diff --git a/src/common/api.c b/src/common/api.c
index 425b207..fb72236 100644
--- a/src/common/api.c
+++ b/src/common/api.c
@@ -384,6 +384,18 @@ SDL_Surface* GFX_resize(int w, int h, int pitch) {
 	
 	return gfx.screen;
 }
+int GFX_autosize(SDL_Surface** screen, int* dirty) {
+	static int had_hdmi = -1;
+	int has_hdmi = GetHDMI();
+	if (had_hdmi==has_hdmi) return 0;
+	
+	*dirty = 1;
+	if (has_hdmi) 	*screen = GFX_resize(HDMI_MENU_WIDTH,FIXED_HEIGHT,HDMI_MENU_WIDTH*FIXED_BPP);
+	else 			*screen = GFX_resize(FIXED_WIDTH,FIXED_HEIGHT,FIXED_PITCH);
+	had_hdmi = has_hdmi;
+
+	return 1;
+}
 static void POW_flipOverlay(void);
 void GFX_flip(SDL_Surface* screen) {
 	// point framebuffer at the first line of the backbuffer
diff --git a/src/common/api.h b/src/common/api.h
index ab506ae..df44aad 100644
--- a/src/common/api.h
+++ b/src/common/api.h
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ enum {
 
 SDL_Surface* GFX_init(int mode);
 SDL_Surface* GFX_resize(int width, int height, int pitch);
+int GFX_autosize(SDL_Surface** screen, int* dirty);
 void GFX_setMode(int mode);
 void GFX_clear(SDL_Surface* screen);
 void GFX_clearAll(void);
diff --git a/src/minarch/main.c b/src/minarch/main.c
index 48488cf..f12d13e 100644
--- a/src/minarch/main.c
+++ b/src/minarch/main.c
@@ -2995,12 +2995,15 @@ static int Menu_message(char* message) {
 		if (PAD_justPressed(BTN_A) || PAD_justPressed(BTN_B)) break;
 		
 		POW_update(&dirty, NULL, Menu_beforeSleep, Menu_afterSleep);
+		
+		int resized = GFX_autosize(&screen, &dirty);
 		if (dirty) {
-			dirty = 0;
+			if (!resized) GFX_clear(screen); // resizing clears the screen
 			GFX_clear(screen);
 			GFX_blitMessage(message, screen, NULL);
 			GFX_blitButtonGroup((char*[]){ "A","OKAY", NULL }, screen, 1);
 			GFX_flip(screen);
+			dirty = 0;
 		}
 		else GFX_sync();
 	}
@@ -3458,8 +3461,9 @@ static int Menu_options(MenuList* list) {
 		
 		POW_update(&dirty, &show_settings, Menu_beforeSleep, Menu_afterSleep);
 		
+		int resized = GFX_autosize(&screen, &dirty);
 		if (dirty) {
-			dirty = 0;
+			if (!resized) GFX_clear(screen); // resizing clears the screen
 			
 			GFX_clear(screen);
 			GFX_blitHardwareGroup(screen, show_settings);
@@ -3676,6 +3680,7 @@ static int Menu_options(MenuList* list) {
 			}
 			
 			GFX_flip(screen);
+			dirty = 0;
 		}
 		else GFX_sync();
 	}
@@ -3711,13 +3716,13 @@ static void Menu_loop(void) {
 	// TODO: can we use renderer.src_w/h to reverse the stretch regardless of HDMI status?
 	// because we need an undeformed copy for save state screenshots
 	SDL_Surface* backing = GFX_getBufferCopy();
-	SDL_Surface* resized = SDL_CreateRGBSurface(SDL_SWSURFACE, FIXED_WIDTH,FIXED_HEIGHT,FIXED_DEPTH,0,0,0,0);
+	SDL_Surface* snapshot = SDL_CreateRGBSurface(SDL_SWSURFACE, FIXED_WIDTH,FIXED_HEIGHT,FIXED_DEPTH,0,0,0,0);
 	
 	if (backing->w==FIXED_WIDTH && backing->h==FIXED_HEIGHT) {
-		SDL_BlitSurface(backing, NULL, resized, NULL);
+		SDL_BlitSurface(backing, NULL, snapshot, NULL);
 	}
 	else {
-		downsample(backing->pixels,resized->pixels,backing->w,backing->h,backing->pitch,resized->pitch);
+		downsample(backing->pixels,snapshot->pixels,backing->w,backing->h,backing->pitch,snapshot->pitch);
 	}
 	
