A TV That Blends Into the Wall

Today’s top-of-the-line televisions deliver stunning visual quality when watching shows and movies or playing games. But when they’re turned off, they’re just lifeless black boxes. Not so with Samsung’s newest lineup of 4K QLED models (starting at $1,099), which feature an “Ambient Mode” that displays works of art, weather reports or personal photos. You can even set them up to mimic the wall on which the TV is hanging, allowing it to seamlessly blend in to your room when not in use. Other design tweaks, such as moving all necessary connectors to a separate box, means owners need not worry about a cluster of wires uglifying an otherwise elegant piece of technology. —Patrick Lucas Austin