diff --git a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1 b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
index 4c39e680d3..9186a7ab41 100644
--- a/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
+++ b/DOCS/man/en/mplayer.1
@@ -9621,8 +9621,11 @@ harddup and softskip video filters).
 .PD 1
 .
 .TP
-.B format=<mpeg1 | mpeg2 | xvcd | xsvcd | dvd>
-stream format (default: mpeg2)
+.B format=<mpeg1 | mpeg2 | xvcd | xsvcd | dvd | pes1 | pes2>
+stream format (default: mpeg2).
+pes1 and pes2 are very broken formats (no pack header and no padding),
+but VDR uses them; don't choose them unless you know exactly what you 
+are doing.
 .
 .TP
 .B size=<up to 65535>