steelerfan
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Apologize in advance as I'm sure this has been covered numerous times. I tried searching widescreen, HDMI & the various screen ratios but none of the returned results answered my question
Let me start by saying we test drove a 2020 Tahoe with RSE & i was able to plug in a AppleTV to the HDMI port & it was awesome. Filled the entire screen (front & rear). Connected to in vehicle hot spot & the possibilities are endless.
Well the #'s didn't work out on the 2020 but that's okay, picked up a 2017 Yukon Denali with only 23K so it worked out...
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The difference that i noticed when i connected the same Apple TV to the 2017, the screen ratio is in 4:3 mode (black letter bars on the sides). I went into the HDMI settings of the AppleTV & tried all the resolution options & no luck in getting this into a 16:9 format.
Is there a way around this? I can use a different client (i.e. Nvidia Sheild, Firestick, Roku, Chromecast or even USB if that is the answer). I'm a big Plex user so & an Apple fan boy so getting the AppleTV to work is the best case scenario so I can AirPlay to the AppleTV without having to pull over, put the car in park & start the next video.
Heading on our 1st family vacation since purchasing the Denali next week so trying to get this resolved to keep the 5 & 3 year entertained for the car ride, & keep mom & dad's sanity...)... this was major reason for buying this vehicle having the ability to control the RSE from the main display.
Let me start by saying we test drove a 2020 Tahoe with RSE & i was able to plug in a AppleTV to the HDMI port & it was awesome. Filled the entire screen (front & rear). Connected to in vehicle hot spot & the possibilities are endless.
Well the #'s didn't work out on the 2020 but that's okay, picked up a 2017 Yukon Denali with only 23K so it worked out...
).The difference that i noticed when i connected the same Apple TV to the 2017, the screen ratio is in 4:3 mode (black letter bars on the sides). I went into the HDMI settings of the AppleTV & tried all the resolution options & no luck in getting this into a 16:9 format.
Is there a way around this? I can use a different client (i.e. Nvidia Sheild, Firestick, Roku, Chromecast or even USB if that is the answer). I'm a big Plex user so & an Apple fan boy so getting the AppleTV to work is the best case scenario so I can AirPlay to the AppleTV without having to pull over, put the car in park & start the next video.
Heading on our 1st family vacation since purchasing the Denali next week so trying to get this resolved to keep the 5 & 3 year entertained for the car ride, & keep mom & dad's sanity...
)... this was major reason for buying this vehicle having the ability to control the RSE from the main display.
