diff --git a/components/mplayer/examples/Simple/unit1.pas b/components/mplayer/examples/Simple/unit1.pas
index 339c9634a..2ce1bf36f 100644
--- a/components/mplayer/examples/Simple/unit1.pas
+++ b/components/mplayer/examples/Simple/unit1.pas
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ begin
    MPlayerControl1.MPlayerPath := Application.Location + 'MPlayer\mplayer.exe' ;
   // Or: if your MPlayer is installed as usual:
   // MPlayerControl1.MPlayerPath := AppendPathDelim(GetWindowsSpecialDir(FOLDERID_ProgramFilesX86, false)) + 'MPlayer for Windows\mplayer.exe';
-  //MPlayerControl1.StartParam:='-zoom -fs';
+   MPlayerControl1.StartParam := '-vo direct3d -zoom -fs';
   {$endif}
 end;