diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 2643049..a22169e 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ OBJS = $(PLUGIN).o \
        extensions/cairoimage.o \
        extensions/curlfuncs.o \
        extensions/fontmanager.o \
+       extensions/globaltimers.o \
        extensions/imagecache.o \
        extensions/helpers.o \
        extensions/imageloader.o \
@@ -80,7 +81,6 @@ OBJS = $(PLUGIN).o \
        extensions/skinsetup.o \
        extensions/skinrepo.o \
        extensions/extrecinfo.o \
-       extensions/timers.o \
        coreengine/animation.o \
        coreengine/attribute.o \
        coreengine/attributes.o \
diff --git a/coreengine/definitions.h b/coreengine/definitions.h
index 5787615..ccb9acb 100644
--- a/coreengine/definitions.h
+++ b/coreengine/definitions.h
@@ -504,6 +504,7 @@ enum class eDMTimersLT {
     channelid,
     channellogoexists,
     isremotetimer,
+    remotehost,
     count
 };
 
@@ -898,6 +899,10 @@ enum class eLeMenuTimersST {
     eventtitle,
     eventstart,
     eventstop,
+    state,
+    stateinfo,
+    action,
+    vdrname,
     count
 };
 
@@ -914,6 +919,8 @@ enum class eLeMenuTimersIT {
     flagvps,
     flagrecording,
     flagpending,
+    isvdrrunning,
+    isremote,
     count
 };
 
@@ -933,6 +940,10 @@ enum class eCeMenuTimersST {
     eventdescription,
     posterpath,
     bannerpath,
+    state,
+    stateinfo,
+    action,
+    vdrname,
     count
 };
 
@@ -957,6 +968,8 @@ enum class eCeMenuTimersIT {
     hasbanner,
     bannerwidth,
     bannerheight,
+    isvdrrunning,
+    isremote,
     count
 };
 
diff --git a/coreengine/listelements.c b/coreengine/listelements.c
index 1d9d015..e5dfd93 100644
--- a/coreengine/listelements.c
+++ b/coreengine/listelements.c
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include "listelements.h"
 #include "../config.h"
+#include "../services/epgtimer.h"
 #include <sstream>
 #include <algorithm>
 
@@ -1181,6 +1182,10 @@ void cLeMenuTimers::SetTokenContainer(void) {
     tokenContainer->DefineStringToken("{eventtitle}", (int)eLeMenuTimersST::eventtitle);
     tokenContainer->DefineStringToken("{eventstart}", (int)eLeMenuTimersST::eventstart);
     tokenContainer->DefineStringToken("{eventstop}", (int)eLeMenuTimersST::eventstop);
+    tokenContainer->DefineStringToken("{state}", (int)eLeMenuTimersST::state);
+    tokenContainer->DefineStringToken("{stateinfo}", (int)eLeMenuTimersST::stateinfo);
+    tokenContainer->DefineStringToken("{action}", (int)eLeMenuTimersST::action);
+    tokenContainer->DefineStringToken("{vdrname}", (int)eLeMenuTimersST::vdrname);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{nummenuitem}", (int)eLeMenuTimersIT::nummenuitem);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{current}", (int)eLeMenuTimersIT::current);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{separator}", (int)eLeMenuTimersIT::separator);
@@ -1193,6 +1198,8 @@ void cLeMenuTimers::SetTokenContainer(void) {
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{flagvps}", (int)eLeMenuTimersIT::flagvps);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{flagrecording}", (int)eLeMenuTimersIT::flagrecording);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{flagpending}", (int)eLeMenuTimersIT::flagpending);
+    tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{isvdrrunning}", (int)eLeMenuTimersIT::isvdrrunning);
+    tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{isremote}", (int)eLeMenuTimersIT::isremote);
     InheritTokenContainer();    
 }
 
@@ -1279,6 +1286,21 @@ bool cLeMenuTimers::Parse(bool forced) {
         tokenContainer->AddStringToken((int)eLeMenuTimersST::eventstart, *event->GetTimeString());
         tokenContainer->AddStringToken((int)eLeMenuTimersST::eventstop, *event->GetEndTimeString());
     }
+
+    cEpgTimer_Interface_V1* epgTimer;
+    if (epgTimer = dynamic_cast<cEpgTimer_Interface_V1*>((cTimer*)timer)) {
+        tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eLeMenuTimersIT::isvdrrunning, epgTimer->isVdrRunning());
+        tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eLeMenuTimersIT::isremote, epgTimer->isRemote());
+        stringstream state;
+        state << epgTimer->State();
+        tokenContainer->AddStringToken((int)eLeMenuTimersST::state, state.str().c_str());
+        tokenContainer->AddStringToken((int)eLeMenuTimersST::stateinfo, epgTimer->StateInfo());
+        tokenContainer->AddStringToken((int)eLeMenuTimersST::vdrname, epgTimer->VdrName());
+        stringstream action;
+        action << epgTimer->Action();
+        tokenContainer->AddStringToken((int)eLeMenuTimersST::action, action.str().c_str());
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -1318,6 +1340,10 @@ void cCeMenuTimers::SetTokenContainer(void) {
     tokenContainer->DefineStringToken("{eventdescription}", (int)eCeMenuTimersST::eventdescription);
     tokenContainer->DefineStringToken("{posterpath}", (int)eCeMenuTimersST::posterpath);
     tokenContainer->DefineStringToken("{bannerpath}", (int)eCeMenuTimersST::bannerpath);
+    tokenContainer->DefineStringToken("{state}", (int)eCeMenuTimersST::state);
+    tokenContainer->DefineStringToken("{stateinfo}", (int)eCeMenuTimersST::stateinfo);
+    tokenContainer->DefineStringToken("{action}", (int)eCeMenuTimersST::action);
+    tokenContainer->DefineStringToken("{vdrname}", (int)eCeMenuTimersST::vdrname);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{menuitemx}", (int)eCeMenuTimersIT::menuitemx);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{menuitemy}", (int)eCeMenuTimersIT::menuitemy);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{menuitemwidth}", (int)eCeMenuTimersIT::menuitemwidth);
@@ -1338,6 +1364,8 @@ void cCeMenuTimers::SetTokenContainer(void) {
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{hasbanner}", (int)eCeMenuTimersIT::hasbanner);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{bannerwidth}", (int)eCeMenuTimersIT::bannerwidth);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{bannerheight}", (int)eCeMenuTimersIT::bannerheight);
+    tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{isvdrrunning}", (int)eCeMenuTimersIT::isvdrrunning);
+    tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{isremote}", (int)eCeMenuTimersIT::isremote);
     InheritTokenContainer();
 }
 
