diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
index ef1108c0bf11..2cee9e3bd29f 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.c
@@ -137,6 +137,15 @@ static void init_av7110_av(struct av7110 *av7110)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		printk("dvb-ttpci:cannot set internal volume to maximum:%d\n",ret);
 
+	ret = av7110_fw_cmd(av7110, COMTYPE_ENCODER, SetMonitorType,
+			    1, (u16) av7110->display_ar);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		printk("dvb-ttpci: unable to set aspect ratio\n");
+	ret = av7110_fw_cmd(av7110, COMTYPE_ENCODER, SetPanScanType,
+			    1, av7110->display_panscan);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		printk("dvb-ttpci: unable to set pan scan\n");
+
 	ret = av7110_fw_cmd(av7110, COMTYPE_ENCODER, SetWSSConfig, 2, 2, wss_cfg_4_3);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		printk("dvb-ttpci: unable to configure 4:3 wss\n");
@@ -2639,12 +2648,12 @@ static int __devinit av7110_attach(struct saa7146_dev* dev,
 	av7110->mixer.volume_left  = volume;
 	av7110->mixer.volume_right = volume;
 
-	init_av7110_av(av7110);
-
 	ret = av7110_register(av7110);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err_arm_thread_stop_10;
 
+	init_av7110_av(av7110);
+
 	/* special case DVB-C: these cards have an analog tuner
 	   plus need some special handling, so we have separate
 	   saa7146_ext_vv data for these... */
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.h b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.h
index 115002b0390c..0cb439527498 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.h
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110.h
@@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ struct av7110 {
 
 	int			video_blank;
 	struct video_status	videostate;
+	u16			display_panscan;
 	int			display_ar;
 	int			trickmode;
 #define TRICK_NONE   0
diff --git a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_av.c b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_av.c
index f7a8219d7cfe..d75e7e48addc 100644
--- a/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_av.c
+++ b/drivers/media/dvb/ttpci/av7110_av.c
@@ -1082,19 +1082,18 @@ static int dvb_video_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 	case VIDEO_SET_DISPLAY_FORMAT:
 	{
 		video_displayformat_t format = (video_displayformat_t) arg;
-		u16 val = 0;
 
 		switch (format) {
 		case VIDEO_PAN_SCAN:
-			val = VID_PAN_SCAN_PREF;
+			av7110->display_panscan = VID_PAN_SCAN_PREF;
 			break;
 
 		case VIDEO_LETTER_BOX:
-			val = VID_VC_AND_PS_PREF;
+			av7110->display_panscan = VID_VC_AND_PS_PREF;
 			break;
 
 		case VIDEO_CENTER_CUT_OUT:
-			val = VID_CENTRE_CUT_PREF;
+			av7110->display_panscan = VID_CENTRE_CUT_PREF;
 			break;
 
 		default:
@@ -1104,7 +1103,7 @@ static int dvb_video_ioctl(struct inode *inode, struct file *file,
 			break;
 		av7110->videostate.display_format = format;
 		ret = av7110_fw_cmd(av7110, COMTYPE_ENCODER, SetPanScanType,
-				    1, (u16) val);
+				    1, av7110->display_panscan);
 		break;
 	}
 
@@ -1466,8 +1465,9 @@ int av7110_av_register(struct av7110 *av7110)
 	av7110->videostate.play_state = VIDEO_STOPPED;
 	av7110->videostate.stream_source = VIDEO_SOURCE_DEMUX;
 	av7110->videostate.video_format = VIDEO_FORMAT_4_3;
-	av7110->videostate.display_format = VIDEO_CENTER_CUT_OUT;
+	av7110->videostate.display_format = VIDEO_LETTER_BOX;
 	av7110->display_ar = VIDEO_FORMAT_4_3;
+	av7110->display_panscan = VID_VC_AND_PS_PREF;
 
 	init_waitqueue_head(&av7110->video_events.wait_queue);
 	spin_lock_init(&av7110->video_events.lock);