iPad 2, Digital AV Adapter not full screen

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alihuta2002 Author

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iPad 2, Digital AV Adapter not full screen

Hi,

I bought an Apple Digital AV Adapter three days ago.

I use my iPad 2 connect with Sony Bravia 32' television via Digital AV Adapter,

The iPad 2 instantly connect to the television, but the problem is that the screen that display isn't full screen. I tried with every setting on my iPad and also on the television but still no luck and the scree still appear to be 1/4 of the size.

I also tried with other television from my brother's house and give the same result and I tried with my brother's iPad and samething.

I went to the Apple store and change the cable because I read one of the article in this site and said they change and work so I tried but still giving the same result.

This is a bit out of the topic but I tried with my iPhone 4 (with some hack) and iPhone 4 give full resolution which is kinda weird why not with iPad :/

can anybody give any advice what should I do?

HP, Windows Vista

Posted on Apr 12, 2011 7:01 PM

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Answer 1

vazandrew

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Apr 12, 2011 7:10 PM in response to alihuta2002

It is displaying the iPad screen in it's correct aspect ratio. Hacks cannot be discussed here so cannot comment on that part of your post.

If you do a search you will see this is normal.

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alihuta2002 Author

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Apr 12, 2011 10:46 PM in response to vazandrew

Ok lets forget about the hack part,

Check out this video about Mirror display you will notice his picture is full on his Television screen http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQUMHCC9-kM

but mine it just like stay on very right of the screen and almost the same as iPad resolution which I can't see what is the point of having it if they will make it like that way. not only that Apple Staff at apple store tell me that it suppose to be full screen

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vazandrew

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Apr 13, 2011 10:25 AM in response to alihuta2002

There are bars on each side so it isn't filling the entire screen. The movies were but not the other content.

Now you didn't say the bit about it staying on the right of the screen before. Double check everything and I will see what I can find.

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Answer 4

ncaissie

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Apr 14, 2011 6:38 AM in response to alihuta2002

Your Ipad resolution is lower than the TV res. You need to set your TV to stretch the image to the 1080P of the TV. I have a 52 Bravia and mine worked no problem.
I can look up the setting when I get home.

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Thelaird

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Apr 14, 2011 8:49 AM in response to alihuta2002

I'm just setting up my iPad 2, and am experiencing the same thing. Using the HDMI adapter, the image of the iPad screen is significantly smaller than my (720p) Samsung tv screen. No amount of adjustment of the TV picture size will bring the ipad image to fill the TV screen

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alihuta2002 Author

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Apr 15, 2011 4:45 PM in response to Thelaird

Yes I did try to adjust tv screen but no way it can fit

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Answer 7

Jul 2, 2011 3:48 PM in response to alihuta2002

iPads do not mirror to full 1080p. The apple advertising is misleading. A few HDMI tv's have facilities to zoom the image to fill the screen top to bottom but not many. You should complain to Apple as I have.

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Answer 8

Nov 12, 2011 1:47 PM in response to alihuta2002

Mine does the same thing, but if I play a movie it uses the full screen. Angry Birds doesn't use full screen though....

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Answer 9

Apr 19, 2015 12:15 PM in response to alihuta2002

there is a bug in this device, and it's all apples fault with iso 7.

Here is what you need to do to fix it this annoying problem. What you need to do is first power on everything and connect your device up. IN settings look for Settings, General. there will be a little Magic box that shows up only when it's connected and working called video out. select that and look for widescreen, change it to off or no. but the selection you make here does nothing tell you reboot the device. so unplug the video out adapter and reboot the device and once connected up it should show the video in its right aspect ratio now. I played around with this for an hour tell I figured out it needs to be rebooted. 🙂

Enjoy.

and for me for some odd reason windscreen turned off means it's on.

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lorenah

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Sep 21, 2015 3:28 AM in response to joecanada2009

Yay!! Thank you so much!! I just tried this and it fixed it!!! Was driving me mad as I had tried everything!!! I didn't know you would see hidden wee boxes like that!!! Ahhhh you are a screensaver!!!

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Answer 11

Jun 21, 2017 1:08 PM in response to joecanada2009

Thanks! I tried this but I am not getting the Video Out under Settings/General . Any ideas?

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Answer 12

Jun 21, 2017 4:10 PM in response to jessicaquispamsis

Hi. Try hunting around for it, maybe in Display & Brightness.

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