diff --git a/src/driver/fb_window.cpp b/src/driver/fb_window.cpp
index 3fa7dbdd9..780776aeb 100644
--- a/src/driver/fb_window.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/fb_window.cpp
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ class CPrivateData
 
 CFBWindow::CFBWindow(const int _x, const int _y, const int _dx, const int _dy)
 {
-	int realx, realy;
 	x  = _x ;
 	y  = _y ;
 	dx = _dx;
@@ -48,9 +47,7 @@ CFBWindow::CFBWindow(const int _x, const int _y, const int _dx, const int _dy)
 
 	private_data = (void *) new CPrivateData;
 	((CPrivateData *)private_data)->frameBuffer = CFrameBuffer::getInstance();
-	realx = ((CPrivateData *)private_data)->frameBuffer->scaleX(_dx);
-	realy = ((CPrivateData *)private_data)->frameBuffer->scaleX(_dy);
-	((CPrivateData *)private_data)->Background = new fb_pixel_t [realx * realy];
+	((CPrivateData *)private_data)->Background = new fb_pixel_t [_dx * _dy];
 	if (((CPrivateData *)private_data)->Background != NULL)
 		((CPrivateData *)private_data)->frameBuffer->SaveScreen(_x, _y, _dx, _dy, ((CPrivateData *)private_data)->Background);
 
diff --git a/src/driver/fontrenderer.cpp b/src/driver/fontrenderer.cpp
index 2433388e5..662e3968a 100644
--- a/src/driver/fontrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/fontrenderer.cpp
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
 #include <system/debug.h>
 #include <global.h>
 
-/* the multiplier for the SPARK scale feature */
-#define SCALE_MULT 2048
-
 /* Drawing pixels is actually faster without the GXA accelerator (wich OTOH is
    faster for drawing lines, so disable it here. */
 #undef USE_NEVIS_GXA
@@ -244,10 +241,6 @@ Font::Font(FBFontRenderClass *render, FTC_FaceID faceid, const int isize, const
 	scaler.x_res   = render->xres;
 	scaler.y_res   = render->yres;
 
-	xmult = frameBuffer->scaleX(SCALE_MULT, false);
-	ymult = frameBuffer->scaleY(SCALE_MULT, false);
-	last_xmult = xmult;
-
 	setSize(isize);
 }
 
@@ -259,11 +252,9 @@ FT_Error Font::getGlyphBitmap(FT_ULong glyph_index, FTC_SBit *sbit)
 int Font::setSize(int isize)
 {
 	int temp = font.width;
-	last_size = isize;
-	font.width  = isize * xmult / SCALE_MULT;
-	font.height = isize * ymult / SCALE_MULT;
-	scaler.width  = font.width * 64;
-	scaler.height = font.height * 64;
+	font.width = font.height = isize;
+	scaler.width  = isize * 64;
+	scaler.height = isize * 64;
 
 	FT_Error err = FTC_Manager_LookupSize(renderer->cacheManager, &scaler, &size);
 	if (err != 0)
@@ -313,17 +304,12 @@ return 0;
 
 int Font::getWidth(void)
 {
-	return fontwidth * SCALE_MULT / xmult;
-}
-
-int Font::getSize(void)
-{
-	return font.width * SCALE_MULT / xmult;
+	return fontwidth;
 }
 
 int Font::getHeight(void)
 {
-	return height * SCALE_MULT / ymult;
+	return height;
 }
 
 int Font::getDigitHeight(void)
@@ -381,24 +367,11 @@ int UTF8ToUnicode(const char * &text, const bool utf8_encoded) // returns -1 on
 	return unicode_value;
 }
 
-void Font::RenderString(int _x, int _y, const int _width, const char *text, const unsigned char color, const int _boxheight, const bool utf8_encoded)
+void Font::RenderString(int x, int y, const int width, const char *text, const unsigned char color, const int boxheight, const bool utf8_encoded)
 {
 	if (!frameBuffer->getActive())
 		return;
 
