diff -Naur vdr-1.5.8.org/recorder.c vdr-1.5.8/recorder.c
--- vdr-1.5.8.org/recorder.c	2008-01-23 18:43:58.032691522 -0500
+++ vdr-1.5.8/recorder.c	2008-01-23 18:40:07.777114509 -0500
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 
 // The maximum time we wait before assuming that a recorded video data stream
 // is broken:
-#define MAXBROKENTIMEOUT 30 // seconds
+#define MAXBROKENTIMEOUT 900 // seconds
 
 #define MINFREEDISKSPACE    (512) // MB
 #define DISKCHECKINTERVAL   100 // seconds
@@ -136,6 +136,7 @@
            }
         else if (!isLiveRec && time(NULL) - t > m) {
            esyslog("ERROR: video data stream broken");
+           fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: video data stream broken");
            ShutdownHandler.RequestEmergencyExit();
            t = time(NULL);
            }
@@ -164,7 +165,7 @@
 
   ringBuffer = new cRingBufferLinear(RECORDERBUFSIZE, TS_SIZE * 2, true, "Recorder");
   ringBuffer->SetTimeouts(0, 100);
-  remux = new cRemux(VPid, APids, Setup.DolbyInRecordings ? DPids : NULL, SPids, !isLiveRec);
+  remux = new cRemux(VPid, APids, Setup.DolbyInRecordings ? DPids : NULL, SPids, isLiveRec, true);
   oldRemux=NULL;
   writer = new cFileWriter(FileName, remux,IsLiveRec,IsBeginning);
 }
diff -Naur vdr-1.5.8.org/remux.c vdr-1.5.8/remux.c
--- vdr-1.5.8.org/remux.c	2008-01-23 18:43:58.046692530 -0500
+++ vdr-1.5.8/remux.c	2008-01-23 18:40:07.779114653 -0500
@@ -2011,7 +2011,7 @@
 #define SC_GROUP    0xB8  // "group start code"
 #define SC_PICTURE  0x00  // "picture start code"
 
-#define MAXNONUSEFULDATA (10*1024*1024)
+#define MAXNONUSEFULDATA (200*1024*1024)
 #define MAXNUMUPTERRORS  10
 
 class cTS2PES {
@@ -2745,6 +2745,7 @@
   if (!synced && skipped >= 0) {
      if (skipped > MAXNONUSEFULDATA) {
         esyslog("ERROR: no useful data seen within %d byte of video stream", skipped);
+        fprintf(stderr,"ERROR: no useful data seen within %d byte of video stream", skipped);
         skipped = -1;
         if (exitOnFailure)
            ShutdownHandler.RequestEmergencyExit();