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Re:CleanFrame: A quieter home screen for Samsung The Frame by jmathai on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @07:23PM (#50189040)
We have 2 Frame TVs. It's a great product if you aren't someone who obsesses over picture quality and have the budget.

I'd love a clean UI to accompany the minimalistic design of the TV itself...but this looks a bit early for me to try :).

Re:CleanFrame: A quieter home screen for Samsung The Frame by publlus_enigma on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @09:03PM (#50189812)
My Frame TV developed a dim strip in the centre of the screen after four years of ownership.

Samsung would only proceed with organising a repair if I updated the firmware to the latest version. Something I deliberately held back on to avoid the introduction of ads.

Now I have new firmware. And new ads.

Oy for Samsung to tell me that spares are no longer available for my four year old TV, and would I like to buy a new one (with more ads).

Now everywhere I look I see Samsung displays being used in residential and commercial settings, and I'd estimate 30% of them have noticeably inconsistent backlights, with bright or dark spots.

Never again.

Re:CleanFrame: A quieter home screen for Samsung The Frame by dlcarrier on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @11:12PM (#50190716)
I've also noticed a lot of early degradation on edge lit Samsung TVs. Their TVs with backlight zones seem to fair much better.
Re:CleanFrame: A quieter home screen for Samsung The Frame by mdrzn on Thursday October 22, 2026 @04:07AM (#50192568)
It's nothing permanent, just a different launcher. You can test it and remove it if you don't like it.
Re:CleanFrame: A quieter home screen for Samsung The Frame by holysoles on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @06:28PM (#50188556)
Looks awesome, had I had something like this a year ago, I wouldn't of bought an nvidia shield. The Tizen home screen is so busy..
Re:CleanFrame: A quieter home screen for Samsung The Frame by tym0 on Thursday October 22, 2026 @02:59AM (#50192096)
It is interesting how little AI written text it takes for me to be grossed out. Just one sentence it seems.

It's like textual uncanny valley.

Re:CleanFrame: A quieter home screen for Samsung The Frame by mdrzn on Thursday October 22, 2026 @04:06AM (#50192565)
Same thing but for AndroidTV: https://github.com/mdrzn/cleanframe-tv