diff --git a/.config/mpv/mpv.conf b/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
index 80ba02fa..7338f6e7 100644
--- a/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
+++ b/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
-hwdec=yes
+hwdec=auto-safe
 vo=gpu
+gpu-api=opengl
 
 sub-font="DejaVu Sans"
 sub-font-size=60
 
 cache=yes
-demuxer-max-bytes=4M
+cache-secs=20
 demuxer-max-back-bytes=200M
 
 save-position-on-quit
@@ -30,8 +31,8 @@ audio-channels=2
 # twiddling with the speakers
 volume-max=200
 
-# Workaround for https://github.com/mpv-player/mpv/issues/8223
-cscale=bilinear
+vd-lavc-threads=4
+demuxer-thread=yes
 
 [dv]
 vo=gpu-next