@@ -1423,6 +1451,21 @@ bool cCeMenuTimers::Parse(bool forced) {
         if (LoadFullScrapInfo(event, NULL))
             SetScraperPosterBannerTimer(tokenContainer);
     }
+
+    cEpgTimer_Interface_V1* epgTimer;
+    if (epgTimer = dynamic_cast<cEpgTimer_Interface_V1*>((cTimer*)timer)) {
+        tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eCeMenuTimersIT::isvdrrunning, epgTimer->isVdrRunning());
+        tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eCeMenuTimersIT::isremote, epgTimer->isRemote());
+        stringstream state;
+        state << epgTimer->State();
+        tokenContainer->AddStringToken((int)eCeMenuTimersST::state, state.str().c_str());
+        tokenContainer->AddStringToken((int)eCeMenuTimersST::stateinfo, epgTimer->StateInfo());
+        tokenContainer->AddStringToken((int)eCeMenuTimersST::vdrname, epgTimer->VdrName());
+        stringstream action;
+        action << epgTimer->Action();
+        tokenContainer->AddStringToken((int)eCeMenuTimersST::action, action.str().c_str());
+    }
+
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/coreengine/viewdisplaychannel.c b/coreengine/viewdisplaychannel.c
index 38c444f..5a6bb68 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewdisplaychannel.c
+++ b/coreengine/viewdisplaychannel.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void cViewChannel::SetViewElementObjects(void) {
         else if (dynamic_cast<cVeDcEpgInfo*>(viewElements[i])) 
         {
             veEpgInfo = dynamic_cast<cVeDcEpgInfo*>(viewElements[i]);
+            veEpgInfo->SetGlobalTimers(&globalTimers);
         }
         else if (dynamic_cast<cVeDcProgressBar*>(viewElements[i])) 
         {
@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ void cViewChannel::SetViewElementObjects(void) {
         else if (dynamic_cast<cVeDcStatusInfo*>(viewElements[i])) 
         {
             veStatusInfo = dynamic_cast<cVeDcStatusInfo*>(viewElements[i]);
+            veStatusInfo->SetGlobalTimers(&globalTimers);
         }
         else if (dynamic_cast<cVeDcScraperContent*>(viewElements[i])) 
         {
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ void cViewChannel::ClearVariables(void) {
     displayChannelGroups = false;
     if (veCustomTokens)
         veCustomTokens->Reset();
+    globalTimers.ClearTimers();
 }
 
 void cViewChannel::SetChannel(const cChannel *channel, int number) {
@@ -141,6 +144,9 @@ void cViewChannel::SetChannel(const cChannel *channel, int number) {
 }
 
 void cViewChannel::SetEvents(const cEvent *present, const cEvent *following) {
+    if (init) {
+        globalTimers.LoadTimers();
+    }
     Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::epginfo);
     Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::progressbar);
     Clear((int)eVeDisplayChannel::scrapercontent);
diff --git a/coreengine/viewdisplaychannel.h b/coreengine/viewdisplaychannel.h
index 2170e40..e05217e 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewdisplaychannel.h
+++ b/coreengine/viewdisplaychannel.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #define __VIEWDISPLAYCHANNEL_H
 
 #include "view.h"
+#include "../extensions/globaltimers.h"
 
 class cViewChannel : public cView {
 private:
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ private:
     cVeDcEcmInfo           *veEcmInfo;
     bool channelChange;
     bool displayChannelGroups;
+    cGlobalTimers globalTimers;
     void SetViewElements(void);
     void ClearVariables(void);
     void SetViewElementObjects(void);
diff --git a/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.c b/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.c
index 3384a53..875a588 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.c
+++ b/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include "viewelementsdisplaychannel.h"
 #include "../config.h"
 #include "../extensions/helpers.h"
-#include "../extensions/timers.h"
 #include "../services/scraper2vdr.h"
 
