Amazon Prime Video not full screen on TV

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Amazon Prime Video not full screen on TV

How to Troubleshoot Amazon Prime Video/Instant Video Wrong Aspect Ratio

"Amazon Prime TV app displays wrong aspect ratio. When watching Amazon Prime Video on my Hisense smart TV, many movies display in incorrect aspect ratio. There are black bars on the sides, and the content is squished inwards horizontally."

Lots of users reported Prime Video wrong aspect ratio issue, particularly on Samsung/LG/Hisense/Sharp/Sony/Roku TV. For instance, the image is stretched, words are cut off, the aspect ratio is forced into 4:3, it keeps switching from widescreen to a standard screen and squeezing the occupants within, etc. Following troubleshooting tips below if Amazon Prime Video displays incorrect aspect ratio on your TV, iPhone, iPad, computer, PS4, or other devices.

Steps to Solve Prime Video/Instant Video Incorrect Aspect Ratio

Switch to another title

The aspect ratio issue may appear on some certain Amazon Prime Video rentals or free titles. Try playing another resource to see if the problem persists. If the problem only come with a certain title, contact Amazon for refund and ask their support to correct the problem for you. What to do if Amazon Prime Video title is unavailable.

Update the software

Check for software update on your device. Since most aspect ratio problem occurs on smart TVs, here we focus on TV. Samsung TV support center guides users to update software directly from TVs to fix Amazon Prime wrong aspect ratio issue.

On your TV, go to Settings > Support > Software Update > Update Now, and software will install quickly when any update is available. The TV will restart automatically when the software update is finished. On Hisense TV remote, navigate to All > About > System Update, press Detect to install the latest TV firmware. On LG TV, press the Home button on your TV remote, go to Settings > All Settings > General > About, and click the Check for updates button. Steps are a bit different on different TV models. You can check the manufacture's official support center for more details.

Change Amazon Prime Video/Instant Video aspect ratio

Amazon Prime Video/Instant Video should be presented in widescreen. The Amazon Prime Video app doesn't offer a feature to manually adjust the image aspect ratio. But you can convert the video to 16:9 widescreen from the device used to stream Prime Video. Depending on the device model you are using, you may be able to change the picture size/aspect ratio to:

10:9 standard display.
4:3 display suitable for SD broadcast and VHS.
Custom to customize the picture size manually.
Fit to Screen to display full image without cutting.

Check resources below to change Amazon Prime/Instant Video aspect ratio on different devices:

How to fix LG TV wrong picture size or aspect ratio
How to change Amazon Prime Video aspect ration on Samsung TV

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How do I get full screen on Amazon Prime TV?

The keyboard shortcuts that you can use while watching Prime Video on a web browser are: SPACE to toggle play/pause. F to enter or exit full screen. Esc to exit full screen or exit playback.

Why is Amazon Prime Video not full screen on TV?

The Amazon Prime Video app doesn't offer a feature to manually adjust the image aspect ratio. But you can convert the video to 16:9 widescreen from the device used to stream Prime Video. Depending on the device model you are using, you may be able to change the picture size/aspect ratio to: 10:9 standard display.

How do I zoom in on Amazon Prime Video on my TV?

To zoom in on-screen, enable Screen Magnifier:.
From the Settings, select Accessibility..
Hold Back and Fast Forward to enable or disable Screen Magnifier from any screen..
Press Menu and Fast Forward to zoom in, or Menu and Rewind to zoom out..
Press Menu and Up, Down, Left, or Right to pan in these directions..