[GH-ISSUE #27] Blurry, low‑resolution thumbnails for TV app content #26

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opened 2026-03-03 16:45:01 +03:00 by kerem · 1 comment

kerem commented

2026-03-03 16:45:01 +03:00

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Originally created by @bornefierce on GitHub (Feb 17, 2026).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nickustinov/itsytv-macos/issues/27

When I watch movies or episodes in Apple’s own TV app, the thumbnails shown in Itsytv are low‑resolution and appear blurry. This makes the now‑playing view look noticeably worse than the native TV app as well as other areas of the Itsytv remote like the Apps tab where every thumbnail is sharp. Please solve so that thumbnails for TV app content are high‑resolution so that movie and episode images appear sharp and clear.

Originally created by @bornefierce on GitHub (Feb 17, 2026). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/nickustinov/itsytv-macos/issues/27 When I watch movies or episodes in Apple’s own TV app, the thumbnails shown in Itsytv are low‑resolution and appear blurry. This makes the now‑playing view look noticeably worse than the native TV app as well as other areas of the Itsytv remote like the Apps tab where every thumbnail is sharp. Please solve so that thumbnails for TV app content are high‑resolution so that movie and episode images appear sharp and clear.

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2026-03-03 16:45:02 +03:00

kerem commented

2026-03-03 16:45:03 +03:00

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@nickustinov commented on GitHub (Feb 17, 2026):

Thanks for reporting this! We've increased the requested artwork resolution from 300x300 to 600x600 pixels in the MRP protocol request, which should provide proper 2x oversampling for Retina displays.

This fix will be included in the upcoming 1.4.2 release. That said, the actual improvement may depend on the resolution the Apple TV returns via the MRP protocol – it's possible the device caps the artwork size regardless of what we request. We'll know more once we can test it end to end.

@nickustinov commented on GitHub (Feb 17, 2026): Thanks for reporting this! We've increased the requested artwork resolution from 300x300 to 600x600 pixels in the MRP protocol request, which should provide proper 2x oversampling for Retina displays. This fix will be included in the upcoming 1.4.2 release. That said, the actual improvement may depend on the resolution the Apple TV returns via the MRP protocol – it's possible the device caps the artwork size regardless of what we request. We'll know more once we can test it end to end.