Index: mythplugins/mythvideo/mythvideo/videodlg.h
===================================================================
--- mythplugins/mythvideo/mythvideo/videodlg.h	(revision 20545)
+++ mythplugins/mythvideo/mythvideo/videodlg.h	(working copy)
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
     void SetCurrentNode(MythGenericTree *);
 
     void playVideo();
+    void playVideoDefault();
     void playVideoWithTrailers();
     void playTrailer();
 
Index: mythplugins/mythvideo/mythvideo/videodlg.cpp
===================================================================
--- mythplugins/mythvideo/mythvideo/videodlg.cpp	(revision 20545)
+++ mythplugins/mythvideo/mythvideo/videodlg.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -840,7 +840,7 @@
     }
 
     void PlayVideo(const QString &filename,
-            const MetadataListManager &video_list)
+            const MetadataListManager &video_list, bool defaultplayer = false)
     {
         const int WATCHED_WATERMARK = 10000; // Less than this and the chain of
                                              // videos will not be followed when
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@
         {
             playing_time.start();
 
-            VideoPlayerCommand::PlayerFor(item.get()).Play();
+            VideoPlayerCommand::PlayerFor(item.get(), defaultplayer).Play();
 
             if (item->GetChildID() > 0)
                 item = video_list.byID(item->GetChildID());
@@ -2186,6 +2186,7 @@
             }
         }
 
+        m_menuPopup->AddButton(tr("Watch This Video (default player)"), SLOT(playVideoDefault()));
         m_menuPopup->AddButton(tr("Video Info"), SLOT(InfoMenu()), true);
         m_menuPopup->AddButton(tr("Manage Video"), SLOT(ManageMenu()), true);
     }
@@ -2434,6 +2435,13 @@
         PlayVideo(metadata->GetFilename(), m_d->m_videoList->getListCache());
 }
 
+void VideoDialog::playVideoDefault()
+{
+    Metadata *metadata = GetMetadata(GetItemCurrent());
+    if (metadata)
+        PlayVideo(metadata->GetFilename(), m_d->m_videoList->getListCache(), true);
+}
+
 namespace
 {
     struct SimpleCollect : public DirectoryHandler
Index: mythplugins/mythvideo/mythvideo/playercommand.h
===================================================================
--- mythplugins/mythvideo/mythvideo/playercommand.h	(revision 20545)
+++ mythplugins/mythvideo/mythvideo/playercommand.h	(working copy)
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 class VideoPlayerCommand
 {
   public:
-    static VideoPlayerCommand PlayerFor(const class Metadata *item);
+    static VideoPlayerCommand PlayerFor(const class Metadata *item, bool defaultplayer = false);
     static VideoPlayerCommand PlayerFor(const QString &filename);
 
   public:
Index: mythplugins/mythvideo/mythvideo/playercommand.cpp
===================================================================
--- mythplugins/mythvideo/mythvideo/playercommand.cpp	(revision 20545)
+++ mythplugins/mythvideo/mythvideo/playercommand.cpp	(working copy)
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@
         ClearPlayerList();
     }
 
-    void PlayerFor(const Metadata *item)
+    void PlayerFor(const Metadata *item, bool defaultplayer = false)
     {
         if (item)
         {
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@
             else
                 filename = item->GetFilename();
 
-            if (play_command.length())
+            if (!defaultplayer && play_command.length())
             {
                 AddPlayer(play_command, filename, item->GetPlot(),
                         item->GetTitle(), item->GetDirector(),
@@ -206,12 +206,12 @@
             }
             else
             {
-                PlayerFor(filename, item);
+	      PlayerFor(filename, item, defaultplayer);
             }
         }
     }
 
-    void PlayerFor(const QString &filename, const Metadata *extraData = 0)
+  void PlayerFor(const QString &filename, const Metadata *extraData = 0, bool defaultplayer = false)
     {
         QString extension = filename.section(".", -1, -1);
         QDir dir_test(QString("%1/VIDEO_TS").arg(filename));
@@ -222,16 +222,17 @@
 
         const FileAssociations::association_list fa_list =
                 FileAssociations::getFileAssociation().getList();
-        for (FileAssociations::association_list::const_iterator p =
+        if (!defaultplayer)
+            for (FileAssociations::association_list::const_iterator p =
                 fa_list.begin(); p != fa_list.end(); ++p)
-        {
-            if (p->extension.toLower() == extension.toLower() &&
-                    !p->use_default)
             {
-                play_command = p->playcommand;
-                break;
+                if (p->extension.toLower() == extension.toLower() &&
+                        !p->use_default)
+                {
+                    play_command = p->playcommand;
+                    break;
+                }
             }
-        }
 
         if (play_command.trimmed().isEmpty())
             play_command = "Internal";
@@ -297,10 +298,10 @@
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 
-VideoPlayerCommand VideoPlayerCommand::PlayerFor(const Metadata *item)
+VideoPlayerCommand VideoPlayerCommand::PlayerFor(const Metadata *item, bool defaultplayer)
 {
     VideoPlayerCommand ret;
-    ret.m_d->PlayerFor(item);
+    ret.m_d->PlayerFor(item, defaultplayer);
     return ret;
 }