VLC - How to Play Video in Fullscreen on a Netbook / Eee PC - Force Aspect Ratio

To force VLC Media Player video playback to fullscreen on a 10.1" display netbook (e.g.ASUS 1000-series Eee PCs, and many, many others), do the following:

1. Select Tools -> Preferences (or enter Ctrl-P)
2. Click "Video" on left side of window
3. Scroll to "Video" on right side of window - you will see an entry called "Force Aspect Ratio".
4. Enter "16:9" (no quotation marks).
5. Try playing a video. It should now be properly formatted to use the full screen.

If the above does not work, try the following in addition to the steps above:

1. Select Tools -> Preferences (or enter Ctrl-P)
2. Click "All" on the bottom-left (under "Show Settings")
3. Click "Video" on left side of  window
4. Scroll down to "Source Aspect Ratio"
5. Enter "16:9" (no quotation marks).