diff --git a/HISTORY b/HISTORY
index a62f28c1..07aa9e86 100644
--- a/HISTORY
+++ b/HISTORY
@@ -3430,3 +3430,5 @@ Video Disk Recorder Revision History
   with the larger buffer reserve (thanks to Marco Schlüßler).
 - Fixed the call to SetVideoFormat() in cDvbDevice::cDvbDevice() (parameter is _bool_).
 - Added support for setting the video display mode (thanks to Marco Schlüßler).
+- The new setup option "DVB/Video display format" can be used to define which display
+  format to use for playing wide screen video on a 4:3 tv set.
diff --git a/MANUAL b/MANUAL
index a03f72cb..e95b94fa 100644
--- a/MANUAL
+++ b/MANUAL
@@ -588,6 +588,10 @@ Version 1.2
                          from the primary DVB interface, so that the viewer will
                          be disturbed as little as possible.
 
+  Video display format = letterbox
+                         The display format to use for playing wide screen video on
+                         a 4:3 tv set ("pan & scan", "letterbox" or "center cut out").
+
   Video format = 4:3     The video format (or aspect ratio) of the tv set in use
                          (4:3 or 16:9).
 
diff --git a/config.c b/config.c
index 900d039d..971f1671 100644
--- a/config.c
+++ b/config.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: config.c 1.132 2005/02/05 10:43:04 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: config.c 1.133 2005/02/20 12:52:59 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "config.h"
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ cSetup::cSetup(void)
   UseVps = 0;
   VpsMargin = 120;
   RecordingDirs = 1;
+  VideoDisplayFormat = 1;
   VideoFormat = 0;
   UpdateChannels = 4;
   UseDolbyDigital = 1;
@@ -435,6 +436,7 @@ bool cSetup::Parse(const char *Name, const char *Value)
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "UseVps"))              UseVps             = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "VpsMargin"))           VpsMargin          = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "RecordingDirs"))       RecordingDirs      = atoi(Value);
+  else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "VideoDisplayFormat"))  VideoDisplayFormat = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "VideoFormat"))         VideoFormat        = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "UpdateChannels"))      UpdateChannels     = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "UseDolbyDigital"))     UseDolbyDigital    = atoi(Value);
@@ -498,6 +500,7 @@ bool cSetup::Save(void)
   Store("UseVps",             UseVps);
   Store("VpsMargin",          VpsMargin);
   Store("RecordingDirs",      RecordingDirs);
+  Store("VideoDisplayFormat", VideoDisplayFormat);
   Store("VideoFormat",        VideoFormat);
   Store("UpdateChannels",     UpdateChannels);
   Store("UseDolbyDigital",    UseDolbyDigital);
diff --git a/config.h b/config.h
index 07e91603..a94f9066 100644
--- a/config.h
+++ b/config.h
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: config.h 1.214 2005/02/19 11:35:16 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: config.h 1.215 2005/02/20 12:50:37 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #ifndef __CONFIG_H
@@ -237,6 +237,7 @@ public:
   int UseVps;
   int VpsMargin;
   int RecordingDirs;
+  int VideoDisplayFormat;
   int VideoFormat;
   int UpdateChannels;
   int UseDolbyDigital;
diff --git a/device.c b/device.c
index 629ad8eb..d3a0765d 100644
--- a/device.c
+++ b/device.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: device.c 1.94 2005/02/20 11:41:03 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: device.c 1.95 2005/02/20 13:35:38 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "device.h"
@@ -859,7 +859,7 @@ void cDevice::Detach(cPlayer *Player)
      player->device = NULL;
      player = NULL;
      SetPlayMode(pmNone);
-     SetVideoDisplayFormat(vdfLetterBox);
+     SetVideoDisplayFormat(eVideoDisplayFormat(Setup.VideoDisplayFormat));
      Audios.ClearAudio();
      }
 }
diff --git a/dvbdevice.c b/dvbdevice.c
index ed12c543..c2311229 100644
--- a/dvbdevice.c
+++ b/dvbdevice.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: dvbdevice.c 1.123 2005/02/20 11:31:39 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: dvbdevice.c 1.124 2005/02/20 13:35:28 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "dvbdevice.h"
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ void cDvbDevice::SetVideoFormat(bool VideoFormat16_9)
 {
   if (HasDecoder()) {
      CHECK(ioctl(fd_video, VIDEO_SET_FORMAT, VideoFormat16_9 ? VIDEO_FORMAT_16_9 : VIDEO_FORMAT_4_3));
-     SetVideoDisplayFormat(vdfLetterBox);
+     SetVideoDisplayFormat(eVideoDisplayFormat(Setup.VideoDisplayFormat));
      }
 }
 
