diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e3bd7806..104e9389 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ Install git, if you haven't already.
 
 Install python3/pip3
 (usually raspberry pi OS already has it, run `python3 --version` to check): https://www.python.org/downloads/
+Python >= 3.8 is necessary
 
 Clone this repo:
 
@@ -90,11 +91,13 @@ Run the setup script to install dependencies and set up the python env:
 
 If you're on a raspberry pi or debian system the setup script should have handled installing ffmpeg via apt.
 
-If you're on OSX or another Linux distro, manually install FFMPEG from here: https://ffmpeg.org/download.html
+If you're on OSX or another Linux distro, manually install FFMPEG 6.0 or greater from here: https://ffmpeg.org/download.html
+
+On Ubuntu, apt seemed to keep installing an old 4.X version of ffmpeg. I found better luck grabbing a pre-built version of ffmpeg 6.0+ and manually copying it to /usr/bin/. Pre-built releases were obtained from this repo: https://github.com/BtbN/FFmpeg-Builds/releases
 
 ### Windows
 
-Manually install ffmpeg https://ffmpeg.org/download.html
+Manually install ffmpeg 6.0 or greater https://ffmpeg.org/download.html
 
 Run the setup script to install python dependencies:
 
@@ -147,7 +150,7 @@ May not be up to date, run `python3 app.py --help` for the latest:
 ```
 usage: app.py [-h] [-p PORT] [-f FFMPEG_PORT] [-d DOWNLOAD_PATH] [-y YOUTUBEDL_PATH] [-v VOLUME] [-s SPLASH_DELAY] [-t SCREENSAVER_TIMEOUT]
               [-l LOG_LEVEL] [--hide-url] [--prefer-ip] [--hide-raspiwifi-instructions] [--hide-splash-screen] [--dual-screen] [--high-quality]
-              [--logo-path LOGO_PATH] [-u URL] [--hide-overlay] [--admin-password ADMIN_PASSWORD]
+              [--logo-path LOGO_PATH] [-u URL] [--hide-overlay] [--admin-password ADMIN_PASSWORD] [--window-size WIDTH,HEIGHT]
 
 options:
   -h, --help            show this help message and exit
@@ -167,7 +170,8 @@ options:
   -l LOG_LEVEL, --log-level LOG_LEVEL
                         Logging level int value (DEBUG: 10, INFO: 20, WARNING: 30, ERROR: 40, CRITICAL: 50). (default: 20 )
   --hide-url            Hide URL and QR code from the splash screen.
-  --prefer-ip           Show the IP instead of the fully qualified local domain name. Default: False
+  --prefer-hostname     Use the local hostname instead of the IP as the connection URL. Use at your discretion: mDNS is not guaranteed to work on all
+                        LAN configurations. Defaults to False
   --hide-raspiwifi-instructions
                         Hide RaspiWiFi setup instructions from the splash screen.
   --hide-splash-screen, --headless
@@ -180,6 +184,8 @@ options:
   --admin-password ADMIN_PASSWORD
                         Administrator password, for locking down certain features of the web UI such as queue editing, player controls, song editing,
                         and system shutdown. If unspecified, everyone is an admin.
+  --window-size WIDTH,HEIGHT
+                        Explicitly set the width and height of the splash screen, where the WIDTH and HEIGHT values are specified in pixels.
 ```
 
 ## Troubleshooting
diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 8201e369..13f9145b 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -616,23 +616,6 @@ def get_default_youtube_dl_path(platform):
     if platform == "windows":
         return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".venv\Scripts\yt-dlp.exe")
     return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), ".venv/bin/yt-dlp")
-    # if platform == "windows":
-    #     choco_ytdl_path = r"C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\bin\yt-dlp.exe"
-    #     scoop_ytdl_path = os.path.expanduser(r"~\scoop\shims\yt-dlp.exe")
-    #     if os.path.isfile(choco_ytdl_path):
-    #         return choco_ytdl_path
-    #     if os.path.isfile(scoop_ytdl_path):
-    #         return scoop_ytdl_path
-    #     return r"C:\Program Files\yt-dlp\yt-dlp.exe"
-    # default_ytdl_unix_path = "/usr/local/bin/yt-dlp"
-    # if platform == "osx":
-    #     if os.path.isfile(default_ytdl_unix_path):
-    #         return default_ytdl_unix_path
-    #     else: 
-    #         # just a guess based on the default python 3 install in OSX monterey
-    #         return "/Library/Frameworks/Python.framework/Versions/3.10/bin/yt-dlp"
-    # else:
-    #     return default_ytdl_unix_path
         