 /******************************************************************
@@ -111,6 +110,7 @@ const char *cVeDcChannelGroup::GetChannelSep(const cChannel *c, bool prev) {
 * cVeDcEpgInfo
 ******************************************************************/
 cVeDcEpgInfo::cVeDcEpgInfo(void) {
+    globalTimers = NULL; 
 }
 
 cVeDcEpgInfo::~cVeDcEpgInfo(void) {
@@ -176,24 +176,14 @@ void cVeDcEpgInfo::Close(void) {
 
 bool cVeDcEpgInfo::EventHasTimer(const cEvent *e) {
     if (!e) return false;
-    int timerCount = 0;
-    // BLOCK for LOCK_TIMERS_READ scope !!
-    {
-#if defined (APIVERSNUM) && (APIVERSNUM >= 20301)
-       LOCK_TIMERS_READ;
-       timerCount = Timers->Count();
-#else
-       timerCount = Timers.Count();
-#endif
-    }
-    cGlobalSortedTimers SortedTimers(timerCount); // local and remote timers
     bool hasTimer = e->HasTimer();
-    for (int i = 0; i < SortedTimers.Size() && !hasTimer; i++) 
-        if (const cTimer *Timer = SortedTimers[i]) 
+    for (int i = 0; i < globalTimers->Size() && !hasTimer; i++) 
+        if (const cTimer *Timer = globalTimers->At(i)) 
             if (Timer->Channel()->GetChannelID() == e->ChannelID()) 
                 if (const cEvent *timerEvent = Timer->Event())
                     if (e->EventID() == timerEvent->EventID())
                         hasTimer = true;
+
     return hasTimer;
 }
 
@@ -328,19 +318,9 @@ void cVeDcStatusInfo::Set(const cChannel *c) {
     bool isDolby = c->Dpid(0);
     bool isEncrypted = c->Ca();
     bool isRecording = cRecordControls::Active();
-    int timerCount = 0;
-    // BLOCK for LOCK_TIMERS_READ scope !!
-    {
-#if defined (APIVERSNUM) && (APIVERSNUM >= 20301)
-       LOCK_TIMERS_READ;
-       timerCount = Timers->Count();
-#else
-       timerCount = Timers.Count();
-#endif
-    }
-    cGlobalSortedTimers SortedTimers(timerCount); // local and remote timers
-    for (int i = 0; i < SortedTimers.Size() && !isRecording; i++)
-        if (const cTimer *Timer = SortedTimers[i])
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < globalTimers->Size() && !isRecording; i++)
+        if (const cTimer *Timer = globalTimers->At(i))
             if (Timer->Recording()) 
                 isRecording = true;
 
diff --git a/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.h b/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.h
index 3505201..799456d 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.h
+++ b/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaychannel.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include "viewelement.h"
 #include "../extensions/scrapmanager.h"
+#include "../extensions/globaltimers.h"
 #include "../services/dvbapi.h"
 
 /******************************************************************
@@ -33,10 +34,12 @@ public:
 ******************************************************************/
 class cVeDcEpgInfo : public cViewElement {
 private:
+    cGlobalTimers *globalTimers;
     bool EventHasTimer(const cEvent *e);
 public:
     cVeDcEpgInfo(void);
     virtual ~cVeDcEpgInfo(void);
+    void SetGlobalTimers(cGlobalTimers *globalTimers) { this->globalTimers = globalTimers; };
     void SetTokenContainer(void);
     void Set(const cEvent *p, const cEvent *f);
     void Close(void);
@@ -63,10 +66,12 @@ public:
 ******************************************************************/
 class cVeDcStatusInfo : public cViewElement {
 private:
+    cGlobalTimers *globalTimers;
     bool CheckMails(void);
 public:
     cVeDcStatusInfo(void);
     virtual ~cVeDcStatusInfo(void);
+    void SetGlobalTimers(cGlobalTimers *globalTimers) { this->globalTimers = globalTimers; };
     void SetTokenContainer(void);
     void Set(const cChannel *c);
 };
diff --git a/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaymenu.c b/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaymenu.c
index cd2b8fc..51349c7 100644
--- a/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaymenu.c
+++ b/coreengine/viewelementsdisplaymenu.c
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 #include "viewelementsdisplaymenu.h"
 #include "../config.h"
 #include <vdr/videodir.h>
-#include "../extensions/timers.h"
 #include "../extensions/helpers.h"
+#include "../extensions/globaltimers.h"
 #include <sys/sysinfo.h>
 #include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
@@ -336,6 +336,7 @@ void cVeDmTimers::SetTokenContainer(void) {
     tokenContainer->DefineLoopToken("{timers[channelid]}", (int)eDMTimersLT::channelid);
     tokenContainer->DefineLoopToken("{timers[channellogoexists]}", (int)eDMTimersLT::channellogoexists);
     tokenContainer->DefineLoopToken("{timers[isremotetimer]}", (int)eDMTimersLT::isremotetimer);
+    tokenContainer->DefineLoopToken("{timers[remotehost]}", (int)eDMTimersLT::remotehost);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{numtimers}", (int)eDMTimersIT::numtimers);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{numtimerconflicts}", (int)eDMTimersIT::numtimerconflicts);
     tokenContainer->DefineIntToken("{timer1exists}", (int)eDMTimersIT::timer1exists);
@@ -361,21 +362,15 @@ bool cVeDmTimers::Parse(bool forced) {
     if (!cViewElement::Parse(forced))
         return false;
     tokenContainer->Clear();
+    
+    cGlobalTimers globalTimers;
+    globalTimers.LoadTimers();
+    globalTimers.SortTimers();
+    globalTimers.MarkLocalTimers();
 
