# Changing Aspect Ratio

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-aspect-ratio/35519>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [June 5, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-aspect-ratio/35519 "2013-06-05T22:18:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![scarpad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@scarpad](https://forums.plex.tv/u/scarpad)\
**Post date:** [June 5, 2013, 10:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-aspect-ratio/35519/1 "2013-06-05T22:18:04Z")

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I think I remember a past version of Plex had the ability to change the aspect ratio of the video to fit the screen, any chance of that returning.

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**Author:** ![CorbiNation](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/corbination/32/4075_2.png) [@CorbiNation](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CorbiNation)\
**Post date:** [June 8, 2013, 9:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-aspect-ratio/35519/2 "2013-06-08T21:20:07Z")

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Press z on the keyboard or through an app that connects via smart device to cycle through the aspect ratios.

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**Author:** ![elit3-666](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/elit3-666/32/5511_2.png) [@elit3-666](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elit3-666)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2013, 11:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-aspect-ratio/35519/3 "2013-09-04T11:00:16Z")

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Hi CorbiNation / Anyone who can help.

Is there a way to change the aspect ratios on the ATV and Roku clients?

Many thanks,

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**Author:** ![scarpad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7ba0ec/32.png) [@scarpad](https://forums.plex.tv/u/scarpad)\
**Post date:** [March 31, 2016, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-aspect-ratio/35519/4 "2016-03-31T17:24:02Z")

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The Android app seems to allow aspect ratio change the Windows Mobie and IOS do not

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**Author:** ![aeonx](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/aeonx/32/276390_2.png) [@aeonx](https://forums.plex.tv/u/aeonx)\
**Post date:** [April 2, 2016, 10:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-aspect-ratio/35519/5 "2016-04-02T10:38:17Z")

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Agree. And black bars need to be a thing of the past.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [March 20, 2021, 2:37am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-aspect-ratio/35519/6 "2021-03-20T02:37:24Z")

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Early 2021 clean-up: client-specific duplicate

> [@Being Able to Change Aspect Ratio's](https://forums.plex.tv/t/being-able-to-change-aspect-ratios/141994):
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> Hi I Keep going on about this on the Plex FaceBook and don’t seem to get anywhere! I Don’t understand what the issue is nor understand why. Why in Kodi is there a option to play 4:3 in say 16:9, I have tested This on Kodi side loaded on Apple Tv4 and it works like a dream. I have played the original DVD and looked at the difference between Kodi filling it to 16:9 and the DVD player doing what it does and there is NO Difference. So i am going to ask AGAIN Why you won’t give us the Option to Ch…

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/changing-aspect-ratio/35519/7 "2021-06-10T00:44:59Z")

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