-	if ((xmult = frameBuffer->scaleX(SCALE_MULT, false)) != last_xmult)
-	{
-		last_xmult = xmult;
-		ymult = frameBuffer->scaleY(SCALE_MULT, false);
-		setSize(last_size);
-	}
-
-	int x = _x * xmult / SCALE_MULT;
-	int y = _y * ymult / SCALE_MULT;
-	int boxheight = _boxheight * ymult / SCALE_MULT;
-	int width = _width * xmult / SCALE_MULT;
-	int step_y = height * ymult / SCALE_MULT;
-
 	pthread_mutex_lock( &renderer->render_mutex );
 
 	FT_Error err = FTC_Manager_LookupSize(renderer->cacheManager, &scaler, &size);
@@ -413,6 +386,7 @@ void Font::RenderString(int _x, int _y, const int _width, const char *text, cons
 	int use_kerning=FT_HAS_KERNING(face);
 
 	int left=x;
+	int step_y=height;
 
 	// ----------------------------------- box upper end (this is NOT a font metric, this is our method for y centering)
 	//
@@ -708,7 +682,7 @@ int Font::getRenderWidth(const char *text, const bool utf8_encoded)
 
 	pthread_mutex_unlock( &renderer->render_mutex );
 
-	return x * SCALE_MULT / xmult;
+	return x;
 }
 
 int Font::getRenderWidth(const std::string & text, const bool utf8_encoded)
diff --git a/src/driver/fontrenderer.h b/src/driver/fontrenderer.h
index 3cf830f9e..e10baf6dc 100644
--- a/src/driver/fontrenderer.h
+++ b/src/driver/fontrenderer.h
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ class Font
 	// these are HACKED values, because the font metrics were unusable.
 	int height,DigitHeight,DigitOffset,ascender,descender,upper,lower;
 	int fontwidth;
-	int xmult, ymult;
-	int last_xmult, last_size;
 
  public:
 	enum fontmodifier
@@ -73,7 +71,7 @@ class Font
 	int getDigitHeight(void);
 	int getDigitOffset(void);
 	int getWidth(void);
-	int getSize(void);
+	int getSize(){return font.width;}
 	int setSize(int isize);
 
 	Font(FBFontRenderClass *render, FTC_FaceID faceid, const int isize, const fontmodifier _stylemodifier);
diff --git a/src/driver/framebuffer.cpp b/src/driver/framebuffer.cpp
index c4a4d3661..1f545fe29 100644
--- a/src/driver/framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/framebuffer.cpp
@@ -1797,7 +1797,7 @@ void * CFrameBuffer::convertRGBA2FB(unsigned char *rgbbuff, unsigned long x, uns
 }
 
 #if !HAVE_TRIPLEDRAGON
-void CFrameBuffer::blit2FB(void *fbbuff, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t xoff, uint32_t yoff, uint32_t xp, uint32_t yp, bool transp, bool /*scale*/)
+void CFrameBuffer::blit2FB(void *fbbuff, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t xoff, uint32_t yoff, uint32_t xp, uint32_t yp, bool transp)
 {
 	int  xc, yc;
 
@@ -1850,7 +1850,7 @@ void CFrameBuffer::blit2FB(void *fbbuff, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32
 #endif
 }
 #else
-void CFrameBuffer::blit2FB(void *fbbuff, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t xoff, uint32_t yoff, uint32_t xp, uint32_t yp, bool transp, bool /*scale*/)
+void CFrameBuffer::blit2FB(void *fbbuff, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t xoff, uint32_t yoff, uint32_t xp, uint32_t yp, bool transp)
 {
 	DFBRectangle src;
 	DFBResult err;
diff --git a/src/driver/framebuffer.h b/src/driver/framebuffer.h
index 0a15583c0..901f12fc9 100644
--- a/src/driver/framebuffer.h
+++ b/src/driver/framebuffer.h
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ class CFrameBuffer
 		void* convertRGB2FB(unsigned char *rgbbuff, unsigned long x, unsigned long y, int transp = 0xFF);
 		void* convertRGBA2FB(unsigned char *rgbbuff, unsigned long x, unsigned long y);
 		void displayRGB(unsigned char *rgbbuff, int x_size, int y_size, int x_pan, int y_pan, int x_offs, int y_offs, bool clearfb = true, int transp = 0xFF);
-		void blit2FB(void *fbbuff, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t xoff, uint32_t yoff, uint32_t xp = 0, uint32_t yp = 0, bool transp = false, bool scale = true);
+		void blit2FB(void *fbbuff, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t xoff, uint32_t yoff, uint32_t xp = 0, uint32_t yp = 0, bool transp = false);
 		bool blitToPrimary(unsigned int * data, int dx, int dy, int sw, int sh);
 