-    int timerCount = 0;
-    // BLOCK for LOCK_TIMERS_READ scope !!
-    {
-#if defined (APIVERSNUM) && (APIVERSNUM >= 20301)
-       LOCK_TIMERS_READ;
-       timerCount = Timers->Count();
-#else
-       timerCount = Timers.Count();
-#endif
-    }
-    cGlobalSortedTimers SortedTimers(timerCount); // local and remote timers
-    int numTimers = SortedTimers.Size();
+    int numTimers = globalTimers.Size();
     tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eDMTimersIT::numtimers, numTimers);
-    tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eDMTimersIT::numtimerconflicts, SortedTimers.NumTimerConfilicts());
+    tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eDMTimersIT::numtimerconflicts, globalTimers.NumTimerConfilicts());
     for (int i=0; i<15; i++) {
         if (i < numTimers) {
             tokenContainer->AddIntToken(i+2, true);
@@ -391,8 +386,9 @@ bool cVeDmTimers::Parse(bool forced) {
     for (int i = 0; i < numTimers; i++) {
         if (i >=15)
             break;
-        const cTimer *Timer = SortedTimers[i];
-        tokenContainer->AddLoopToken(timerIndex, i, (int)eDMTimersLT::isremotetimer, SortedTimers.IsRemoteTimer(i) ? "1" : "0");
+        const cTimer *Timer = globalTimers[i];
+        tokenContainer->AddLoopToken(timerIndex, i, (int)eDMTimersLT::isremotetimer, globalTimers.IsRemoteTimer(i) ? "1" : "0");
+        tokenContainer->AddLoopToken(timerIndex, i, (int)eDMTimersLT::remotehost, globalTimers.RemoteHost(i));
         const cEvent *event = Timer->Event();
         if (event) {
             tokenContainer->AddLoopToken(timerIndex, i, (int)eDMTimersLT::title, event->Title());
@@ -434,8 +430,8 @@ bool cVeDmTimers::Parse(bool forced) {
                 timerDate = cString::sprintf("VPS %s", *timerDate);
         }
         tokenContainer->AddLoopToken(timerIndex, i, (int)eDMTimersLT::datetime, *timerDate);
-        tokenContainer->AddLoopToken(timerIndex, i, (int)eDMTimersLT::isremotetimer, SortedTimers.IsRemoteTimer(i) ? "1" : "0");
     }
+
     SetDirty();
     return true;
 }
@@ -893,20 +889,12 @@ bool cVeDmLastrecordings::Parse(bool forced) {
         return false;
 
     tokenContainer->Clear();
-    int numTimers = 0;
-    // BLOCK for LOCK_TIMERS_READ scope !!
-    {
-#if defined (APIVERSNUM) && (APIVERSNUM >= 20301)
-        LOCK_TIMERS_READ;
-        numTimers = Timers->Count();
-#else
-        numTimers = Timers.Count();
-#endif
-    }
-   
-    cGlobalSortedTimers SortedTimers(numTimers);  // local and remote timers
+
+    cGlobalTimers globalTimers;
+    globalTimers.LoadTimers();
+    
     //set number of timers so that it is possible to adapt this viewelement accordingly
-    tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eDMLastrecordingsIT::numtimers, SortedTimers.Size());
+    tokenContainer->AddIntToken((int)eDMLastrecordingsIT::numtimers, globalTimers.Size());
 
     list<const cRecording*> orderedRecs;
 
