has led the category ever since. We’ve seen other competition pop up recently, but this is the first time a heavyweight like LG has really joined the fray.

Last year, Hisense and TCL both jumped in with the CanvasTV and the TCL NXTFRAME. While those are great budget-friendly alternatives, they do make a few concessions. The biggest one is cable management; Samsung uses its One Connect Box and a single, near-invisible wire so you don’t have a mess of HDMI cables ruining the "painting" aesthetic.

LG does have its own high-end solution called the Zero Connect Box — which is actually completely wireless — but so far that's been reserved for its ultra-premium M-series and W6 Wallpaper OLEDs. We'll have to wait and see if LG brings that tech to the more affordable Gallery TV, or if you'll still need to get creative with hiding your wires.

I can’t wait to find out more about the LG Gallery TV soon. I and the rest of the Tom’s Guide team will be on the floor at CES 2026, so stay tuned for more.

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Anthony Spadafora
Anthony Spadafora
Managing Editor Security and Home Office

Anthony Spadafora is the managing editor for security and home office furniture at Tom’s Guide where he covers everything from data breaches to password managers and the best way to cover your whole home or business with Wi-Fi. He also reviews standing desks, office chairs and other home office accessories with a penchant for building desk setups. Before joining the team, Anthony wrote for ITProPortal while living in Korea and later for TechRadar Pro after moving back to the US. Based in Houston, Texas, when he’s not writing Anthony can be found tinkering with PCs and game consoles, managing cables and upgrading his smart home. 

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