diff --git a/FAQ.md b/FAQ.md
index d5f0e3ee5e..43ba39aff4 100644
--- a/FAQ.md
+++ b/FAQ.md
@@ -219,6 +219,9 @@ scrcpy -m 1024
 scrcpy -m 800
 ```
 
+Since scrcpy v1.22, scrcpy automatically tries again with a lower definition
+before failing. This behavior can be disabled with `--no-downsize-on-error`.
+
 You could also try another [encoder](README.md#encoder).
 
 
diff --git a/app/scrcpy.1 b/app/scrcpy.1
index 4d02982cbe..37431a91cb 100644
--- a/app/scrcpy.1
+++ b/app/scrcpy.1
@@ -140,6 +140,12 @@ By default, scrcpy automatically synchronizes the computer clipboard to the devi
 
 This option disables this automatic synchronization.
 
+.TP
+.B \-\-no\-downsize\-on\-error
+By default, on MediaCodec error, scrcpy automatically tries again with a lower definition.
+
+This option disables this behavior.
+
 .TP
 .B \-n, \-\-no\-control
 Disable device control (mirror the device in read\-only).
diff --git a/app/src/cli.c b/app/src/cli.c
index 3fcf94eb62..69177aef90 100644
--- a/app/src/cli.c
+++ b/app/src/cli.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 #define OPT_NO_CLIPBOARD_AUTOSYNC  1032
 #define OPT_TCPIP                  1033
 #define OPT_RAW_KEY_EVENTS         1034
+#define OPT_NO_DOWNSIZE_ON_ERROR   1035
 
 struct sc_option {
     char shortopt;
@@ -236,6 +237,13 @@ static const struct sc_option options[] = {
                 "is preserved.\n"
                 "Default is 0 (unlimited).",
     },
+    {
+        .longopt_id = OPT_NO_DOWNSIZE_ON_ERROR,
+        .longopt = "no-downsize-on-error",
+        .text = "By default, on MediaCodec error, scrcpy automatically tries "
+                "again with a lower definition.\n"
+                "This option disables this behavior.",
+    },
     {
         .longopt_id = OPT_NO_CLIPBOARD_AUTOSYNC,
         .longopt = "no-clipboard-autosync",
@@ -1489,6 +1497,9 @@ parse_args_with_getopt(struct scrcpy_cli_args *args, int argc, char *argv[],
                 opts->tcpip = true;
                 opts->tcpip_dst = optarg;
                 break;
+            case OPT_NO_DOWNSIZE_ON_ERROR:
+                opts->downsize_on_error = false;
+                break;
             case OPT_V4L2_SINK:
 #ifdef HAVE_V4L2
                 opts->v4l2_device = optarg;
@@ -1534,11 +1545,18 @@ parse_args_with_getopt(struct scrcpy_cli_args *args, int argc, char *argv[],
         return false;
     }
 
-    if (opts->v4l2_device && opts->lock_video_orientation
-                             == SC_LOCK_VIDEO_ORIENTATION_UNLOCKED) {
-        LOGI("Video orientation is locked for v4l2 sink. "
-             "See --lock-video-orientation.");
-        opts->lock_video_orientation = SC_LOCK_VIDEO_ORIENTATION_INITIAL;
+    if (opts->v4l2_device) {
+        if (opts->lock_video_orientation ==
+                SC_LOCK_VIDEO_ORIENTATION_UNLOCKED) {
+            LOGI("Video orientation is locked for v4l2 sink. "
+                 "See --lock-video-orientation.");
+            opts->lock_video_orientation = SC_LOCK_VIDEO_ORIENTATION_INITIAL;
+        }
+
+        // V4L2 could not handle size change.
+        // Do not log because downsizing on error is the default behavior,
+        // not an explicit request from the user.
