Modern Samsung TVs allow users to watch video content in the best quality. Along with this, the settings in any TV model are quite advanced so that you can apply the necessary settings for you. Among these features is resizing the picture, which is necessary when connecting to another external device. But when the need arises, many people have difficulty with this. And in fact, there is an explanation for that.

It works because the Samsung TV is limited in resizing images from specific sources or apps. You can’t get around it. If you find yourself in this situation, you should figure out what to do.

Why you can’t change the picture size on Samsung TV?

To understand and figure out what to do with the fact that you can’t change the picture size on Samsung TV, you should find out the reason for this.

It works in such a way that signal sources such as HDMI or other external devices that output the signal to the TV are almost always able to change the picture size. That is, the signal source cannot adjust the aspect ratio. And in turn, the TV system doesn’t understand what picture you want to get.

The situation is different with the apps on all models of Samsung Smart TV. In most apps on the Smart TV, you can’t change the size of the image. Because most of the time, the app can determine the aspect ratio and image size depending on the type of content they show.

What picture size modes are available on Samsung TV?

There are exact dimensions that you can set. To understand this, you should look at the table below because you can’t choose an arbitrary image size or set a custom aspect ratio for any source. To understand how the table works, you first need to know what such designations as 16:9, 4:3, Fit to Screen mode, and others mean.

• Picture Size allows you to select one of three ways of aspect ratio and the corresponding image size:
  • 16:9 is the standard picture size used in most movies and shows.
  • 4:3 is the standard mode in aspect ratio (SD).
  • Custom is the mode in which you can manually adjust the aspect ratio of content.
• Fit to Screen this mode stretches the image to full screen. If you select this mode, you won’t see stripes on the image’s sides, bottom, or top. However, in this mode, the image may be warped slightly, or the edges may be cropped.
• Zoom and Position is the mode in which you can zoom the image. This will crop some images, but you can eliminate the stripes on the image’s sides or the top/bottom.

If you include a third-party source, you can resize with some restrictions for the selected sources. So check the table below to see which sources you can set the image size for:

So you can use this data to change the picture size on your Samsung TV. To do this, follow the steps below.

What to do to change the picture size on Samsung TV?

Once familiar with the sizes and picture size modes available on Samsung TV, you can set the correct picture size for the source you want. You can do this using the remote control and the settings on your Samsung TV. To change the picture size on Samsung TV, you need to follow these steps:

• The first step is to press Menu or Home (different Samsung TV models have different buttons on the remote control).
• Then after that, press Settings.
• Next, you need to select the Picture section.
• Then you need to select Picture Size Settings.
• And then, select one of the options available to you from the drop-down list.

Then after these steps, the settings should be saved for the selected source or port, and they will also be applied when you turn on Samsung TV again.