 #if HAVE_SPARK_HARDWARE
diff --git a/src/driver/framebuffer_spark.cpp b/src/driver/framebuffer_spark.cpp
index 8c5462ab6..29b210dfd 100644
--- a/src/driver/framebuffer_spark.cpp
+++ b/src/driver/framebuffer_spark.cpp
@@ -64,9 +64,8 @@ static int bpafd = -1;
 static fb_pixel_t *backbuffer = NULL;
 static int fake_xRes = 0;
 static int fake_yRes = 0;
+static int fake_stride = 0;
 static int backbuf_sz = 0;
-static int max_backbuf_sz = 0;
-static bool scaling = false;
 
 void CFrameBuffer::waitForIdle(void)
 {
@@ -156,26 +155,12 @@ void CFrameBuffer::init(const char * const fbDevice)
 	stride = xRes * bpp / 8;
 printf("FB: %dx%dx%d line length %d.\n", xRes, yRes, bpp, stride);
 
-	/* PAL and 720p mode is unscaled, but 1080 modes are not */
-	scaling = (xRes > 1280);
-
-	if (xRes > 720)
-	{
-		/* HDTV mode */
-		fake_xRes = DEFAULT_XRES;
-		fake_yRes = DEFAULT_YRES;
-		screeninfo.xres = DEFAULT_XRES;
-		screeninfo.yres = DEFAULT_YRES;
-		screeninfo.xres_virtual = DEFAULT_XRES;
-		screeninfo.yres_virtual = DEFAULT_YRES;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		/* PAL mode */
-		fake_xRes = xRes;
-		fake_yRes = yRes;
-	}
-
+	fake_xRes = DEFAULT_XRES;
+	fake_yRes = DEFAULT_YRES;
+	screeninfo.xres = DEFAULT_XRES;
+	screeninfo.yres = DEFAULT_YRES;
+	screeninfo.xres_virtual = DEFAULT_XRES;
+	screeninfo.yres_virtual = DEFAULT_YRES;
 	screeninfo.bits_per_pixel = 32;
 	backbuf_sz = stride * yRes;
 
@@ -206,9 +191,7 @@ printf("FB: %dx%dx%d line length %d.\n", xRes, yRes, bpp, stride);
 	}
 	BPAMemAllocMemData bpa_data;
 	bpa_data.bpa_part = (char *)"LMI_VID";
-	/* allocate maximum possibly needed amount of memory */
-	max_backbuf_sz = 1920 * 1080 * sizeof(fb_pixel_t);
-	bpa_data.mem_size = max_backbuf_sz;
+	bpa_data.mem_size = backbuf_sz;
 	int res;
 	res = ioctl(bpafd, BPAMEMIO_ALLOCMEM, &bpa_data);
 	if (res)
@@ -239,7 +222,7 @@ printf("FB: %dx%dx%d line length %d.\n", xRes, yRes, bpp, stride);
 		return;
 	}
 
-	memset(backbuffer, 0, max_backbuf_sz);
+	memset(backbuffer, 0, backbuf_sz);
 	cache_size = 0;
 