+        opts->downsize_on_error = false;
     }
 
     if (opts->v4l2_buffer && !opts->v4l2_device) {
diff --git a/app/src/options.c b/app/src/options.c
index 7a5b71af05..b8560406fc 100644
--- a/app/src/options.c
+++ b/app/src/options.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ const struct scrcpy_options scrcpy_options_default = {
     .legacy_paste = false,
     .power_off_on_close = false,
     .clipboard_autosync = true,
+    .downsize_on_error = true,
     .tcpip = false,
     .tcpip_dst = NULL,
 };
diff --git a/app/src/options.h b/app/src/options.h
index b2c696644e..99f03d4053 100644
--- a/app/src/options.h
+++ b/app/src/options.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ struct scrcpy_options {
     bool legacy_paste;
     bool power_off_on_close;
     bool clipboard_autosync;
+    bool downsize_on_error;
     bool tcpip;
     const char *tcpip_dst;
 };
diff --git a/app/src/scrcpy.c b/app/src/scrcpy.c
index 86fdf98462..e55fef80ed 100644
--- a/app/src/scrcpy.c
+++ b/app/src/scrcpy.c
@@ -364,6 +364,7 @@ scrcpy(struct scrcpy_options *options) {
         .force_adb_forward = options->force_adb_forward,
         .power_off_on_close = options->power_off_on_close,
         .clipboard_autosync = options->clipboard_autosync,
+        .downsize_on_error = options->downsize_on_error,
         .tcpip = options->tcpip,
         .tcpip_dst = options->tcpip_dst,
     };
diff --git a/app/src/screen.c b/app/src/screen.c
index a2796278e4..a357eecf3a 100644
--- a/app/src/screen.c
+++ b/app/src/screen.c
@@ -369,6 +369,12 @@ sc_screen_init(struct sc_screen *screen,
     screen->mouse_captured = false;
     screen->mouse_capture_key_pressed = 0;
 
+    screen->req.x = params->window_x;
+    screen->req.y = params->window_y;
+    screen->req.width = params->window_width;
+    screen->req.height = params->window_height;
+    screen->req.fullscreen = params->fullscreen;
+
     static const struct sc_video_buffer_callbacks cbs = {
         .on_new_frame = sc_video_buffer_on_new_frame,
     };
@@ -397,9 +403,6 @@ sc_screen_init(struct sc_screen *screen,
         get_rotated_size(screen->frame_size, screen->rotation);
     screen->content_size = content_size;
 
-    struct sc_size window_size =
-        get_initial_optimal_size(content_size,params->window_width,
-                                 params->window_height);
     uint32_t window_flags = SDL_WINDOW_HIDDEN
                           | SDL_WINDOW_RESIZABLE
                           | SDL_WINDOW_ALLOW_HIGHDPI;
@@ -410,13 +413,9 @@ sc_screen_init(struct sc_screen *screen,
         window_flags |= SDL_WINDOW_BORDERLESS;
     }
 
-    int x = params->window_x != SC_WINDOW_POSITION_UNDEFINED
-          ? params->window_x : (int) SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED;
-    int y = params->window_y != SC_WINDOW_POSITION_UNDEFINED
-          ? params->window_y : (int) SDL_WINDOWPOS_UNDEFINED;
-    screen->window = SDL_CreateWindow(params->window_title, x, y,
-                                      window_size.width, window_size.height,
-                                      window_flags);
+    // The window will be positioned and sized on first video frame
+    screen->window =
+        SDL_CreateWindow(params->window_title, 0, 0, 0, 0, window_flags);
     if (!screen->window) {
         LOGC("Could not create window: %s", SDL_GetError());
         goto error_destroy_fps_counter;
@@ -498,17 +497,6 @@ sc_screen_init(struct sc_screen *screen,
 
     sc_input_manager_init(&screen->im, &im_params);
 
-    // Reset the window size to trigger a SIZE_CHANGED event, to workaround
-    // HiDPI issues with some SDL renderers when several displays having
-    // different HiDPI scaling are connected
-    SDL_SetWindowSize(screen->window, window_size.width, window_size.height);
-
-    sc_screen_update_content_rect(screen);
-
-    if (params->fullscreen) {
-        sc_screen_switch_fullscreen(screen);
-    }
-
 #ifdef CONTINUOUS_RESIZING_WORKAROUND
     SDL_AddEventWatch(event_watcher, screen);
 #endif
@@ -545,7 +533,23 @@ sc_screen_init(struct sc_screen *screen,
 }
 
 static void
-sc_screen_show_window(struct sc_screen *screen) {
+sc_screen_show_initial_window(struct sc_screen *screen) {
+    int x = screen->req.x != SC_WINDOW_POSITION_UNDEFINED
+          ? screen->req.x : (int) SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED;
+    int y = screen->req.y != SC_WINDOW_POSITION_UNDEFINED
+          ? screen->req.y : (int) SDL_WINDOWPOS_CENTERED;
+
+    struct sc_size window_size =
+        get_initial_optimal_size(screen->content_size, screen->req.width,
