How do I change the default configuration of MPlayer movie player?

[Steven Vollom]

> Think about it....   3 is the vertical ratio number...  and you would be
> stretching it to 9   or multiplying by 3.

Since I got my new 22" active matrix, I play all movies at 16:9.  They play 
beautifully and look just perfect.  I am not sure they just stretch the 
picture, the frames look correct, it just fills the screen with about 1/2 
inch top and bottom.  In default, there is about 1 to 1 1/2 inches top and 
bottom.  I still enjoy the movie, just not as much.  I haven't played a movie 
that had an aspect ratio of 4:3 for a while.  As I recall, there is black 
space right and left about 2 inches.

I think if you saw the picture, you would prefer 16:9 too.  And RPlayer is the 
only player in my group that provides an aspect ratio option.  Since I always 
play my movies at 16:9 anyway, if there is an instruction that will allow my 
preference, I would still like to default that way.  It doesn't seem to hurt 
anything.  I have been doing it that way even when I had a CRT monitor.  It 
would fill the screen when I used 4:3 aspect ratio Instead of having an inch 
or more top and bottom of black.

If you have a newer monitor, much wider than tall, play a movie using MPlayer 
and change the aspect ratio to 16:9.  You will understand why I prefer it 
that way.  It will probably surprise you.  It is like having a much larger 
screen.

Cordially,
Steven