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Change screen size / only use part of the screen - GodzillaXP - 2022-08-16
I am about to by a big LG OLED TV (77").
Currently I have a linux media pc, but I want to migrate the backend to my home server and use something like the Chromecast with Google TV for the frontend.
Sometimes I am sitting closer to the TV (when I eat on the couch or sit at the desk next to the TV.
I this cases I do not need the big screen and would like to reduce the size to ~1/4 to save energy.
As a lazy person I would like to do this automatically via my smart home (openHAB).
So...
1)
Is there an easy way to shrink the visible Kodi screen to a specific part of the display? (like the top left corner)
I think the over scan feature could be used for this.
But it looks like this could be hard to configure every time.
2)
Ideally I would script something to use random positions on the screen to eaven the wear of each pixel.
Does the API support something?
I did not find anything.
On a linux machine, there might be other ways to change the window position and size.
But on an Android device this might be difficult, I guess.
In a perfect world the TV would have such feature and could be controlled by smart home easily.
