diff --git a/src/app.rs b/src/app.rs
index 520eb7a..12aeb85 100644
--- a/src/app.rs
+++ b/src/app.rs
@@ -7,10 +7,6 @@ pub const APP_ABOUT: &'static str = "A quick pixelflut client, that pwns pixelfl
 // The default thread count
 pub const DEFAULT_THREAD_COUNT: usize = 4;
 
-// The default image width and height
-pub const DEFAULT_IMAGE_WIDTH: u32 = 1920;
-pub const DEFAULT_IMAGE_HEIGHT: u32 = 1080;
-
 // The default frames per second rate
 pub const DEFAULT_IMAGE_FPS: u32 = 1;
 
diff --git a/src/arg_handler.rs b/src/arg_handler.rs
index 632d825..713e48f 100644
--- a/src/arg_handler.rs
+++ b/src/arg_handler.rs
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ impl<'a: 'b, 'b> ArgHandler<'a> {
                 .short("w")
                 .long("width")
                 .value_name("PIXELS")
-                .help("Draw width ((def: 1920)")
+                .help("Draw width (def: screen width)")
                 .display_order(2)
                 .takes_value(true))
             .arg(Arg::with_name("height")
                 .short("h")
                 .long("height")
                 .value_name("PIXELS")
-                .help("Draw height (def: 1080)")
+                .help("Draw height (def: screen height)")
                 .display_order(3)
                 .takes_value(true))
             .arg(Arg::with_name("x")
@@ -108,14 +108,19 @@ impl<'a: 'b, 'b> ArgHandler<'a> {
     }
 
     /// Get the image size.
-    pub fn size(&self) -> (u32, u32) {
+    /// Use the given default value if not set.
+    pub fn size(&self, def: Option<(u32, u32)>) -> (u32, u32) {
         (
             self.matches.value_of("width")
-                .unwrap_or(&format!("{}", DEFAULT_IMAGE_WIDTH))
+                .unwrap_or(
+                    &format!("{}", def.expect("No screen width set or known").0)
+                )
                 .parse::<u32>()
                 .expect("Invalid image width"),
             self.matches.value_of("height")
-                .unwrap_or(&format!("{}", DEFAULT_IMAGE_HEIGHT))
+                .unwrap_or(
+                    &format!("{}", def.expect("No screen height set or known").1)
+                )
                 .parse::<u32>()
                 .expect("Invalid image height"),
         )
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index bf7bf16..e17151a 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ mod painter;
 mod pix;
 mod rect;
 
+use std::io::Error;
+
 use arg_handler::ArgHandler;
 use image_manager::ImageManager;
 use pix::canvas::Canvas;
+use pix::client::Client;
 
 
 
@@ -27,22 +30,42 @@ fn main() {
 /// Start pixelflutting.
 fn start<'a>(arg_handler: &ArgHandler<'a>) {
     // Start
-    println!("Starting...");
+    println!("Starting... (use CTRL+C to stop)");
+
+    // Gather facts about the host
+    let screen_size = gather_host_facts(&arg_handler)
+        .expect("Failed to gather facts about pixelflut server");
+
+    // Determine the size to use
+    let size = arg_handler.size(Some(screen_size));
 
     // Create a new pixelflut canvas
     let mut canvas = Canvas::new(
         arg_handler.host(),
         arg_handler.count(),
-        arg_handler.size(),
+        size,
         arg_handler.offset(),
     );
 
     // Load the image manager
     let mut image_manager = ImageManager::load(
         arg_handler.image_paths(),
-        &arg_handler.size(),
+        &size,
     );
 
     // Start the work in the image manager, to walk through the frames
     image_manager.work(&mut canvas, arg_handler.fps());
 }
+
+/// Gather important facts about the host.
+fn gather_host_facts(arg_handler: &ArgHandler) -> Result<(u32, u32), Error> {
+    // Set up a client, and get the screen size
+    let size = Client::connect(
+        arg_handler.host().to_string(),
+    )?.read_screen_size()?;
+
+    // Print status
+    println!("Gathered screen size: {}x{}", size.0, size.1);
+
+    Ok(size)
+}
diff --git a/src/pix/client.rs b/src/pix/client.rs
index e53e506..b515a81 100644
--- a/src/pix/client.rs
+++ b/src/pix/client.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ use self::regex::Regex;
 
 use color::Color;
 
+
+
 // The default buffer size for reading the client stream.
 // - Big enough so we don't have to expand
 // - Small enough to not take up to much memory
@@ -93,7 +95,7 @@ impl Client {
     /// Write the given command to the given stream, and read the output.
     fn write_read_command(&mut self, cmd: String) -> Result<String, Error> {
         // Write the command
-        self.write_command(cmd);
+        self.write_command(cmd)?;
 
         // Flush the pipe, ensure the command is actually sent
         self.stream.flush()?;