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diff --git a/player.py b/player.py
index 06278ee..3468874 100755
--- a/player.py
+++ b/player.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import mpv
 import threading
 import time
 import traceback
+from utils import hwdec
 
 class Player:
 	"""MPV player wrapper with IPMPV-specific functionality."""
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ class Player:
 		self.player = mpv.MPV(
 			log_handler=self.error_check,
 			vo='gpu',
-			hwdec='auto-safe',
+			hwdec=hwdec if hwdec is not None else 'auto-safe',
 			demuxer_lavf_o='reconnect=1',
 			deinterlace='no',
 			keepaspect='no',
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ class Player:
 	def error_check(self, loglevel, component, message):
 		"""Check for errors in MPV logs."""
 		print(f"[{loglevel}] {component}: {message}")
-		if loglevel == 'error' and (component == 'ffmpeg' or component == 'cplayer') and 'Failed' in message:
+		if loglevel == 'error' and (component == 'ffmpeg' or component == 'cplayer') and 'Failed to recognize file format' in message:
 			self.player.loadfile("./nosignal.png")
 			self.to_qt_queue.put({
 				'action': 'start_close'
@@ -142,7 +143,7 @@ class Player:
 		self.player['video-sync'] = 'audio'
 		self.player['interpolation'] = 'no'
 		self.player['video-latency-hacks'] = 'yes' if self.low_latency else 'no'
-		self.player['stream-buffer-size'] = '4k' if self.low_latency else '128k'
+		self.player['stream-buffer-size'] = '4k' if self.low_latency else '512k'
 		return self.low_latency
 
 	def stop(self):
diff --git a/utils.py b/utils.py
index 9abb244..7b1b0f8 100755
--- a/utils.py
+++ b/utils.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ is_wayland = "WAYLAND_DISPLAY" in os.environ
 osd_corner_radius = os.environ.get("IPMPV_CORNER_RADIUS")
 ipmpv_retroarch_cmd = os.environ.get("IPMPV_RETROARCH_CMD")
 m3u_url = os.environ.get('IPMPV_M3U_URL')
+hwdec = os.environ.get('IPMPV_HWDEC')
 
 def setup_environment():
     """Set up environment variables."""