I believe those pref changes will do the trick. The "Resize interface" option still doesn't get 100% what I am looking for, but it will get the job done well enough.
I held off on the VLC 2.0 until it seemed Handbrake would work ok. I have tried it this morning and run into a few issues. 1. Is there a preference to turn off the Playlist so it does not keep a history of what I play with VLC? I use this in a lab environment and do not want every next user to sit a...