+                                                       screen->req.height);
+
+    set_window_size(screen, window_size);
+    SDL_SetWindowPosition(screen->window, x, y);
+
+    if (screen->req.fullscreen) {
+        sc_screen_switch_fullscreen(screen);
+    }
+
     SDL_ShowWindow(screen->window);
 }
 
@@ -693,6 +697,12 @@ sc_screen_update_frame(struct sc_screen *screen) {
     }
     update_texture(screen, frame);
 
+    if (!screen->has_frame) {
+        screen->has_frame = true;
+        // this is the very first frame, show the window
+        sc_screen_show_initial_window(screen);
+    }
+
     sc_screen_render(screen, false);
     return true;
 }
@@ -763,17 +773,13 @@ sc_screen_is_mouse_capture_key(SDL_Keycode key) {
 bool
 sc_screen_handle_event(struct sc_screen *screen, SDL_Event *event) {
     switch (event->type) {
-        case EVENT_NEW_FRAME:
-            if (!screen->has_frame) {
-                screen->has_frame = true;
-                // this is the very first frame, show the window
-                sc_screen_show_window(screen);
-            }
+        case EVENT_NEW_FRAME: {
             bool ok = sc_screen_update_frame(screen);
             if (!ok) {
                 LOGW("Frame update failed\n");
             }
             return true;
+        }
         case SDL_WINDOWEVENT:
             if (!screen->has_frame) {
                 // Do nothing
diff --git a/app/src/screen.h b/app/src/screen.h
index 4810de31e9..3e6c10313e 100644
--- a/app/src/screen.h
+++ b/app/src/screen.h
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@ struct sc_screen {
     struct sc_video_buffer vb;
     struct fps_counter fps_counter;
 
+    // The initial requested window properties
+    struct {
+        int16_t x;
+        int16_t y;
+        uint16_t width;
+        uint16_t height;
+        bool fullscreen;
+    } req;
+
     SDL_Window *window;
     SDL_Renderer *renderer;
     SDL_Texture *texture;
@@ -74,10 +83,10 @@ struct sc_screen_params {
     struct sc_size frame_size;
     bool always_on_top;
 
-    int16_t window_x;
-    int16_t window_y;
-    uint16_t window_width;  // accepts SC_WINDOW_POSITION_UNDEFINED
-    uint16_t window_height; // accepts SC_WINDOW_POSITION_UNDEFINED
+    int16_t window_x; // accepts SC_WINDOW_POSITION_UNDEFINED
+    int16_t window_y; // accepts SC_WINDOW_POSITION_UNDEFINED
+    uint16_t window_width;
+    uint16_t window_height;
 
     bool window_borderless;
 
diff --git a/app/src/server.c b/app/src/server.c
index ea7e5377e8..b62a74f1ba 100644
--- a/app/src/server.c
+++ b/app/src/server.c
@@ -234,6 +234,10 @@ execute_server(struct sc_server *server,
         // By default, clipboard_autosync is true
         ADD_PARAM("clipboard_autosync=false");
     }
+    if (!params->downsize_on_error) {
+        // By default, downsize_on_error is true
+        ADD_PARAM("downsize_on_error=false");
+    }
 
 #undef ADD_PARAM
 #undef STRBOOL
diff --git a/app/src/server.h b/app/src/server.h
index 8ea20dc7a0..89cdc2f41a 100644
--- a/app/src/server.h
+++ b/app/src/server.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ struct sc_server_params {
     bool force_adb_forward;
     bool power_off_on_close;
     bool clipboard_autosync;
+    bool downsize_on_error;
     bool tcpip;
     const char *tcpip_dst;
 };
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Device.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Device.java
index ba833a06ce..763a7fadbd 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Device.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Device.java
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ public interface ClipboardListener {
         void onClipboardTextChanged(String text);
     }
 
+    private final Size deviceSize;
+    private final Rect crop;
+    private int maxSize;
+    private final int lockVideoOrientation;
+
     private ScreenInfo screenInfo;
     private RotationListener rotationListener;
     private ClipboardListener clipboardListener;
@@ -69,7 +74,12 @@ public Device(Options options) {
 
         int displayInfoFlags = displayInfo.getFlags();
 
-        screenInfo = ScreenInfo.computeScreenInfo(displayInfo, options.getCrop(), options.getMaxSize(), options.getLockVideoOrientation());
+        deviceSize = displayInfo.getSize();
+        crop = options.getCrop();
+        maxSize = options.getMaxSize();
+        lockVideoOrientation = options.getLockVideoOrientation();
+
+        screenInfo = ScreenInfo.computeScreenInfo(displayInfo.getRotation(), deviceSize, crop, maxSize, lockVideoOrientation);
         layerStack = displayInfo.getLayerStack();
 