@@ -980,6 +968,7 @@ bool cVeDmLastrecordings::Parse(bool forced) {
         if (i == MAX_RECORDINGS)
             break;
     }
+
     SetDirty();
     return true;
 }
diff --git a/extensions/globaltimers.c b/extensions/globaltimers.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6e7263e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/globaltimers.c
@@ -0,0 +1,233 @@
+#include "globaltimers.h"
+#include "../services/epgsearch.h"
+#include "../services/remotetimers.h"
+#include "../services/epgtimer.h"
+
+static int CompareTimers(const void *a, const void *b) {
+    return (*(const cTimer **)a)->Compare(**(const cTimer **)b);
+}
+
+bool cGlobalTimers::initial = true;
+cRemoteTimerRefresh *cGlobalTimers::remoteTimerRefresh = NULL;
+
+cGlobalTimers::cGlobalTimers(void) : cVector<const cTimer*>(0) {
+    pEpg2Vdr = cPluginManager::GetPlugin("epg2vdr");
+    pRemoteTimers = cPluginManager::GetPlugin("remotetimers");
+    pEpgSearch = cPluginManager::GetPlugin("epgsearch");
+    localTimer = NULL;
+    isEpg2VdrTimers = false;
+}
+
+cGlobalTimers::~cGlobalTimers(void) {
+    if (localTimer) {
+        delete[] localTimer;
+    }
+    ClearTimers();
+}
+
+void cGlobalTimers::LoadTimers(void) {
+    uint64_t start = cTimeMs::Now();
+    isEpg2VdrTimers = false;
+    bool epg2vdrOk = false;
+    if (pEpg2Vdr) {
+        epg2vdrOk = SetEpg2VdrTimers();
+    }
+    if (!epg2vdrOk) {
+        SetLocalTimers();    
+        if (pRemoteTimers) {
+            SetRemoteTimers(initial);
+        }        
+    }
+    esyslog("skindesigner: loaded %d timers, needed %d ms", Size(), cTimeMs::Now() - start);
+    initial = false;
+}
+
+void cGlobalTimers::SortTimers(void) {
+    Sort(CompareTimers);
+}
+
+void cGlobalTimers::MarkLocalTimers(void) {
+    if (isEpg2VdrTimers)
+        return;
+
+    if (localTimer) {
+        delete[] localTimer;
+        localTimer = NULL;
+    }
+#if defined (APIVERSNUM) && (APIVERSNUM >= 20301)
+    LOCK_TIMERS_READ;
+    const cTimers* timers = Timers;
+#else
+    const cTimers* timers = &Timers;
+#endif
+    int numTimers = Size();
+    if (numTimers > 0) {
+        localTimer = new bool[numTimers];
+        for (int i=0; i < numTimers; i++) {
+            if (!pRemoteTimers) {
+                localTimer[i] = true;
+            } else {
+                localTimer[i] = false;
+                for (const cTimer *Timer = timers->First(); Timer; Timer = timers->Next(Timer)) {
+                    if (Timer == At(i)) {
+                        localTimer[i] = true;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void cGlobalTimers::SetLocalTimers(void) {
+#if defined (APIVERSNUM) && (APIVERSNUM >= 20301)
+    LOCK_TIMERS_READ;
+    const cTimers* timers = Timers;
+#else
+    const cTimers* timers = &Timers;
+#endif
+    for (const cTimer *Timer = timers->First(); Timer; Timer = timers->Next(Timer)) {
+        if (Timer->HasFlags(tfActive))
+            Append(Timer);
+    }    
+}
+
+void cGlobalTimers::SetRemoteTimers(bool initial) {
+    if (initial) {
+        cString errorMsg;
+        pRemoteTimers->Service("RemoteTimers::RefreshTimers-v1.0", &errorMsg);
+    }
+#if defined (APIVERSNUM) && (APIVERSNUM >= 20301)
+    LOCK_SCHEDULES_READ;
+    const cSchedules* schedules = Schedules;
+#else
+    cSchedulesLock schedulesLock;
+    const cSchedules* schedules = (cSchedules*)cSchedules::Schedules(schedulesLock);
+#endif
+    cTimer* remoteTimer = NULL;
+    while (pRemoteTimers->Service("RemoteTimers::ForEach-v1.0", &remoteTimer) && remoteTimer != NULL) {
+        remoteTimer->SetEventFromSchedule(schedules); // make sure the event is current
+        if (remoteTimer->HasFlags(tfActive))
+            Append(remoteTimer);
+    }
+}
+
+bool cGlobalTimers::SetEpg2VdrTimers(void) {
+    bool ok = false;
+    cEpgTimer_Service_V1 data;
+    if (pEpg2Vdr->Service(EPG2VDR_TIMER_SERVICE, &data)) {
+        for (std::list<cEpgTimer_Interface_V1*>::iterator it = data.epgTimers.begin(); it != data.epgTimers.end(); ++it) {
+            ok = true;
+            isEpg2VdrTimers = true;
+            if ((*it)->HasFlags(tfActive)) {
+                Append(*it);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    return ok;
+}
+
+int cGlobalTimers::NumTimerConfilicts(void) {
+    int numConflicts = 0;
+    if (pEpgSearch) {
+        Epgsearch_lastconflictinfo_v1_0 *serviceData = new Epgsearch_lastconflictinfo_v1_0;
+        if (serviceData) {
+            serviceData->nextConflict = 0;
+            serviceData->relevantConflicts = 0;
+            serviceData->totalConflicts = 0;
+            pEpgSearch->Service("Epgsearch-lastconflictinfo-v1.0", serviceData);
+            if (serviceData->relevantConflicts > 0) {
+                numConflicts = serviceData->relevantConflicts;
+            }
+            delete serviceData;
+        }
+    }
+    return numConflicts;
+}
+
+bool cGlobalTimers::IsRemoteTimer(int i) {
+    if (isEpg2VdrTimers) {
+        cEpgTimer_Interface_V1* epgTimer;
+        if (epgTimer = dynamic_cast<cEpgTimer_Interface_V1*>((cTimer*)At(i)))
+            return !epgTimer->isLocal();
+        else
+            return false;
+    }
+    if (!localTimer)
+        return true;
+    if (i >= Size())
+        return true;
+    return !(localTimer[i]);
+}
+
+const char* cGlobalTimers::RemoteHost(int i) {
+    if (isEpg2VdrTimers) {
+        cEpgTimer_Interface_V1* epgTimer;
+        if (epgTimer = dynamic_cast<cEpgTimer_Interface_V1*>((cTimer*)At(i)))
+            return epgTimer->VdrName();
+    }
+    return "";
+}
+
+void cGlobalTimers::ClearTimers(void) {
+    if (isEpg2VdrTimers) {
+        int size = Size();
+        for (int i=0; i<size; i++) {
+            delete At(i);
+        }
+    }
+    Clear();
+}
+
+void cGlobalTimers::StartRefreshThread(void) {
+    if (remoteTimerRefresh == NULL) {
+        remoteTimerRefresh = new cRemoteTimerRefresh();
+    }
+}
+
+void cGlobalTimers::StopRefreshThread(void) {
+    if (!remoteTimerRefresh)
+        return;
+    delete remoteTimerRefresh;