 	// TODO: move this to right before if (dirty) {} like in minui.elf
@@ -3903,7 +3908,7 @@ static void Menu_loop(void) {
 					state_slot = menu.slot;
 					State_write();
 					status = STATUS_SAVE;
-					SDL_Surface* preview = Menu_thumbnail(resized);
+					SDL_Surface* preview = Menu_thumbnail(snapshot);
 					SDL_RWops* out = SDL_RWFromFile(bmp_path, "wb");
 					if (total_discs) {
 						char* disc_path = disc_paths[disc];
@@ -3950,9 +3955,11 @@ static void Menu_loop(void) {
 
 		POW_update(&dirty, &show_setting, Menu_beforeSleep, Menu_afterSleep);
 		
+		int resized = GFX_autosize(&screen, &dirty);
 		if (dirty) {
-			SDL_FillRect(screen, NULL, 0);
-			SDL_BlitSurface(resized, NULL, screen, NULL);
+			if (!resized) GFX_clear(screen); // resizing clears the screen
+			
+			SDL_BlitSurface(snapshot, NULL, screen, NULL);
 			SDL_BlitSurface(menu.overlay, NULL, screen, NULL);
 
 			int ox, oy;
@@ -4114,7 +4121,7 @@ static void Menu_loop(void) {
 	}
 		
 	SDL_FreeSurface(backing);
-	SDL_FreeSurface(resized);
+	SDL_FreeSurface(snapshot);
 	POW_disableAutosleep();
 	POW_warn(1);
 }
@@ -4212,8 +4219,6 @@ int main(int argc , char* argv[]) {
 	Game_open(rom_path);
 	if (!game.is_open) goto finish;
 	
-	LOG_info("no way\n");
-
 	// restore configs
 	Config_read();
 	setOverclock(overclock);
diff --git a/src/minui/main.c b/src/minui/main.c
index 1116ca8..6c07b17 100644
--- a/src/minui/main.c
+++ b/src/minui/main.c
@@ -1325,21 +1325,9 @@ int main (int argc, char *argv[]) {
 		
 		POW_update(&dirty, &show_setting, NULL, NULL);
 		
-		static int had_hdmi = -1;
-		int has_hdmi = GetHDMI();
-		if (had_hdmi!=has_hdmi) dirty = 1;
-		
+		int resized = GFX_autosize(&screen, &dirty);
 		if (dirty) {
-			if (had_hdmi!=has_hdmi) {
-				if (has_hdmi) {
-					screen = GFX_resize(HDMI_MENU_WIDTH,FIXED_HEIGHT,HDMI_MENU_WIDTH*FIXED_BPP);
-				}
-				else {
-					screen = GFX_resize(FIXED_WIDTH,FIXED_HEIGHT,FIXED_PITCH);
-				}
-				had_hdmi = has_hdmi;
-			}
-			else GFX_clear(screen); // resizing clears the screen
+			if (!resized) GFX_clear(screen); // resizing clears the screen
 			
 			int ox;
 			int oy;
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
index 1638ed3..c360a4f 100644
--- a/todo.txt
+++ b/todo.txt
@@ -29,14 +29,17 @@ create a clean image to flash and install over
 add most recent uImage/kernel changes
 
 hdmi
+	minarch menus don't update when connected to hdmi
+		need to figureout how to create a 4:3 thumb from a distorted framebuffer
+		should be able to reconstruct it with screen->w|h and renderer.(src|dst)_(w|h)
+			just need to downsample to a cropped region of the source
+	does clock need GFX_autosize?
 	ignore brightness shortcut when on hdmi
-	figure out how to handle renderng the menus
-	856x480 will get round circles but it's still blurry...
-		it would be better if we could just go the full 1280x720 and change SCREEN_SCALE to 3...
+		still getting through somehow...
 	audio
 
 minarch
-	zip support
+	can I support changing discs in multi-disc pbps?
 	figure out how to handle different button mappings for cores with different modes
 		eg. GG or SMS with picodrive
 	move overrides to a text file that lives in the pak?