Changing aspect ratio

Hi guys
Can anyone tell me if its possible to change the aspect ratio on video playback as a lot of the vids i am trying to watch from my usb stick have either black lines down either side or top and bottom.
I realise this will stretch the picture and so distort the viewing a little but i can live with that.
If not could you suggest a different player that might do this and tell me where i can download it from?
many thanks for any help
Can anyone tell me if its possible to change the aspect ratio on video playback as a lot of the vids i am trying to watch from my usb stick have either black lines down either side or top and bottom.
I realise this will stretch the picture and so distort the viewing a little but i can live with that.
If not could you suggest a different player that might do this and tell me where i can download it from?
many thanks for any help