 
 def get_default_dl_dir(platform):
@@ -661,7 +644,7 @@ def get_default_dl_dir(platform):
     default_splash_delay = 3
     default_screensaver_delay = 300
     default_log_level = logging.INFO
-    default_prefer_ip = False
+    default_prefer_hostname = False
 
     default_dl_dir = get_default_dl_dir(platform)
     default_youtubedl_path = get_default_youtube_dl_path(platform)
@@ -676,6 +659,12 @@ def get_default_dl_dir(platform):
         default=default_port,
         required=False,
     )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--window-size",
+        help="Desired window geometry in pixels, specified as width,height",
+        default=0,
+        required=False,
+    )
     parser.add_argument(
         "-f",
         "--ffmpeg-port",
@@ -736,9 +725,10 @@ def get_default_dl_dir(platform):
         required=False,
     )
     parser.add_argument(
-        "--prefer-ip",
+        "--prefer-hostname",
         action="store_true",
-        help=f"Show the IP instead of the fully qualified local domain name. Default: {default_prefer_ip}",
+        help=f"Use the local hostname instead of the IP as the connection URL. Use at your discretion: mDNS is not guaranteed to work on all LAN configurations. Defaults to {default_prefer_hostname}",
+        default=default_prefer_hostname,
         required=False,
     )
     parser.add_argument(
@@ -842,6 +832,7 @@ def get_default_dl_dir(platform):
         url=args.url,
         ffmpeg_url=args.ffmpeg_url,
         prefer_ip=args.prefer_ip
+        prefer_hostname=args.prefer_hostname
     )
 
     # Start the CherryPy WSGI web server
@@ -865,6 +856,11 @@ def get_default_dl_dir(platform):
         else: 
             service = None
         options = Options()
+
+        if args.window_size:
+            options.add_argument("--window-size=%s" % (args.window_size))
+            options.add_argument("--window-position=0,0")
+            
         options.add_argument("--kiosk")
         options.add_argument("--start-maximized")
         options.add_experimental_option("excludeSwitches", ['enable-automation'])
diff --git a/constants.py b/constants.py
index 9a8138ee..49bb2b2a 100644
--- a/constants.py
+++ b/constants.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-VERSION = "1.1.2"
+VERSION = "1.2"
 LANGUAGES = {
     "en": "English",
     "zh_CN": "Chinese",
     "pt_BR": "Brazilian Portuguese",
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/karaoke.py b/karaoke.py
index f86415da..712e84e4 100644
--- a/karaoke.py
+++ b/karaoke.py
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ def __init__(
         url=None,
         ffmpeg_url=None,
         prefer_ip=False
+        prefer_hostname=True
     ):
 
         # override with supplied constructor args if provided
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.hide_overlay = hide_overlay
         self.screensaver_timeout = screensaver_timeout
         self.url_override = url
-        self.prefer_ip = prefer_ip
+        self.prefer_hostname = prefer_hostname
 
         # other initializations
         self.platform = get_platform()
@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ def __init__(
     http port: {self.port}
     ffmpeg port {self.ffmpeg_port}
     hide URL: {self.hide_url}
-    prefer IP: {self.prefer_ip}
+    prefer hostname: {self.prefer_hostname}
     url override: {self.url_override}
     hide RaspiWiFi instructions: {self.hide_raspiwifi_instructions}
     headless (hide splash): {self.hide_splash_screen}
@@ -147,10 +148,10 @@ def __init__(
             logging.debug("Overriding URL with " + self.url_override)
             self.url = self.url_override
         else:
-            if (self.prefer_ip):
-                self.url = f"http://{self.ip}:{self.port}" 
-            else:
+            if (self.prefer_hostname):
                 self.url = f"http://{socket.getfqdn().lower()}:{self.port}"
+            else:
+                self.url = f"http://{self.ip}:{self.port}" 
         self.url_parsed = urlparse(self.url)
         if ffmpeg_url is None:
             self.ffmpeg_url = f"{self.url_parsed.scheme}://{self.url_parsed.hostname}:{self.ffmpeg_port}"
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 427cce04..0ae75548 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 CherryPy
-Flask
+Flask==2.2.5
 qrcode
 psutil 
 unidecode
diff --git a/setup.sh b/setup.sh
index ce8fc2b5..f85042a9 100755
--- a/setup.sh
+++ b/setup.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ if [ $REPLY = "y" ]
 
 ## setup stuff
 
-if [[ $(cat /etc/os-release | grep -i debian) != "" ]]; then
+if [[ $(cat /etc/os-release | grep ^ID= | grep -i 'debian\|raspbian') != "" ]]; then
   echo "Client is a Debian-based system. Installing binaries"; 
   echo
   echo "*** RUNNING APT-GET UPDATE ***"