         SERVICE_MANAGER.getWindowManager().registerRotationWatcher(new IRotationWatcher.Stub() {
@@ -123,6 +133,11 @@ public void dispatchPrimaryClipChanged() {
         }
     }
 
+    public synchronized void setMaxSize(int newMaxSize) {
+        maxSize = newMaxSize;
+        screenInfo = ScreenInfo.computeScreenInfo(screenInfo.getReverseVideoRotation(), deviceSize, crop, newMaxSize, lockVideoOrientation);
+    }
+
     public synchronized ScreenInfo getScreenInfo() {
         return screenInfo;
     }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Options.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Options.java
index 1ac171766d..ef7d85720f 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Options.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Options.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public class Options {
     private String encoderName;
     private boolean powerOffScreenOnClose;
     private boolean clipboardAutosync = true;
+    private boolean downsizeOnError = true;
 
     public Ln.Level getLogLevel() {
         return logLevel;
@@ -149,4 +150,12 @@ public boolean getClipboardAutosync() {
     public void setClipboardAutosync(boolean clipboardAutosync) {
         this.clipboardAutosync = clipboardAutosync;
     }
+
+    public boolean getDownsizeOnError() {
+        return downsizeOnError;
+    }
+
+    public void setDownsizeOnError(boolean downsizeOnError) {
+        this.downsizeOnError = downsizeOnError;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenEncoder.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenEncoder.java
index ce6b556a7e..06f06a9de8 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenEncoder.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenEncoder.java
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ public class ScreenEncoder implements Device.RotationListener {
     private static final int REPEAT_FRAME_DELAY_US = 100_000; // repeat after 100ms
     private static final String KEY_MAX_FPS_TO_ENCODER = "max-fps-to-encoder";
 
+    // Keep the values in descending order
+    private static final int[] MAX_SIZE_FALLBACK = {2560, 1920, 1600, 1280, 1024, 800};
+
     private static final int NO_PTS = -1;
 
     private final AtomicBoolean rotationChanged = new AtomicBoolean();
@@ -35,14 +38,19 @@ public class ScreenEncoder implements Device.RotationListener {
     private final int bitRate;
     private final int maxFps;
     private final boolean sendFrameMeta;
+    private final boolean downsizeOnError;
     private long ptsOrigin;
 
-    public ScreenEncoder(boolean sendFrameMeta, int bitRate, int maxFps, List<CodecOption> codecOptions, String encoderName) {
+    private boolean firstFrameSent;
+
+    public ScreenEncoder(boolean sendFrameMeta, int bitRate, int maxFps, List<CodecOption> codecOptions, String encoderName,
+            boolean downsizeOnError) {
         this.sendFrameMeta = sendFrameMeta;
         this.bitRate = bitRate;
         this.maxFps = maxFps;
         this.codecOptions = codecOptions;
         this.encoderName = encoderName;
+        this.downsizeOnError = downsizeOnError;
     }
 
     @Override
@@ -91,6 +99,23 @@ private void internalStreamScreen(Device device, FileDescriptor fd) throws IOExc
                     alive = encode(codec, fd);
                     // do not call stop() on exception, it would trigger an IllegalStateException
                     codec.stop();
+                } catch (Exception e) {
+                    Ln.e("Encoding error: " + e.getClass().getName() + ": " + e.getMessage());
+                    if (!downsizeOnError || firstFrameSent) {
+                        // Fail immediately
+                        throw e;
+                    }
+
+                    int newMaxSize = chooseMaxSizeFallback(screenInfo.getVideoSize());
+                    if (newMaxSize == 0) {
+                        // Definitively fail
+                        throw e;
+                    }
+
+                    // Retry with a smaller device size
+                    Ln.i("Retrying with -m" + newMaxSize + "...");
+                    device.setMaxSize(newMaxSize);
+                    alive = true;
                 } finally {
                     destroyDisplay(display);
                     codec.release();
@@ -102,6 +127,18 @@ private void internalStreamScreen(Device device, FileDescriptor fd) throws IOExc
         }
     }
 
+    private static int chooseMaxSizeFallback(Size failedSize) {
+        int currentMaxSize = Math.max(failedSize.getWidth(), failedSize.getHeight());
