diff -ruN vdr-1.5.3.orig/device.h vdr-1.5.3/device.h
--- vdr-1.5.3.orig/device.h	2007-01-13 03:33:57.000000000 -0800
+++ vdr-1.5.3/device.h	2007-06-11 16:07:14.000000000 -0700
@@ -233,12 +233,12 @@
          ///< Direction (only the sign of Direction is evaluated, positive values
          ///< switch to higher channel numbers).
 private:
-  eSetChannelResult SetChannel(const cChannel *Channel, bool LiveView);
-         ///< Sets the device to the given channel (general setup).
 protected:
   virtual bool SetChannelDevice(const cChannel *Channel, bool LiveView);
          ///< Sets the device to the given channel (actual physical setup).
 public:
+  eSetChannelResult SetChannel(const cChannel *Channel, bool LiveView);
+         ///< Sets the device to the given channel (general setup).
   static int CurrentChannel(void) { return primaryDevice ? currentChannel : 0; }
          ///< Returns the number of the current channel on the primary device.
   static void SetCurrentChannel(const cChannel *Channel) { currentChannel = Channel ? Channel->Number() : 0; }
diff -ruN vdr-1.5.3.orig/dvbosd.c vdr-1.5.3/dvbosd.c
--- vdr-1.5.3.orig/dvbosd.c	2006-01-28 06:24:04.000000000 -0800
+++ vdr-1.5.3/dvbosd.c	2007-06-11 16:07:14.000000000 -0700
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@
          Cmd(OSD_Close);
          }
      }
+     if (vidWin.bpp != 0) {
+         Cmd(OSD_SetWindow, 0, 5);
+         Cmd(OSD_Close);
+     }
 }
 
 eOsdError cDvbOsd::CanHandleAreas(const tArea *Areas, int NumAreas)
@@ -162,6 +166,11 @@
          Cmd(OSD_SetWindow, 0, i + 1);
          Cmd(OSD_MoveWindow, 0, Left() + Bitmap->X0(), Top() + Bitmap->Y0());
          }
+     if (vidWin.bpp != 0) {
+         Cmd(OSD_SetWindow, 0, 5);
+         Cmd(OSD_OpenRaw, vidWin.bpp, vidWin.x1, vidWin.y1,
+         vidWin.x2, vidWin.y2, (void *)0);
+     }
      shown = true;
      }
 }
diff -ruN vdr-1.5.3.orig/osd.c vdr-1.5.3/osd.c
--- vdr-1.5.3.orig/osd.c	2007-06-10 05:16:36.000000000 -0700
+++ vdr-1.5.3/osd.c	2007-06-11 16:07:14.000000000 -0700
@@ -654,6 +654,7 @@
   top = Top;
   width = height = 0;
   isOpen++;
+  vidWin.bpp = 0;
 }
 
 cOsd::~cOsd()
diff -ruN vdr-1.5.3.orig/osd.h vdr-1.5.3/osd.h
--- vdr-1.5.3.orig/osd.h	2007-06-10 05:15:52.000000000 -0700
+++ vdr-1.5.3/osd.h	2007-06-11 16:07:14.000000000 -0700
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@
        ///< 7: vertical,   falling, upper
   virtual void Flush(void);
        ///< Actually commits all data to the OSD hardware.
+  tArea vidWin;
   };
 
 class cOsdProvider {