 	/* Windows Colors */
@@ -317,7 +300,7 @@ CFrameBuffer::~CFrameBuffer()
 	if (backbuffer)
 	{
 		fprintf(stderr, "CFrameBuffer: unmap backbuffer\n");
-		munmap(backbuffer, max_backbuf_sz);
+		munmap(backbuffer, backbuf_sz);
 	}
 	if (bpafd != -1)
 	{
@@ -501,15 +484,10 @@ void CFrameBuffer::paintBoxRel(const int _x, const int _y, const int _dx, const
 	if (!getActive())
 		return;
 
-	int add = 0;
-	/* hack to remove artefacts caused by rounding in scaling mode */
-	if (scaling && col == backgroundColor)
-		add = 1;
-
 	int x = scaleX(_x);
 	int y = scaleY(_y);
-	int dx = scaleX(_dx + add);
-	int dy = scaleY(_dy + add);
+	int dx = scaleX(_dx);
+	int dy = scaleY(_dy);
 	int radius = scaleX(_radius);
 
 	int corner_tl = (type & CORNER_TOP_LEFT)     ? 1 : 0;
@@ -615,12 +593,6 @@ void CFrameBuffer::paintLine(int xa, int ya, int xb, int yb, const fb_pixel_t co
 	if (!getActive())
 		return;
 
-	int d = scaleX(1);
-	xa = scaleX(xa);
-	xb = scaleX(xb);
-	ya = scaleY(ya);
-	yb = scaleY(yb);
-
 	int dx = abs (xa - xb);
 	int dy = abs (ya - yb);
 	int x;
@@ -649,10 +621,7 @@ void CFrameBuffer::paintLine(int xa, int ya, int xb, int yb, const fb_pixel_t co
 			step = yb < ya ? -1 : 1;
 		}
 
-		if (d == 1)
-			paintPixel(x, y, col);
-		else
-			blitRect(x, y, 2, 2, col);
+		paintPixel(x, y, col);
 
 		while (x < End)
 		{
@@ -664,10 +633,7 @@ void CFrameBuffer::paintLine(int xa, int ya, int xb, int yb, const fb_pixel_t co
 				y += step;
 				p += twoDyDx;
 			}
-			if (d == 1)
-				paintPixel(x, y, col);
-			else
-				blitRect(x, y, 2, 2, col);
+			paintPixel(x, y, col);
 		}
 	}
 	else
@@ -691,10 +657,7 @@ void CFrameBuffer::paintLine(int xa, int ya, int xb, int yb, const fb_pixel_t co
 			step = xb < xa ? -1 : 1;
 		}
 
-		if (d == 1)
-			paintPixel(x, y, col);
-		else
-			blitRect(x, y, 2, 2, col);
+		paintPixel(x, y, col);
 
 		while (y < End)
 		{
@@ -706,10 +669,7 @@ void CFrameBuffer::paintLine(int xa, int ya, int xb, int yb, const fb_pixel_t co
 				x += step;
 				p += twoDxDy;
 			}
-			if (d == 1)
-				paintPixel(x, y, col);
-			else
-				blitRect(x, y, 2, 2, col);
+			paintPixel(x, y, col);
 		}
 	}
 }
@@ -726,8 +686,7 @@ void CFrameBuffer::paintVLineRel(int x, int y, int dy, const fb_pixel_t col)
 	int _x = scaleX(x);
 	int _y = scaleY(y);
 	int _dy = scaleY(dy);
-	int w = scaleX(1);
-	blitRect(_x, _y, w, _dy, col);
+	blitRect(_x, _y, 1, _dy, col);
 }
 
 void CFrameBuffer::paintHLine(int xa, int xb, int y, const fb_pixel_t col)
@@ -741,9 +700,8 @@ void CFrameBuffer::paintHLineRel(int x, int dx, int y, const fb_pixel_t col)
 		return;
 	int _x = scaleX(x);
 	int _y = scaleY(y);
-	int _dx = scaleX(dx);
-	int w = scaleY(1);
-	blitRect(_x, _y, _dx, w, col);
+	int _dx = scaleY(dx);
+	blitRect(_x, _y, _dx, 1, col);
 }
 
 void CFrameBuffer::setIconBasePath(const std::string & iconPath)
@@ -1277,7 +1235,7 @@ void CFrameBuffer::paintBackground()
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		paintBoxRel(0, 0, screeninfo.xres, screeninfo.yres, backgroundColor);
+		paintBoxRel(0, 0, xRes, yRes, backgroundColor);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -1286,12 +1244,6 @@ void CFrameBuffer::SaveScreen(int x, int y, int dx, int dy, fb_pixel_t * const m
 	if (!getActive())
 		return;
 
