You're not going to understand 95% of mpv's settings without a very detailed explanation anyway, unless you're one of its developers. Anyhow, I configured mine

You're not going to understand 95% of mpv's settings without a very detailed explanation anyway, unless you're one of its developers. Anyhow, I configured mine back when I switched to it (probably around 2013), and never had to touch it again. Doesn't seem like a huge problem.