DISNEY+ fans are only just discovering a hidden button that they say improves the picture quality.
The feature has actually been around for years but it appears many “had no idea” it was there until a subscriber shared it on Facebook.
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“You bloody legend! Thanks mate!” one person responded after learning about the trick.
“Dude! Thank you! This bothered me so much that they’re was so many things cropped out,” another commented.
“You need to turn it on,” a third added on Reddit.
As any Disney+ subscriber will know, there are plenty of new content but also a wealth of archive shows and movies too.
Some of these older shows were made in the 4:3 format, which is square for TVs of the time.
Of course, nowadays it’s 16:9 which is widescreen.
Classic movies have been restored to support 16:9 but others have just been digitally blown up, essentially stretching the image out.
For some viewers, it doesn’t have an appealing outcome and say it cuts some details out too.
For this reason, some would prefer to go back to 4:3 and tolerate black bars on the left and right side of their TV screen.
Fortunately, the hidden button in question on Disney+ does just that.
But there is a catch.
It only works for The Simpsons at the moment.
Disney+ users have called for the same button to be added to other older shows.
To find it, select The Simpsons on your TV or device.
Now, go to the Details tab.
Here you should see a button that says “Remastered Aspect Ratio”.
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You need to switch this off to watch older episodes of The Simpsons in their original glory.
Later episodes are only available in 16:9 as they were made, so you don’t have to switch it on and off each time.
The Simpsons ‘predictions’ over the years which came true
Fans have noticed that The Simpsons has had a tendency to “predict the future
1992 – SUPER BOWL: In an episode titled Lisa the Greek, the brainiest Simpson tells dad Homer that the Washington Redskins will win if she still loves her dad, and the Buffalo Bills will win if she no longer does. In the end, Washington wins. The episode aired a few days before the actual Super Bowl, correctly depicting the outcome.
1995 – FACETIME: The episode Lisa’s Wedding predicted the technology down to the year it was announced – with a future scene set in 2010 showing a video call.
1998 – DISNEY CONGLOMERATE: In the episode When You Dish Upon a Star, Homer makes a comment about 20th Century Fox becoming a part of Disney Corporation. This became a reality 19 years later, in 2017.
2000 – DONALD TRUMP PRESIDENCY: The episode Bart to the Future features Lisa as US President. She’s seen talking to her staff about the “budget crunch” she inherited from former President Trump. Of course, businessman Donald Trump actually would become President 15 years after the episode aired.
2005 – CANADA’S MARIJUANA LEGALISATION: In Midnight Rx, Homer, Ned, Apu, and Grampa Simpson visit Canada and find out that Marijuana is legal. This legalisation would later become a reality in 2018.
2008 – E-VOTING ISSUE: Treehouse of Horror XIX sees Homer attempting to vote for Barack Obama on an e-voting machine, but the machine instead registered the vote for election rival John McCain. Four years later, in the 2012 election, an issue with vote swapping occurring at electronic voting machines.
2010 – OLYMPICS PREDICTION: In Boy Meets Curl, Homer and Marge win Gold against Sweden who claims silver at the Olympics. Eight years later, the prediction proved accurate with Sweden’s curling team winning silver against the US Men’s team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.
2010 – NOBEL PRIZES: Milhouse predicts in Elementary School Musical that Finnish MIT economics professor, Bengt Holmstrom, and Dutch chemist, Ben Feringa, would win Nobel Prizes in their respective areas. This would ultimately come true in 2016.
2012 – LADY GAGA/SUPER BOWL: In the episode Lisa Goes Gaga, Lady Gaga flies over the audience while attached to cables. Five years later, the pop star performed at at the Halftime show and descended from the stadium’s roof as her massive entrance.
2024: DONALD TRUMP ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT: Following Donald Trump almost being assassinated in July 2024, Channel 4 pulled a repeat of an episode that originally aired in the 90s. The episode featured an active gunman could be seen on the roof of a building as a public gathering took place, similar to the staging at Trump’s rallies.