# Aspect ratio problem in Windows Media Player 9

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 16, 2004, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspect-ratio-problem-in-windows-media-player-9/234606 "2004-03-16T08:17:27Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 16, 2004, 8:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/aspect-ratio-problem-in-windows-media-player-9/234606/1 "2004-03-16T08:17:27Z")

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Some mpg videos are played wider than normal (like 16:9 instead of 4:3). Note that this problem appears on WMP 9 and Winamp, but AVIPreview has no problem.

How can I manually change the aspect ratio in WMP9?