+    remoteTimerRefresh = NULL;
+    initial = true;
+}
+
+/*************************************************************************
+* cRemoteTimerRefresh
+*************************************************************************/
+cRemoteTimerRefresh::cRemoteTimerRefresh(): cThread("skindesigner: RemoteTimers::RefreshTimers") {
+    pRemoteTimers = cPluginManager::GetPlugin("remotetimers");
+    if (pRemoteTimers)
+        Start();
+}
+
+cRemoteTimerRefresh::~cRemoteTimerRefresh(void) {
+    Cancel(-1);
+    while (Active())
+        cCondWait::SleepMs(10);
+}
+
+void cRemoteTimerRefresh::Action(void) {    
+#define REFESH_INTERVALL_MS 30000
+    int sleepSlice = 1000;
+    int slept = 0;
+    while (Running()) {
+        while (Running() && slept < REFESH_INTERVALL_MS) {
+            cCondWait::SleepMs(sleepSlice);
+            slept += sleepSlice;
+        }
+        slept = 0;
+        // make sure that no timer is currently being edited
+        if (!cOsd::IsOpen() && Running()) {
+            cString errorMsg;
+            pRemoteTimers->Service("RemoteTimers::RefreshTimers-v1.0", &errorMsg);
+#if defined (APIVERSNUM) && (APIVERSNUM >= 20301)
+            LOCK_TIMERS_WRITE;
+            Timers->SetModified();
+#else
+            Timers.SetModified();
+#endif
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/extensions/globaltimers.h b/extensions/globaltimers.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f722d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/extensions/globaltimers.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#ifndef __GLOBALTIMERS_H
+#define __GLOBALTIMERS_H
+
+#include <vdr/timers.h>
+#include <vdr/plugin.h>
+
+class cRemoteTimerRefresh;
+
+class cGlobalTimers : public cVector<const cTimer *> {
+    private:
+        static bool initial;
+        static cRemoteTimerRefresh *remoteTimerRefresh;
+        bool *localTimer;
+        cPlugin *pEpg2Vdr;
+        cPlugin *pRemoteTimers;
+        cPlugin *pEpgSearch;
+        bool isEpg2VdrTimers;
+        void SetLocalTimers(void);
+        void SetRemoteTimers(bool initial);
+        bool SetEpg2VdrTimers(void);
+    public:
+        cGlobalTimers(void);
+        virtual ~cGlobalTimers(void);
+        void LoadTimers(void);
+        void SortTimers(void);
+        void MarkLocalTimers(void);
+        int NumTimerConfilicts(void);
+        bool IsRemoteTimer(int i);
+        const char* RemoteHost(int i);
+        void ClearTimers(void);
+        static void StartRefreshThread(void);
+        static void StopRefreshThread(void);
+};
+
+class cRemoteTimerRefresh: public cThread {
+    private:
+        cPlugin* pRemoteTimers;
+    protected:
+        virtual void Action(void);
+    public:
+        cRemoteTimerRefresh(void);
+        virtual ~cRemoteTimerRefresh(void);
+};
+#endif //__GLOBALTIMERS_H
diff --git a/extensions/timers.c b/extensions/timers.c
deleted file mode 100644
index 4f81b2a..0000000
--- a/extensions/timers.c
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,134 +0,0 @@
-#include "timers.h"
-#include "../services/epgsearch.h"
-#include "../services/remotetimers.h"
-
-static int CompareTimers(const void *a, const void *b) {
-    return (*(const cTimer **)a)->Compare(**(const cTimer **)b);
-}
-
-cGlobalSortedTimers::cGlobalSortedTimers(int timerCount, bool forceRefresh) : cVector<const cTimer*>(timerCount) {
-    static bool initial = true;
-    static cRemoteTimerRefresh *remoteTimerRefresh = NULL;
-    localTimer = NULL;
-
-    if (forceRefresh)
-        initial = true;
-    //check if remotetimers plugin is available
-    static cPlugin* pRemoteTimers = cPluginManager::GetPlugin("remotetimers");
-
-#if defined (APIVERSNUM) && (APIVERSNUM >= 20301)
-    LOCK_TIMERS_READ;
-    LOCK_SCHEDULES_READ;
-    const cTimers* timers = Timers;
-    const cSchedules* schedules = Schedules;
-#else
-    const cTimers* timers = &Timers;
-    cSchedulesLock schedulesLock;
-    const cSchedules* schedules = (cSchedules*)cSchedules::Schedules(schedulesLock);
-#endif
-    
-    if (pRemoteTimers && initial) {
-        cString errorMsg;
-        pRemoteTimers->Service("RemoteTimers::RefreshTimers-v1.0", &errorMsg);
-        initial = false;
-    }
-
-    for (const cTimer *Timer = timers->First(); Timer; Timer = timers->Next(Timer)) {
-        if (Timer->HasFlags(tfActive))
-            Append(Timer);
-    }
-
-    //if remotetimers plugin is available, take timers also from him
-    if (pRemoteTimers) {
-        cTimer* remoteTimer = NULL;
-        while (pRemoteTimers->Service("RemoteTimers::ForEach-v1.0", &remoteTimer) && remoteTimer != NULL) {
-            remoteTimer->SetEventFromSchedule(schedules); // make sure the event is current
-            if (remoteTimer->HasFlags(tfActive))
-                Append(remoteTimer);
-        }
-    }
-  
-    Sort(CompareTimers);
-    
-    int numTimers = Size();
-    if (numTimers > 0) {
-        localTimer = new bool[numTimers];
-        for (int i=0; i < numTimers; i++) {
-            if (!pRemoteTimers) {
-                localTimer[i] = true;
-            } else {
-                localTimer[i] = false;
-                for (const cTimer *Timer = timers->First(); Timer; Timer = timers->Next(Timer)) {
-                    if (Timer == At(i)) {
-                        localTimer[i] = true;
-                        break;
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-        }
-    }
-
-    if (pRemoteTimers && (remoteTimerRefresh == NULL))
-        remoteTimerRefresh = new cRemoteTimerRefresh();
-}
-
-cGlobalSortedTimers::~cGlobalSortedTimers(void) {
-    if (localTimer) {
-        delete[] localTimer;
-    }
-}
-
-bool cGlobalSortedTimers::IsRemoteTimer(int i) {
-    if (!localTimer)
-        return true;
-    if (i >= Size())
-        return true;
-    return !(localTimer[i]);
-}
-
-
-int cGlobalSortedTimers::NumTimerConfilicts(void) {
-    int numConflicts = 0;
-    cPlugin *p = cPluginManager::GetPlugin("epgsearch");
-    if (p) {
-        Epgsearch_lastconflictinfo_v1_0 *serviceData = new Epgsearch_lastconflictinfo_v1_0;
