--- a/src/preferences.cpp

+++ b/src/preferences.cpp

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void Preferences::reset() {

 	audio_lang = "";

 	subtitle_lang = "";

-	use_direct_rendering = false;

+	use_direct_rendering = true;

 	use_double_buffer = true;

 	use_soft_video_eq = false;

@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ void Preferences::reset() {

 #endif

 	threads = 1;

-	hwdec = "no";

+	hwdec = "auto";

 	cache_auto = true;

 	cache_for_files = 2048;

@@ -1715,8 +1715,8 @@ void Preferences::load() {

 	// Fix some options

-	if (vo == "player_default") vo = "";

-	if (ao == "player_default") ao = "";

+	if (vo == "player_default") vo = "xv";

+	if (ao == "player_default") ao = "pulse";

 #if QT_VERSION < 0x050000

 	if (style.toLower() == "fusion") style = "";