+        for (int value : MAX_SIZE_FALLBACK) {
+            if (value < currentMaxSize) {
+                // We found a smaller value to reduce the video size
+                return value;
+            }
+        }
+        // No fallback, fail definitively
+        return 0;
+    }
+
     private boolean encode(MediaCodec codec, FileDescriptor fd) throws IOException {
         boolean eof = false;
         MediaCodec.BufferInfo bufferInfo = new MediaCodec.BufferInfo();
@@ -122,6 +159,7 @@ private boolean encode(MediaCodec codec, FileDescriptor fd) throws IOException {
                     }
 
                     IO.writeFully(fd, codecBuffer);
+                    firstFrameSent = true;
                 }
             } finally {
                 if (outputBufferId >= 0) {
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenInfo.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenInfo.java
index c27322ef40..8e5b401f1e 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenInfo.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/ScreenInfo.java
@@ -80,15 +80,12 @@ public ScreenInfo withDeviceRotation(int newDeviceRotation) {
         return new ScreenInfo(newContentRect, newUnlockedVideoSize, newDeviceRotation, lockedVideoOrientation);
     }
 
-    public static ScreenInfo computeScreenInfo(DisplayInfo displayInfo, Rect crop, int maxSize, int lockedVideoOrientation) {
-        int rotation = displayInfo.getRotation();
-
+    public static ScreenInfo computeScreenInfo(int rotation, Size deviceSize, Rect crop, int maxSize, int lockedVideoOrientation) {
         if (lockedVideoOrientation == Device.LOCK_VIDEO_ORIENTATION_INITIAL) {
             // The user requested to lock the video orientation to the current orientation
             lockedVideoOrientation = rotation;
         }
 
-        Size deviceSize = displayInfo.getSize();
         Rect contentRect = new Rect(0, 0, deviceSize.getWidth(), deviceSize.getHeight());
         if (crop != null) {
             if (rotation % 2 != 0) { // 180s preserve dimensions
diff --git a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Server.java b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Server.java
index 4f9575ae75..9d7a62e39d 100644
--- a/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Server.java
+++ b/server/src/main/java/com/genymobile/scrcpy/Server.java
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package com.genymobile.scrcpy;
 
 import android.graphics.Rect;
-import android.media.MediaCodec;
 import android.media.MediaCodecInfo;
 import android.os.BatteryManager;
 import android.os.Build;
@@ -70,7 +69,7 @@ private static void scrcpy(Options options) throws IOException {
 
         try (DesktopConnection connection = DesktopConnection.open(device, tunnelForward, control)) {
             ScreenEncoder screenEncoder = new ScreenEncoder(options.getSendFrameMeta(), options.getBitRate(), options.getMaxFps(), codecOptions,
-                    options.getEncoderName());
+                    options.getEncoderName(), options.getDownsizeOnError());
 
             Thread controllerThread = null;
             Thread deviceMessageSenderThread = null;
@@ -237,6 +236,10 @@ private static Options createOptions(String... args) {
                     boolean clipboardAutosync = Boolean.parseBoolean(value);
                     options.setClipboardAutosync(clipboardAutosync);
                     break;
+                case "downsize_on_error":
+                    boolean downsizeOnError = Boolean.parseBoolean(value);
+                    options.setDownsizeOnError(downsizeOnError);
+                    break;
                 default:
                     Ln.w("Unknown server option: " + key);
                     break;
@@ -263,16 +266,6 @@ private static Rect parseCrop(String crop) {
     }
 
     private static void suggestFix(Throwable e) {
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.M) {
-            if (e instanceof MediaCodec.CodecException) {
-                MediaCodec.CodecException mce = (MediaCodec.CodecException) e;
-                if (mce.getErrorCode() == 0xfffffc0e) {
-                    Ln.e("The hardware encoder is not able to encode at the given definition.");
-                    Ln.e("Try with a lower definition:");
-                    Ln.e("    scrcpy -m 1024");
-                }
-            }
-        }
         if (e instanceof InvalidDisplayIdException) {
             InvalidDisplayIdException idie = (InvalidDisplayIdException) e;
             int[] displayIds = idie.getAvailableDisplayIds();