diff -Naur vdr-1.5.8.org/config.c vdr-1.5.8/config.c
--- vdr-1.5.8.org/config.c	2009-01-09 19:24:58.371995514 -0500
+++ vdr-1.5.8/config.c	2009-01-09 19:39:50.052620625 -0500
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@
   VideoFormat = 0;
   UpdateChannels = 5;
   UseDolbyDigital = 1;
+  DolbyInRecordings = 1;
   ChannelInfoPos = 0;
   ChannelInfoTime = 5;
   OSDLeft = 54;
@@ -444,6 +445,7 @@
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "VideoFormat"))         VideoFormat        = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "UpdateChannels"))      UpdateChannels     = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "UseDolbyDigital"))     UseDolbyDigital    = atoi(Value);
+  else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "DolbyInRecordings"))   DolbyInRecordings = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "ChannelInfoPos"))      ChannelInfoPos     = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "ChannelInfoTime"))     ChannelInfoTime    = atoi(Value);
   else if (!strcasecmp(Name, "OSDLeft"))             OSDLeft            = atoi(Value);
@@ -530,6 +532,7 @@
   Store("VideoFormat",        VideoFormat);
   Store("UpdateChannels",     UpdateChannels);
   Store("UseDolbyDigital",    UseDolbyDigital);
+  Store("DolbyInRecordings",  DolbyInRecordings);
   Store("ChannelInfoPos",     ChannelInfoPos);
   Store("ChannelInfoTime",    ChannelInfoTime);
   Store("OSDLeft",            OSDLeft);
diff -Naur vdr-1.5.8.org/config.h vdr-1.5.8/config.h
--- vdr-1.5.8.org/config.h	2009-01-09 19:24:58.371995514 -0500
+++ vdr-1.5.8/config.h	2009-01-09 19:39:50.052620625 -0500
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@
   int VideoFormat;
   int UpdateChannels;
   int UseDolbyDigital;
+  int DolbyInRecordings;
   int ChannelInfoPos;
   int ChannelInfoTime;
   int OSDLeft, OSDTop, OSDWidth, OSDHeight;
diff -Naur vdr-1.5.8.org/menu.c vdr-1.5.8/menu.c
--- vdr-1.5.8.org/menu.c	2009-01-09 19:34:40.176621640 -0500
+++ vdr-1.5.8/menu.c	2009-01-09 19:39:50.053620434 -0500
@@ -2886,6 +2886,7 @@
   Add(new cMenuEditIntItem( tr("Setup.Recording$Instant rec. time (min)"),   &data.InstantRecordTime, 1, MAXINSTANTRECTIME));
   Add(new cMenuEditIntItem( tr("Setup.Recording$Max. video file size (MB)"), &data.MaxVideoFileSize, MINVIDEOFILESIZE, MAXVIDEOFILESIZE));
   Add(new cMenuEditBoolItem(tr("Setup.Recording$Split edited files"),        &data.SplitEditedFiles));
+  Add(new cMenuEditBoolItem( tr("Setup.Recording$Record Dolby"),             &data.DolbyInRecordings));
 }
 
 
diff -Naur vdr-1.5.8.org/recorder.c vdr-1.5.8/recorder.c
--- vdr-1.5.8.org/recorder.c	2009-01-09 19:24:58.409993489 -0500
+++ vdr-1.5.8/recorder.c	2009-01-09 19:39:50.054620277 -0500
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 // --- cRecorder -------------------------------------------------------------
 
 cRecorder::cRecorder(const char *FileName, tChannelID ChannelID, int Priority, int VPid, const int *APids, const int *DPids, const int *SPids, bool IsLiveRec, bool IsBeginning)
-:cReceiver(ChannelID, Priority, VPID_FROM_ANY(VPid), APids, Setup.UseDolbyDigital ? DPids : NULL, SPids)
+:cReceiver(ChannelID, Priority, VPID_FROM_ANY(VPid), APids, Setup.DolbyInRecordings ? DPids : NULL, SPids)
 ,cThread("recording")
 {
   isLiveRec=IsLiveRec;
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 
   ringBuffer = new cRingBufferLinear(RECORDERBUFSIZE, TS_SIZE * 2, true, "Recorder");
   ringBuffer->SetTimeouts(0, 100);
-  remux = new cRemux(VPid, APids, Setup.UseDolbyDigital ? DPids : NULL, SPids, !isLiveRec);
+  remux = new cRemux(VPid, APids, Setup.DolbyInRecordings ? DPids : NULL, SPids, !isLiveRec);
   oldRemux=NULL;
   writer = new cFileWriter(FileName, remux,IsLiveRec,IsBeginning);
 }