diff --git a/home/.config/mpv/mpv.conf b/home/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
index 9c12754..d7729ff 100644
--- a/home/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
+++ b/home/.config/mpv/mpv.conf
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ sub-bold = yes
 sub-font-size = 44
 sub-use-margins = no
 
+# make vobsub/PGS subtitles look nicer
+sub-gauss=0.5
+sub-gray=yes
+
 # don’t correct pitch of audio
 #audio-pitch-correction = no