Are These Portable, 'Slightly Sci-Fi' TVs Really the Next Big Trend? I Lived With Samsung's New MovingStyle for Two Weeks, and Call Me Convinced

I'll be honest, at first, I was a little bemused by Samsung's newest TV release. The MovingStyle is a little bit of a different concept, even for a brand that's known for innovation in its ideas. Given that Samsung has in recent years implemented AI into its TVs, as well as bringing the biggest collection of Micro RGB screens (an apparent game-changer in screen technology), Samsung's MovingStyle's quirk is something altogether a little simpler. The lowdown: it's on wheels.

That's to simplify it a bit, and yes, this Samsung TV is certainly giving retro-futuristic sci-fi vibes in its own right, but the crux of the idea is that it's a TV you can wheel around with you. It's not an entirely novel idea — LG has the curiously-named StanbyME, which offers a similar prospect, but with potentially not fantastic reviews.

I had tried to imagine just why you would need a TV that offered this, but then it came to me. I came across someone using one in the States (where it's been out a little longer than in the UK) on social media. They'd wheeled it into their laundry room while they were folding their clothes, and then I could envision all the time I spend at home trying to do menial tasks while watching something on my phone — a tiny screen, awkwardly propped, constantly rewinding because I'd missed a bit of audio from its micro speakers.

Listen, if you're trying to drop your screen time, it's possibly not the wisest investment, but after imagining a million scenarios in which I would use it around the house, the true test came in reviewing it myself. And, after two weeks, I found it had become a bit indispensable to how I was living. Can't I just keep it, please, Samsung?

Features

Part of the usefulness I found in the MovingStyle came down to the versatility of features I hadn't clocked from the get-go. Its portability isn't just in the fact that it's on a wheeled stand, but also that it has a rechargeable battery with a three-hour charge, so you don't need to be tethered. Three hours might not seem like a huge amount, but the way in which I always ended up using it meant it was never really an issue, bar remembering to plug it in after I'd used it.

The screen is touchscreen, which makes it easier for kids to use and makes it good for gaming.

The stand itself has an adjustable head so that it can be raised and lowered in height, but also angled. You know that feeling when you're trying to watch something while lying on the sofa, but you can't get the right angle? This solves the problem. I'd never put an actual TV in my bedroom for design reasons, but the MovingStyle was kind of the perfect set-up for watching a movie in bed. You can literally lie down flat and watch one comfortably.

It's a sturdy set-up too — sturdier than I was expecting, and that's largely down to the base. I was surprised by how heavy it was, which is an absolute necessity for the screen not tipping over, but it does make it a little more difficult if you want to do something like move it from the ground floor to upstairs. For that, I'd not only disconnect the screen but also the stand from the pole. Lifting the base is a little like lifting an atlas stone, so you need some leverage.

The one thing that makes this less of a problem is that the screen quite easily detaches from the stand, and it has a prop integrated into the back, so you can use it by itself in its own right — a little more useful when you've not got the floor space, but are standing at a counter, for example. It was almost like bringing back the kitchen TV.

Style

I'm generally tech-averse in the design of my home (though I do love my Samsung Serif TV in my living room for its unusual outlook on TV design), and I wasn't particularly expecting the MovingStyle to change that. It does have a little bit of the sci-fi about it, or perhaps even a hospital monitor. It's sleek, white, but pleasingly matte, and actually, I found that it did disappear into the background more than I'd expected.

What's more, if you are really TV-averse, like I am in the bedroom specifically, it gives you an option to not have a fixed one at all. I can imagine it wouldn't be incredibly difficult to squeeze the MovingStyle into a small cupboard, instead of your vacuum or ironing board, or even in a dedicated, pre-designed one, so that you only have to wheel it out when you want to watch it.

Specs

I won't dwell on the specs too much, as realistically, it's not the type of TV you're buying if you're worried about cinematic picture. However, given some criticism of similar TVs, it's worth understanding what you can expect.

I think it's fair to compare it to something like Samsung's The Frame, a popular 'art TV' by the brand, that perhaps isn't best known for its groundbreaking specifications, particularly compared against more 'serious' TVs, but offers a comparison of the MovingStyle against a more typical-style TV.

The screen was actually larger than I expected in real life — it's 27-inch, so small enough to be easily movable, but large enough that you didn't feel like you could have just watched on an iPad. The QHD display resolution doesn't stand up to The Frame 2025's 4K UHD by any stretch of the imagination, but I found it pleasant enough to watch, especially in the context of how I was using it. The sound, too, is not as powerful as The Frame (which again doesn't set the standard for sound quality itself), but it was at least louder than I'd expected when turned up.

As an owner of The Frame, too, I was familiar with the Tizen operating system, so it felt comfortable to operate, yet I found the MovingStyle generally more reactive than some of my experiences with Samsung TVs, which was a pleasant surprise. It's a little more intuitive, too, thanks to its touchscreen control.

Is It Worth It?

The price of the MovingStyle in the UK is £1,119 at John Lewis (it's currently out of stock at both Curry's and Samsung itself). How that price strikes you might depend on how you view this idea, but having been hands-on with it and feeling how sturdy and well-constructed the idea is, it's a price I feel comfortable with.

Whether it's worth the price tag for you really depends on your use case. I've tried to imagine some of the people this product is specifically for, and it's not for everyone. Realistically, because my home is quite small, it's not the most necessary for my home, but even I found myself using it regularly during the review period, out of more than just duty.