Samsung Frame TV Installation in Naperville, IL

The slim-fit wall mount is what makes the Frame sit nearly against the wall. We set the bracket so the panel is level in both directions and centered on the wall or the furniture below it, then check the reveal around all four edges — an uneven gap is the first thing the eye catches on a Frame.

Height matters more than on a normal TV. Art hangs at eye level standing; a screen is watched sitting. We split the difference based on how the room is actually used, which usually means slightly lower than people expect.

Everything a Frame needs arrives over one thin optical cable from the One Connect box. That box has to live somewhere with airflow and access to power and your sources — commonly a media cabinet, a nearby closet, or a recessed box in the wall when framing and clearance permit.

The cable path is planned before drilling, because in-wall routing to a box on the other side of a wall is very different from routing to a cabinet under the TV. Most Naperville walls — drywall over wood studs — allow the cable and a recessed power outlet to be fully concealed.

Newer subdivision framing is the easiest case. Older homes near downtown Naperville may have plaster, and stone or brick fireplace faces cannot be fished at all — there the cable runs in a paintable channel or through an adjacent drywall chase.

Above a fireplace, a Frame usually works well visually, but we still measure mantel height, seating distance and heat exit points first, and we'll recommend against it if the wall would put the panel uncomfortably high.

Anchors matched to your wall, the slim-fit mount if you don't already have one, in-wall rated cable and a recessed power kit where the install calls for it.

At the end the TV is leveled, art mode is running, your sources are connected through the connect box, and the packaging is gone.