diff --git a/mplayer/Makefile b/mplayer/Makefile
index b2e8140..b394eb9 100644
--- a/mplayer/Makefile
+++ b/mplayer/Makefile
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ define Package/MPlayer
   CATEGORY:=Multimedia
   TITLE:=MPlayer, the movie player
   URL:=http://www.mplayerhq.hu
-  DEPENDS:=+libjpeg +libpng +directfb +zlib +libsdl
+  DEPENDS:=+libjpeg +libpng +directfb +zlib +libsdl +libmad
 endef
 
 define Package/MPlayer/description
diff --git a/mplayer/README b/mplayer/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9702c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mplayer/README
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+1. prepare your avi files for Ben:
+
+for i in $(echo "*.avi"); do /usr/bin/mencoder -o "$i.mpg" -vf scale=320:-2 -of mpeg -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg1video:vpass=1:vbitrate=200 -ofps 24000/1001 -oac lavc -lavcopts acodec=mp2:abitrate=64 "$i" && /usr/bin/mencoder -o "$i.mpg" -vf scale=320:-2 -of mpeg -ovc lavc -lavcopts vcodec=mpeg1video:vpass=2:vbitrate=200 -ofps 24000/1001 -oac lavc -lavcopts acodec=mp2:abitrate=64 "$i"; done
+
+2. play your files with Ben:
+
+mplayer -vo sdl -ac mad file.mpg