WarpRulez
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Q: 1680x1050, aspect ratio

At least Apple TV recognizes and can use a 1680x1050 monitor, which is nice. However, it will fill its 1920x1080 (ie. 16:9) contents to fill the entire 1680x1050 (ie. 16:10) screen, which means that everything is stretched vertically. In other words, the aspect ratio is all wrong.

 

Is there really no way to force Apple TV to retain a 16:9 aspect ratio even when using a 16:10 monitor? Obviously this means using letterboxing (ie. empty space at the top and bottom of the screen), but that's just fine. The wrong aspect ratio is a million times more bothersome. One would think this is something that they could code into the system in ten minutes.

Posted on Sep 11, 2016 11:33 PM

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  • by turingtest2,

    turingtest2 turingtest2 Sep 14, 2016 6:40 AM in response to WarpRulez
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    Sep 14, 2016 6:40 AM in response to WarpRulez

    None of our opinions change facts. Use Apple TV Feedback to advocate for change. Use a TV that as has its own aspect ratio control or put up with it while you wait for a change that may never come.

     

    tt2

  • by Csound1,

    Csound1 Csound1 Sep 14, 2016 6:47 AM in response to WarpRulez
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    Sep 14, 2016 6:47 AM in response to WarpRulez

    WarpRulez wrote:

     

    2 devices controlling the same settings? There are currently zero devices controlling that setting!

     

    The monitor is not an "unsupported device". Apple TV is seeing its resolution just fine. There is zero harm in it providing an option to use letterboxing.

    Is it a TV or a computer monitor?

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