-	/* danger: memp needs to be big enough for scaled picture...
-	 * need to make sure all callers know this... */
-	x = scaleX(x);
-	y = scaleY(y);
-	dx = scaleX(dx);
-	dy = scaleY(dy);
 
 	uint8_t * pos = ((uint8_t *)getFrameBufferPointer()) + x * sizeof(fb_pixel_t) + stride * y;
 	fb_pixel_t * bkpos = memp;
@@ -1324,13 +1276,6 @@ void CFrameBuffer::RestoreScreen(int x, int y, int dx, int dy, fb_pixel_t * cons
 	if (!getActive())
 		return;
 
-	/* danger: memp needs to be big enough for scaled picture...
-	 * need to make sure all callers know this... */
-	x = scaleX(x);
-	y = scaleY(y);
-	dx = scaleX(dx);
-	dy = scaleY(dy);
-
 	uint8_t * fbpos = ((uint8_t *)getFrameBufferPointer()) + x * sizeof(fb_pixel_t) + stride * y;
 	fb_pixel_t * bkpos = memp;
 	for (int count = 0; count < dy; count++)
@@ -1437,23 +1382,13 @@ void * CFrameBuffer::convertRGBA2FB(unsigned char *rgbbuff, unsigned long x, uns
 	return int_convertRGB2FB(rgbbuff, x, y, 0, true);
 }
 
-void CFrameBuffer::blit2FB(void *fbbuff, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t xoff, uint32_t yoff, uint32_t xp, uint32_t yp, bool transp, bool scale)
+void CFrameBuffer::blit2FB(void *fbbuff, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t xoff, uint32_t yoff, uint32_t xp, uint32_t yp, bool transp)
 {
 	int x, y, dw, dh;
-	if (scale)
-	{
-		x = scaleX(xoff);
-		y = scaleY(yoff);
-		dw = scaleX(width - xp);
-		dh = scaleY(height - yp);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		x = xoff;
-		y = yoff;
-		dw = width - xp;
-		dh = height - yp;
-	}
+	x = xoff;
+	y = yoff;
+	dw = width - xp;
+	dh = height - yp;
 
 	size_t mem_sz = width * height * sizeof(fb_pixel_t);
 	unsigned long ulFlags = 0;
@@ -1487,7 +1422,7 @@ void CFrameBuffer::blit2FB(void *fbbuff, uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32
 	blt_data.dstMemSize = stride * yRes;
 
 	// icons are so small that they will still be in cache
-	msync(backbuffer, mem_sz, MS_SYNC);
+	msync(backbuffer, backbuf_sz, MS_SYNC);
 