diff --git a/i18n.c b/i18n.c
index 9d7417c0..37aaf72e 100644
--- a/i18n.c
+++ b/i18n.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: i18n.c 1.177 2005/02/12 10:26:51 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: i18n.c 1.178 2005/02/20 13:39:33 kls Exp $
  *
  * Translations provided by:
  *
@@ -3094,6 +3094,90 @@ const tI18nPhrase Phrases[] = {
     "Esmane DVB seade",
     "Primær DVB enhed",
   },
+  { "Setup.DVB$Video display format",
+    "Video Anzeige-Format",
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+    "",//TODO
+  },
+  { "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+    "pan&scan",
+  },
+  { "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+    "letterbox",
+  },
+  { "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+    "center cut out",
+  },
   { "Setup.DVB$Video format",
     "Video Format",
     "Video format",
diff --git a/menu.c b/menu.c
index a438b799..56a74b79 100644
--- a/menu.c
+++ b/menu.c
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * See the main source file 'vdr.c' for copyright information and
  * how to reach the author.
  *
- * $Id: menu.c 1.340 2005/02/06 11:33:13 kls Exp $
+ * $Id: menu.c 1.341 2005/02/20 13:39:49 kls Exp $
  */
 
 #include "menu.h"
@@ -1915,6 +1915,7 @@ private:
   int originalNumAudioLanguages;
   int numAudioLanguages;
   void Setup(void);
+  const char *videoDisplayFormatTexts[3];
   const char *updateChannelsTexts[5];
 public:
   cMenuSetupDVB(void);
@@ -1926,6 +1927,9 @@ cMenuSetupDVB::cMenuSetupDVB(void)
   for (numAudioLanguages = 0; numAudioLanguages < I18nNumLanguages && data.AudioLanguages[numAudioLanguages] >= 0; numAudioLanguages++)
       ;
   originalNumAudioLanguages = numAudioLanguages;
+  videoDisplayFormatTexts[0] = tr("pan&scan");
+  videoDisplayFormatTexts[1] = tr("letterbox");
+  videoDisplayFormatTexts[2] = tr("center cut out");
   updateChannelsTexts[0] = tr("no");
   updateChannelsTexts[1] = tr("names only");
   updateChannelsTexts[2] = tr("names and PIDs");
@@ -1943,6 +1947,7 @@ void cMenuSetupDVB::Setup(void)
   Clear();
 
   Add(new cMenuEditIntItem( tr("Setup.DVB$Primary DVB interface"), &data.PrimaryDVB, 1, cDevice::NumDevices()));
+  Add(new cMenuEditStraItem(tr("Setup.DVB$Video display format"),  &data.VideoDisplayFormat, 3, videoDisplayFormatTexts));
   Add(new cMenuEditBoolItem(tr("Setup.DVB$Video format"),          &data.VideoFormat, "4:3", "16:9"));
   Add(new cMenuEditBoolItem(tr("Setup.DVB$Use Dolby Digital"),     &data.UseDolbyDigital));
   Add(new cMenuEditStraItem(tr("Setup.DVB$Update channels"),       &data.UpdateChannels, 5, updateChannelsTexts));
@@ -1957,6 +1962,7 @@ void cMenuSetupDVB::Setup(void)
 eOSState cMenuSetupDVB::ProcessKey(eKeys Key)
 {
   int oldPrimaryDVB = ::Setup.PrimaryDVB;
+  int oldVideoDisplayFormat = ::Setup.VideoDisplayFormat;
   bool oldVideoFormat = ::Setup.VideoFormat;
   int oldnumAudioLanguages = numAudioLanguages;
   eOSState state = cMenuSetupBase::ProcessKey(Key);
@@ -1984,6 +1990,8 @@ eOSState cMenuSetupDVB::ProcessKey(eKeys Key)
   if (state == osBack && Key == kOk) {
      if (::Setup.PrimaryDVB != oldPrimaryDVB)
         state = osSwitchDvb;
+     if (::Setup.VideoDisplayFormat != oldVideoDisplayFormat)
+        cDevice::PrimaryDevice()->SetVideoDisplayFormat(eVideoDisplayFormat(::Setup.VideoDisplayFormat));
      if (::Setup.VideoFormat != oldVideoFormat)
         cDevice::PrimaryDevice()->SetVideoFormat(::Setup.VideoFormat);
      }