KODI 4:3 TV
The TV may be OK, and the source material may be at the right aspect ratio, but the thing sending the source material to your TV may be wrong. The device or app sending the source material may be at fault. Or, it may be that the streaming service is sending the source material at the wrong aspect ratio. For example, if you have a video that you altered and you put it on a hard drive to watch on your TV, you may have accidentally set its aspect ratio to 1.85:1, and now it looks a bit weird. There are two other possibilities, and the first is that the raw source is wrong.
KODI 4:3 MOVIE
So, you go into your VIZIO settings and see that the TV is playing the movie or TV show as “Normal,” which means that it doesn’t apply any additional aspect ratio settings. In other words, let’s say the raw source is accurate, but the picture looks funky.
KODI 4:3 FULL
Have older 4:3 videos that you want to watch in full screen mode? Go ahead and change the aspect ration to 16:9 stretch to force Kodi Full screen mode.Let’s assume that the picture you are getting on your TV is at the correct aspect ratio. Once complete you may want to optimize the Kodi audio settings for the perfect playback experience. These settings are easily reverted if the Kodi stretch video settings don't look right on your TV. In a few rare cases you may see a small portion of your video out of shot but this is hardly noticeable and certainly better than seeing the black lines at either side of your screen. These settings will now apply to all videos that are in the 4:3 aspect ratio format. Now exit back to the Kodi home screen and test a video. You can play around with these settings but choosing this option will stretch your videos to fit a widescreen TV.
To enable Kodi Full Screen for your old videos select Stretch 16:9. When you select an option you will be taken back to the "Video - Settings" screen and you will notice that the "Display 4:3 video as" entry has now changed. You will now be presented with the following five Kodi Aspect Ratio options: Kodi Playback Settings Screen The Kodi Aspect Ratio Options To change the Kodi aspect ratio of your 4:3 videos click on the Display 4:3 videos as option. This is a "trial and error" process so have a play around to find what is best for you. These settings explained in detail in our Kodi Video Settings post. There are many other settings here that you can use to tune your Kodi video playback. This screen contains all of the settings that control how your videos look including the Kodi aspect ratio option. You will be presented with the "Video - Settings" screen as shown in the image below. On this screen select Video on the left hand pane. This will take you to the "Change your Settings" screen shown below. On the Kodi home screen select System and then Settings beneath it. Re-encoding can also cause quality loss to your video files whereas using this solution will leave them intact. With just a simple settings change within Kodi you can resolve the issue, leave your video files in their original format, and yet make Kodi stretch video. This however is a time consuming process and would require re-encoding every single video in your collection. An alternative to this guide would be to convert your video collection into the 16:9 format. You only need to set Kodi Fullscreen mode once and it will apply to any video you launch with a 4:3 aspect ratio.
Kodi Full Screen mode makes Kodi Stretch Video for your old content to fit your TV screen regardless of the size of your TV. Enable Kodi Full Screen Mode for 4:3 Videos
KODI 4:3 HOW TO
If you are one of those with older 4:3 video, this guide shows how to set Kodi Full Screen mode for those older videos.