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Is there a setting in a config file that will change my default playback to 16x9 when opening video files? I can't find any options to change default settings

The question does not make sense but you are probably looking for "aspect-ratio" ?

Yes the aspect ratio. Is there a setting to change the default ratio to 16:9 instead of the default 4:3? I'm using a 47" wide screen TV as a monitor and don't want to have to keep change the aspect ratio of the movies when opening them. Most of my files open in 4:3 and I want 16:9 as default but haven't figured out how to change the default setting.

Tools > Preferences > Show settings = Simple > Video: Force Aspect Ratio [16:9]

Thank You
That was what I wanted