diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/Player.svelte b/materialious/src/lib/Player.svelte
index a39784b8..8ca945a5 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/Player.svelte
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/Player.svelte
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
 >
 	<media-provider>
 		{#if !audioMode}
-			<media-poster class="vds-poster" src={getBestThumbnail(data.video.videoThumbnails)}
+			<media-poster class="vds-poster" src={getBestThumbnail(data.video.videoThumbnails, 1251, 781)}
 			></media-poster>
 		{/if}
 	</media-provider>
diff --git a/materialious/src/lib/misc.ts b/materialious/src/lib/misc.ts
index 08e59462..4bb59311 100644
--- a/materialious/src/lib/misc.ts
+++ b/materialious/src/lib/misc.ts
@@ -135,8 +135,17 @@ export function peerJsOptions(): PeerOptions {
 	};
 }
 
-export function getBestThumbnail(images: Image[] | null): string | null {
+export function getBestThumbnail(
+	images: Image[] | null,
+	maxWidthDimension: number = 480,
+	maxHeightDimension = 360): string | null {
 	if (images && images.length > 0) {
+		images = images.filter(image => image.width < maxWidthDimension && image.height < maxHeightDimension);
+
+		if (images.length === 0) {
+			return null;
+		}
+
 		images.sort((a, b) => {
 			return (b.width * b.height) - (a.width * a.height);
 		});
@@ -145,4 +154,4 @@ export function getBestThumbnail(images: Image[] | null): string | null {
 	} else {
 		return null;
 	}
-}
+}
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