Index: Slim/Player/Client.pm
===================================================================
--- Slim/Player/Client.pm	(revision 3032)
+++ Slim/Player/Client.pm	(working copy)
@@ -729,7 +729,8 @@
 	# 95 is currentPlaylistRender
 	# 96 is currentPlaylistChangeTime
 	$client->[97] = undef; # tempVolume temporary volume setting
-	
+	$client->[98] = 0; # updating
+
 	$::d_protocol && msg("New client connected: $id\n");
 	$client->lastirtime(0);
 	$client->lastircode(0);
@@ -1631,4 +1632,9 @@
 	@_ ? ($r->[96] = shift) : $r->[96];
 }
 
+sub updating {
+	my $r = shift;
+	@_ ? ($r->[98] = shift) : $r->[98];
+}
+
 1;
Index: Slim/Player/Player.pm
===================================================================
--- Slim/Player/Player.pm	(revision 3032)
+++ Slim/Player/Player.pm	(working copy)
@@ -164,6 +164,10 @@
 	my $lines = shift;
 	my $nodoublesize = shift;
 
+	# avoid recursion
+	return if $client->updating();
+	$client->updating(1);
+
 	unless ($client->param('noUpdate')) {
 
 		$client->killAnimation();
@@ -174,6 +178,7 @@
 			Slim::Hardware::VFD::vfdUpdate($client, $lines, $nodoublesize);
 		}
 	}
+	$client->updating(0);
 }	
 
 sub pushUp {
Index: Slim/Player/SqueezeboxG.pm
===================================================================
--- Slim/Player/SqueezeboxG.pm	(revision 3032)
+++ Slim/Player/SqueezeboxG.pm	(working copy)
@@ -139,6 +139,10 @@
 	my $lines = shift;
 	my $nodoublesize = shift;
 
+	# avoid recursion
+	return if $client->updating();
+	$client->updating(1);
+
 	if ($client->param('noUpdate')) {
 		#mode has blocked client updates temporarily
 	} else { 
@@ -150,6 +154,7 @@
 	
 		$client->drawFrameBuf($client->render($lines),$lines);
 	}
+	$client->updating(0);
 }	
 
 sub preRender {