-        if (serviceData) {
-            serviceData->nextConflict = 0;
-            serviceData->relevantConflicts = 0;
-            serviceData->totalConflicts = 0;
-            p->Service("Epgsearch-lastconflictinfo-v1.0", serviceData);
-            if (serviceData->relevantConflicts > 0) {
-                numConflicts = serviceData->relevantConflicts;
-            }
-            delete serviceData;
-        }
-    }
-    return numConflicts;
-}
-
-cRemoteTimerRefresh::cRemoteTimerRefresh(): cThread("skindesigner: RemoteTimers::RefreshTimers") {
-    Start();
-}
-
-cRemoteTimerRefresh::~cRemoteTimerRefresh(void) {
-    Cancel(-1);
-    while (Active())
-        cCondWait::SleepMs(10);
-}
-
-void cRemoteTimerRefresh::Action(void) {    
-#define REFESH_INTERVALL_MS 30000
-    while (Running()) {
-        cCondWait::SleepMs(REFESH_INTERVALL_MS);
-        // make sure that no timer is currently being edited
-        if (!cOsd::IsOpen()) {
-            cGlobalSortedTimers(true);
-#if defined (APIVERSNUM) && (APIVERSNUM >= 20301)
-            LOCK_TIMERS_WRITE;
-            Timers->SetModified();
-#else
-            Timers.SetModified();
-#endif
-        }
-    }
-}
diff --git a/extensions/timers.h b/extensions/timers.h
deleted file mode 100644
index fdbca31..0000000
--- a/extensions/timers.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,24 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __NOPACITY_TIMERS_H
-#define __NOPACITY_TIMERS_H
-
-#include <vdr/timers.h>
-#include <vdr/plugin.h>
-
-class cGlobalSortedTimers : public cVector<const cTimer *> {
-    private:
-        bool *localTimer;
-    public:
-        cGlobalSortedTimers(int timerCount, bool forceRefresh = false);
-        virtual ~cGlobalSortedTimers(void);
-        bool IsRemoteTimer(int i);
-        int NumTimerConfilicts(void);
-};
-
-class cRemoteTimerRefresh: public cThread {
-    protected:
-        virtual void Action(void);
-    public:
-        cRemoteTimerRefresh(void);
-        virtual ~cRemoteTimerRefresh(void);
-};
-#endif //__NOPACITY_TIMERS_H
diff --git a/services/epgtimer.h b/services/epgtimer.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..89e318c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/epgtimer.h
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ * service.h: EPG2VDR plugin for the Video Disk Recorder
+ *
+ * See the README file for copyright information and how to reach the author.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef _SERVICE_H_ 
+#define _SERVICE_H_ 
+
+#include <vdr/timers.h>
+#include <vdr/epg.h>
+
+#include <list>
+
+//***************************************************************************
+// Timer - Skin Interface
+//***************************************************************************
+
+class cEpgEvent_Interface_V1 : public cEvent
+{
+   public:
+
+      cEpgEvent_Interface_V1(tEventID EventID)
+         : cEvent(EventID) {}
+
+      // #TODO ... getter
+      
+   protected:
+      
+      // #TODO ... attributes
+};
+
+//***************************************************************************
+// Timer - Skin Interface
+//***************************************************************************
+
+class cEpgTimer_Interface_V1 : public cTimer
+{
+   public:
+      
+      cEpgTimer_Interface_V1(bool Instant = false, bool Pause = false, cChannel* Channel = 0)
+         : cTimer(Instant, Pause, Channel) {}
+      
+      long TimerId()              { return timerid; }
+      long EventId()              { return eventid; }
+      const char* VdrName()       { return vdrName ? vdrName : ""; }
+      const char* VdrUuid()       { return vdrUuid ? vdrUuid : ""; }
+      int isVdrRunning()          { return vdrRunning; }
+      int isLocal()               { return local; }
+      int isRemote()              { return !isLocal(); }
+
+      char State()                { return state; }
+      const char* StateInfo()     { return stateInfo ? stateInfo : ""; }
+      char Action()               { return action; }
+
+   protected:
+
+      long timerid;
+      long eventid;
+
+      char* vdrName;
+      char* vdrUuid;
+      int local;
+      int vdrRunning;
+      
+      char state;
+      char* stateInfo;
+      char action;
+};
+
+//***************************************************************************
+// Timer - Service Interface
+//***************************************************************************
+
+struct cEpgTimer_Service_V1
+{
+   std::list<cEpgTimer_Interface_V1*> epgTimers;
+};
+
+#define EPG2VDR_TIMER_SERVICE "Epg2Vdr_Timer_Service-v1.0"
+
+#ifdef EPG2VDR
+
+//***************************************************************************
+// Class cEpgEvent
+//***************************************************************************
+
+class cEpgEvent : public cEpgEvent_Interface_V1
+{
+   public:
+
+      cEpgEvent(tEventID EventID);
+      virtual ~cEpgEvent() {}
+      
+      // #TODO ... setter
+};
+
+//***************************************************************************
+// Class cEpgTimer
+//***************************************************************************
+
+class cEpgTimer : public cEpgTimer_Interface_V1
+{
+   public:
+
+      cEpgTimer(bool Instant = false, bool Pause = false, cChannel* Channel = 0);
+      virtual ~cEpgTimer();
+
+      void setTimerId(long id)    { timerid = id; }
+      void setEventId(long id)    { eventid = id; }
+      void setState(char s, const char* info);
+      void setAction(char a);
+      void setVdr(const char* name, const char* uuid = 0, int running = 0);
+};
+
+#endif // EPG2VDR
+
+//***************************************************************************
+
+#endif // _SERVICE_H_ 
diff --git a/skindesigner.c b/skindesigner.c
index 83aa288..56c97b9 100644
--- a/skindesigner.c
+++ b/skindesigner.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #include "designer.h"
 #include "setup.h"
 #include "libskindesignerapi/skindesignerapi.h"
+#include "extensions/globaltimers.h"
 
