Samsung The Frame is one beautiful television that looks like a picture on the wall and shows art or your photos when it is off. CastHub at Home is a plan that makes every TV the family already owns, in every home, show the same photos, clips, documents and calendar, run from a phone. One is a thing to buy for a room; the other is a way to run the family’s screens. They also work together.

	Samsung The Frame	CastHub at Home
What it is	A 4K television with a matte screen and interchangeable bezel; Art Mode shows art or photos when the TV is off	A subscription that shows the family’s albums and calendar on the TVs it owns, from a phone app
Price	55-inch 2026 model $1,199.99; 65-inch $1,499.99; Art Store $4.99 a month or $49.99 a year, optional	$299 a year or $35 a month, on TVs you own; Signage Stick optional, about $100
Screens	One TV	Up to 6 TVs across any number of homes
Getting photos on it	SmartThings app from a phone in the Samsung household, or a USB stick, per TV	Anyone invited adds from their own phone; the album reaches every TV chosen
Calendar	No	Yes, from the Google, Apple or Outlook calendar you keep (not on Samsung TVs through the Samsung app; yes with a Signage Stick)
Documents, clips	No	Yes (clips not on Samsung TVs through the Samsung app; yes with a Signage Stick)
Looks like a picture	Yes, that is the point: matte screen, bezels, slim wall mount	Only as much as the TV you own does
Managed from afar	No	Yes: see if a TV is on, change what it shows, quiet hours, restart, a look at the screen (with a Signage Stick); Cass in the app
Assistant	No	Cass

What The Frame does better

It looks like a framed picture, not a black rectangle, and that is what most people buying it are paying for: the matte screen that does not reflect the window, the bezel that matches the furniture, the slim mount. Art Mode is good, and the Art Store has a large collection for $4.99 a month. If the family wants one wall in one room to look like a gallery, buy The Frame.

What CastHub at Home does better

Everything that happens across more than one TV. The same album in the living room, the kitchen and the grandparents’ den, in another town, with a photo added at the match reaching all three. The family calendar in large type where everyone passes. The chore chart from Canva. One person seeing from a phone that Grandma’s TV is on and showing the right thing, and fixing it when it is not. CastHub at Home does none of that with a nicer screen; it does it on the screens you have.

Using The Frame with CastHub at Home

Two ways. The CastHub app from Samsung’s store, on the models it is certified for, shows photos and documents on The Frame but no clips and no calendar. An Amazon Signage Stick on one of The Frame’s HDMI ports shows everything, including the calendar and clips, and lets the app switch the TV off and on and set quiet hours. Samsung’s own Art Mode is separate and keeps working as Samsung built it. Every TV and player, and what each can do.

What each costs

One Frame in one room: $1,199.99 for the 55-inch 2026 model, $1,499.99 for the 65-inch, plus $49.99 a year for the Art Store if you want it, as checked on 2026-08-26; prices move. CastHub at Home on three TVs the family already owns: $299 a year, or $897 over three years, and about $300 more for a Signage Stick on each if you want them switchable from the app. Pricing has the trial and billing details; the art-TV guide compares The Frame with the other picture-style TVs.

Frequently asked questions

Does CastHub at Home work on Samsung The Frame?

Yes, two ways. The CastHub app from Samsung’s store, on the models it is certified for, shows photos and documents but no clips and no calendar. An Amazon Signage Stick on one of The Frame’s HDMI ports shows everything and can be switched off and on from the app. Either way, The Frame’s own Art Mode is Samsung’s feature and runs separately.

Is The Frame a digital photo frame?

It is a television with a matte screen and a picture-frame bezel that shows art or your own photos when you are not watching TV. Photos get on it through Samsung’s SmartThings app or a USB stick, one TV at a time.

Which is cheaper?

For one screen, neither is a small purchase: The Frame 55-inch is $1,199.99 and the Art Store is $4.99 a month on top; CastHub at Home is $299 a year on a TV you already own. For several TVs in several homes, CastHub at Home on the TVs you have costs far less than a Frame in each room.

Can the family add photos to The Frame?

Through SmartThings, members of the Samsung household can send photos to the TV. With CastHub at Home, anyone invited adds from their own phone and the photo reaches every TV the family chose, not one.

Sources and verification date

Every price, plan, and setting on this page was checked against the vendor page listed below on 2026-08-26. Prices and plan terms change; treat television prices in particular as ranges, not quotes, and re-check the vendor page before buying.

What was checked	Where
Samsung The Frame 2026 (LS03HE) product pages	www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/tvs/the-frame/
Samsung Art Store	www.samsung.com/us/televisions-home-theater/tvs/the-frame/art-store/
Amazon Signage Stick	signage.amazon.com/