Again changed logic: -screenw, -screenh - force user video mode -x, -y - force userdefined prescaling -bpp - forces userdefined bpp -zoom - enables prescaling (-x, -y) -fs - scales image to fullscreen (same as ATI's divx/dvd player) -zoom -fs - (together) scales userdefined prescaling to fullscreen So full command line should be: mplayer -vo vesa -screenw WWW -screenh HHH -bpp BPP -x XXX -y YYY -zoom -fs filename And you will be able to watch movies in 16:9 format with bold black border at top and bottom of screen.