AFAIK, this is not a thing. I don't recall seeing any discussions about making this a thing.
@wilberfan@lemmy.world On the home screen, go to the gear in the top right, in Playback you can select the player. Either auto or specifically select a player. There is a separate setting at the bottom of Playback to set a different player for live TV.
@ryannathan Is your system the same or similar to your last posts on the forum?