diff --git a/app/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/utils/AppPreferences.kt b/app/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/utils/AppPreferences.kt
index 9fd2f394..a5131133 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/utils/AppPreferences.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/dev/jdtech/jellyfin/utils/AppPreferences.kt
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ constructor(
         DEFAULT_SEEK_FORWARD_INCREMENT_MS.toString()
     )!!.toLongOrNull() ?: DEFAULT_SEEK_FORWARD_INCREMENT_MS
     val playerMpv = sharedPreferences.getBoolean(Constants.PREF_PLAYER_MPV, false)
-    val playerMpvHwdec = sharedPreferences.getString(Constants.PREF_PLAYER_MPV_HWDEC, "mediacodec-copy")!!
+    val playerMpvHwdec = sharedPreferences.getString(Constants.PREF_PLAYER_MPV_HWDEC, "mediacodec")!!
     val playerMpvHwdecCodecs: Set<String> = sharedPreferences.getStringSet(
         Constants.PREF_PLAYER_MPV_HWDEC_CODECS,
         setOf("h264", "hevc", "mpeg4", "mpeg2video", "vp8", "vp9")
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/fragment_settings_player.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/fragment_settings_player.xml
index 0a3b85c8..eab2f5a4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/fragment_settings_player.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/fragment_settings_player.xml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
             app:summary="@string/mpv_player_summary"
             app:title="@string/mpv_player" />
         <DropDownPreference
-            app:defaultValue="mediacodec-copy"
+            app:defaultValue="mediacodec"
             app:dependency="pref_player_mpv"
             app:entries="@array/mpv_hwdec"
             app:entryValues="@array/mpv_hwdec"