diff -Naur vdr-1.5.8.org/device.c vdr-1.5.8/device.c
--- vdr-1.5.8.org/device.c	2009-01-09 20:29:11.566636114 -0500
+++ vdr-1.5.8/device.c	2009-01-09 20:39:59.374745508 -0500
@@ -331,6 +331,9 @@
              // difference, because it results in the most significant bit of the result.
              uint32_t imp = 0;
              imp <<= 1; imp |= LiveView ? !device[i]->IsPrimaryDevice() || ndr : 0;                                  // prefer the primary device for live viewing if we don't need to detach existing receivers
+             if (Channel->Modulation() == 0) {
+               imp <<= 3; imp |= i;
+             }
              imp <<= 1; imp |= !device[i]->Receiving() && (device[i] != cTransferControl::ReceiverDevice() || device[i]->IsPrimaryDevice()) || ndr; // use receiving devices if we don't need to detach existing receivers, but avoid primary device in local transfer mode
              imp <<= 1; imp |= device[i]->Receiving();                                                               // avoid devices that are receiving
              imp <<= 1; imp |= device[i] == cTransferControl::ReceiverDevice();                                      // avoid the Transfer Mode receiver device
@@ -343,6 +346,7 @@
              imp <<= 1; imp |= NumUsableSlots ? !ChannelCamRelations.CamDecrypt(Channel->GetChannelID(), j + 1) : 0; // prefer CAMs that are known to decrypt this channel
              if (imp < Impact) {
                 // This device has less impact than any previous one, so we take it.
+                printf("choosing device %d\n",i);
                 Impact = imp;
                 d = device[i];
                 NeedsDetachReceivers = ndr;
diff -Naur vdr-1.5.8.org/dvbdevice.c vdr-1.5.8/dvbdevice.c
--- vdr-1.5.8.org/dvbdevice.c	2009-01-09 20:29:11.567620317 -0500
+++ vdr-1.5.8/dvbdevice.c	2009-01-09 20:35:49.441870515 -0500
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@
   bool hasPriority = Priority < 0 || Priority > this->Priority();
   bool needsDetachReceivers = false;
 
-  if (ProvidesSource(Channel->Source()) && ProvidesModulation(Channel)) {
+  if (ProvidesSource(Channel->Source()) && cDvbDevice::ProvidesModulation(Channel)) {
      result = hasPriority;
      if (Priority >= 0 && Receiving(true)) {
         if (dvbTuner->IsTunedTo(Channel)) {