# Overscan issues **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Players\ **Tags:** fire-tv\ **Created:** [January 1, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/overscan-issues/935008 "2026-01-01T02:07:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aacassens\_gmail.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@aacassens\_gmail.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/aacassens_gmail.com)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 2:07am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/overscan-issues/935008/1 "2026-01-01T02:07:21Z")
My video movies on my windows 11 pc have been either downloaded or copied from DVD’s. I view them on my Samsung smart TV using Amazon Firestick with Plex app. It seems that the picture is over scanned because some text on the edges of the picture is cut off. And there are no top and bottom black borders on a 16:9 image. The picture fills the tv screen completely which I assume is an overscan issue. I’m not sure if the issue is with Firestick or Samsung tv or Plex. Regardless, I switched to viewing my movies using FireTV with the Jellyfin or VLC apps and the movies play back perfectly with well synced subtitles and no text cut off at the lateral edges of the video. And the 16:9 ratio is maintained. Go figure?? ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [January 1, 2026, 2:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/overscan-issues/935008/2 "2026-01-01T02:44:42Z")
If the setting still exists (I’ve not looked in awhile), make sure Display Mode = Letterbox. > [@I've somehow made my Plex videos play smaller than before](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ive-somehow-made-my-plex-videos-play-smaller-than-before/609286/4): > > FireTV / AndroidTV / Android Mobile: During playback, pull up on-screen controls. Select three vertical dots on right edge of screen. Select Playback Settings. Scroll down to Display Mode. > [@Aspect ratio all wrong on 1080p](https://forums.plex.tv/t/aspect-ratio-all-wrong-on-1080p/664728/5): > > 1080p is a 1920x1080 rectangle ( assuming not a "wide screen/anamorphic film). a 4k TV is a 3840 x 2160 rectangle. the small rectangle when shown a “original” size is much smaller than the TV. If your movie was 1920x1080 and your tv was 1920x1080 then you would not see any difference when set to original because they are the same size. if your movie was 3840 x 2160 and the tv was 1920x1080 the it would appear zoomed in. Letter box increases (or shrinks) the size until it fits the screen with … ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [April 1, 2026, 2:45am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/overscan-issues/935008/3 "2026-04-01T02:45:34Z")
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