 	if(ioctl(fd, STMFBIO_BLT_EXTERN, &blt_data) < 0)
 		perror("blit2FB FBIO_BLIT");
@@ -1564,46 +1499,6 @@ void CFrameBuffer::resize(int format)
 	yRes = xyres[format][1];
 	bpp = 32;
 	stride = xRes * bpp / 8;
-	fprintf(stderr, "CFrameBuffer::resize(%d): %d x %d\n", format, xRes, yRes);
-
-	/* reacquire parameters...
-	 * TODO: this is duplicated code from ::init() function */
-	if (ioctl(fd, FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO, &screeninfo) < 0)
-		perror("FBIOGET_VSCREENINFO");
-
-	xRes = screeninfo.xres;
-	yRes = screeninfo.yres;
-	bpp = 32;
-	stride = xRes * bpp / 8;
-
-	scaling = (xRes > 1280);
-
-	if (xRes > 720)
-	{
-		fake_xRes = DEFAULT_XRES;
-		fake_yRes = DEFAULT_YRES;
-		screeninfo.xres = DEFAULT_XRES;
-		screeninfo.yres = DEFAULT_YRES;
-		screeninfo.xres_virtual = DEFAULT_XRES;
-		screeninfo.yres_virtual = DEFAULT_YRES;
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		fake_xRes = xRes;
-		fake_yRes = yRes;
-	}
-
-	printf("FB:resize %dx%dx%d line length %d. scaling: %d\n", xRes, yRes, bpp, stride, scaling);
-
-	screeninfo.bits_per_pixel = 32;
-	backbuf_sz = stride * yRes;
-
-	int p = (xRes > 720); /* 0 == SDTV, 1 == HDTV */
-	g_settings.screen_preset = p;
-	g_settings.screen_StartX = p ? g_settings.screen_StartX_lcd : g_settings.screen_StartX_crt;
-	g_settings.screen_StartY = p ? g_settings.screen_StartY_lcd : g_settings.screen_StartY_crt;
-	g_settings.screen_EndX   = p ? g_settings.screen_EndX_lcd   : g_settings.screen_EndX_crt;
-	g_settings.screen_EndY   = p ? g_settings.screen_EndY_lcd   : g_settings.screen_EndY_crt;
 }
 
 void CFrameBuffer::blitRect(int x, int y, int width, int height, unsigned long color)
@@ -1659,11 +1554,10 @@ void CFrameBuffer::blitIcon(int src_width, int src_height, int fb_x, int fb_y, i
 	blt_data.srcMemSize = backbuf_sz;
 	blt_data.dstMemSize = stride * yRes;
 
-	msync(backbuffer, blt_data.srcPitch * src_height, MS_SYNC);
+	msync(backbuffer, backbuf_sz, MS_SYNC);
 
 	if(ioctl(fd, STMFBIO_BLT_EXTERN, &blt_data) < 0)
 		perror("blit_icon FBIO_BLIT");
-	ioctl(fd, STMFBIO_SYNC_BLITTER);
 }
 
 void CFrameBuffer::update(void)
@@ -1673,8 +1567,6 @@ void CFrameBuffer::update(void)
 
 int CFrameBuffer::scaleX(const int x, bool clamp)
 {
-	if (!scaling)
-		return x;
 	unsigned int mul = x * xRes;
 	mul = mul / DEFAULT_XRES + (((mul % DEFAULT_XRES) >= (DEFAULT_XRES / 2)) ? 1 : 0);
 	if (clamp && mul > xRes)
@@ -1684,8 +1576,6 @@ int CFrameBuffer::scaleX(const int x, bool clamp)
 
 int CFrameBuffer::scaleY(const int y, bool clamp)
 {
-	if (!scaling)
-		return y;
 	unsigned int mul = y * yRes;
 	mul = mul / DEFAULT_YRES + (((mul % DEFAULT_YRES) >= (DEFAULT_YRES / 2)) ? 1 : 0);
 	if (clamp && mul > yRes)
diff --git a/src/gui/infoviewer.cpp b/src/gui/infoviewer.cpp
index 97f84a2ce..f5640ceca 100644
--- a/src/gui/infoviewer.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/infoviewer.cpp
@@ -1022,12 +1022,9 @@ void CInfoViewer::showSubchan ()
 				y = g_settings.screen_EndY - dy - 10;
 			}
 
