TCL has officially launched its latest gallery TV that’s meant to double as a digital art frame, and it has a significant upgrade that should help it to deliver superior picture quality compared to its main rivals.
It’s called the A400 Pro Nxtvision TV and it’s similar to Samsung’s iconic gallery TV The Frame and Hisense’s Canvas TV in the way it tries to blend substance with style, mimicking the appearance of a digital art frame. When it’s not being used to watch movies or shows and the standby mode is activated, it switches to an Art Gallery mode, displaying curated artwork or the user’s own images. With its walnut woodgrain frame, it transforms into a decorative piece of wall art.
Of course, the A400 Pro is very similar to other kinds of gallery TVs, but TCL is trying to raise the stakes in terms of picture quality. Whereas many of its rivals use subpar panel technology, TCL has opted to use a more advanced QD-Mini LED backlight on this model, pairing it with a matte HVA panel that should also enhance its viewing angles. It’s quite a step up over Hisense’s edge-lit QLED Canvas TV.
According to TCL, the A400 has up to 488 local dimming zones and supports Dolby Vision and HDR10+. In addition, the panel can support video game signals at up to 4K@144Hz over HDMI 2.1, with VRR and ALLM both on offer, making it an excellent choice for gamers with an artistic flair.
Other features include the Google TV operating system and an Onkyo-tuned 2.0-channel sound system that supports Dolby Atmos and DTS Audio. According to TCL, this makes the dialogue “clear and immersive, without requiring an external audio set-tup.”
According to WhatHiFi, TCL is selling the A400 Pro Nxtvision TV in four sizes, with the smallest 43-inch option priced at £599, the 55-inch model going for £899, the 65-incher priced at £1,099 and the 75-incher set to cost £1,399. The company will also launch larger 85- and 98-inch models later this year, but for now it's not saying anything about prices.
Samsung’s 2026 The Frame Pro is also billed as a Mini-LED gallery TV, but it costs quite a bit more, with the 55-inch model tagged at a staggering £1,699, for example. LG’s new Gallery TV will also come with a Mini-LED panel. We don’t know the price yet, but it’s probably going to be closer to Samsung’s than TCL’s. If so, the A400 Pro looks like an absolute steal.
Non-Mini-LED alternatives in the gallery TV segment include Hisense’s aforementioned Canvas TV, and Amazon’s new Ember Artline TV, which comes with a regular QLED panel.