-			int x_pic = lframeBuffer->scaleX(dx + 2 * borderwidth);
-			int y_pic = lframeBuffer->scaleY(dy + 2 * borderwidth);
-			fb_pixel_t *pixbuf = new fb_pixel_t[x_pic * y_pic];
-			if (pixbuf)
-				lframeBuffer->SaveScreen(x - borderwidth, y - borderwidth,
-							 dx + 2 * borderwidth, dy + 2 * borderwidth, pixbuf);
+			fb_pixel_t pixbuf[(dx + 2 * borderwidth) * (dy + 2 * borderwidth)];
+			lframeBuffer->SaveScreen (x - borderwidth, y - borderwidth, dx + 2 * borderwidth, dy + 2 * borderwidth, pixbuf);
+
 			// clear border
 			lframeBuffer->paintBackgroundBoxRel (x - borderwidth, y - borderwidth, dx + 2 * borderwidth, borderwidth);
 			lframeBuffer->paintBackgroundBoxRel (x - borderwidth, y + dy, dx + 2 * borderwidth, borderwidth);
@@ -1066,11 +1063,7 @@ void CInfoViewer::showSubchan ()
 					}
 				}
 			}
-			if (pixbuf) {
-				lframeBuffer->RestoreScreen(x - borderwidth, y - borderwidth,
-							    dx + 2 * borderwidth, dy + 2 * borderwidth, pixbuf);
-				delete[] pixbuf;
-			}
+			lframeBuffer->RestoreScreen (x - borderwidth, y - borderwidth, dx + 2 * borderwidth, dy + 2 * borderwidth, pixbuf);
 		}
 	} else {
 		g_RCInput->postMsg (NeutrinoMessages::SHOW_INFOBAR, 0);
diff --git a/src/gui/videosettings.cpp b/src/gui/videosettings.cpp
index ceea9b537..7a98d8634 100644
--- a/src/gui/videosettings.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/videosettings.cpp
@@ -318,7 +318,6 @@ void CVideoSettings::setupVideoSystem(bool do_ask)
 {
 	printf("[neutrino VideoSettings] %s setup videosystem...\n", __FUNCTION__);
 	videoDecoder->SetVideoSystem(g_settings.video_Mode); //FIXME 
-	frameBuffer->resize(g_settings.video_Mode);
 	
 	if (do_ask)
 	{
@@ -329,7 +328,6 @@ void CVideoSettings::setupVideoSystem(bool do_ask)
 			{
 				g_settings.video_Mode = prev_video_mode;
 				videoDecoder->SetVideoSystem(g_settings.video_Mode);
-				frameBuffer->resize(g_settings.video_Mode);
 			} 
 		}
 		else
@@ -493,7 +491,6 @@ void CVideoSettings::nextMode(void)
 			g_settings.video_Mode = VIDEOMENU_VIDEOMODE_OPTIONS[curmode].key;
 			//CVFD::getInstance()->ShowText(text);
 			videoDecoder->SetVideoSystem(g_settings.video_Mode);
-			frameBuffer->resize(g_settings.video_Mode);
 			//return;
 			disp_cur = 1;
 		}
diff --git a/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp b/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp
index c2e48762b..208c03c31 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/menue.cpp
@@ -996,7 +996,7 @@ void CMenuWidget::saveScreen()
 
 	delete[] background;
 
-	background = new fb_pixel_t [frameBuffer->scaleX(full_width) * frameBuffer->scaleY(full_height)];
+	background = new fb_pixel_t [full_width * full_height];
 	if(background)
 		frameBuffer->SaveScreen(x, y, full_width, full_height, background);
 }
diff --git a/src/gui/widget/stringinput.cpp b/src/gui/widget/stringinput.cpp
index 2553a3111..2d7a4344a 100644
--- a/src/gui/widget/stringinput.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/widget/stringinput.cpp
@@ -888,7 +888,7 @@ const char * CPLPINInput::getHint1(void)
 
 int CPLPINInput::exec( CMenuTarget* parent, const std::string & )
 {
-	fb_pixel_t * pixbuf = new fb_pixel_t[frameBuffer->scaleX(width+ 2* borderwidth) * frameBuffer->scaleY(height+ 2* borderwidth)];
+	fb_pixel_t * pixbuf = new fb_pixel_t[(width+ 2* borderwidth) * (height+ 2* borderwidth)];
 
 	if (pixbuf != NULL)
 		frameBuffer->SaveScreen(x- borderwidth, y- borderwidth, width+ 2* borderwidth, height+ 2* borderwidth, pixbuf);