 #if defined(APIVERSNUM) && APIVERSNUM < 20200
 #error "VDR-2.2.0 API version or greater is required!"
@@ -111,6 +112,7 @@ bool cPluginSkinDesigner::Initialize(void) {
 bool cPluginSkinDesigner::Start(void) {
     cXmlParser::InitLibXML();
     cImageImporterSVG::InitLibRSVG();
+    cGlobalTimers::StartRefreshThread();
     bool trueColorAvailable = true;
     
     if (!cOsdProvider::SupportsTrueColor()) {
@@ -164,6 +166,7 @@ void cPluginSkinDesigner::Stop(void) {
     delete fontManager;
     delete plgManager;
     cXmlParser::CleanupLibXML();
+    cGlobalTimers::StopRefreshThread();
 }
 
 void cPluginSkinDesigner::Housekeeping(void) {
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4e1f43a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skins/estuary4vdr/svgtemplates/icons/ico_remotetimer.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
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new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb25723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skins/estuary4vdr/svgtemplates/icons/ico_remotetimer_active.svg
@@ -0,0 +1,89 @@
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diff --git a/skins/estuary4vdr/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml b/skins/estuary4vdr/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
index ef9b362..d6f0b67 100644
--- a/skins/estuary4vdr/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
+++ b/skins/estuary4vdr/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@
         <area condition="{numtimers}" x="2%" y="78%" width="28%" height="14%" layer="3">
             <loop name="timers" x="5" y="3" orientation="vertical" columnwidth="{areawidth}" rowheight="{areaheight}/3" overflow="cut">
                 <drawimage cache="true" name="logo" imagetype="channellogo" path="{timers[channelid]}" width="{columnwidth}*0.15" height="{rowheight}*0.75" x="10" valign="center" />
-                <drawtext  x="{posx(logo)} + {width(logo)} + 10" y="0" font="{regular}" fontsize="{rowheight}*0.4" color="{fontdefault}" text="{timers[datetime]}" />
+                <drawtext  name="datetime" x="{posx(logo)} + {width(logo)} + 10" y="0" font="{regular}" fontsize="{rowheight}*0.4" color="{fontdefault}" text="{timers[datetime]}" />
+                <drawimage condition="{timers[isremotetimer]}" name="remotetimericon" imagetype="icon" path="ico_remotetimer" width="{rowheight}*0.4" height="{rowheight}*0.4" x="{posx(datetime)} + {width(datetime)} + 10" y="0" />
+                <drawtext  condition="{timers[isremotetimer]}" x="{posx(remotetimericon)} + {width(remotetimericon)} + 10" y="0" font="{regular}" fontsize="{rowheight}*0.4" color="{fontdefault}" text="{timers[remotehost]}" />
                 <drawtext x="{posx(logo)} + {width(logo)} + 10" y="{rowheight}*0.35" width="{columnwidth} - {posx(logo)} - {width(logo)} - 20" font="{regular}" fontsize="{rowheight}*0.6" color="{fontdefault}" text="{timers[title]}" />
             </loop>
         </area>
diff --git a/skins/estuary4vdr/xmlfiles/displaymenutimers.xml b/skins/estuary4vdr/xmlfiles/displaymenutimers.xml
index e25ff90..dada8c8 100644
--- a/skins/estuary4vdr/xmlfiles/displaymenutimers.xml
+++ b/skins/estuary4vdr/xmlfiles/displaymenutimers.xml
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
                 <drawimage condition="{current}++not{flagactive}++not{flagrecording}" imagetype="icon" path="ico_no_active" align="right" width="{areaheight}" height="{areaheight}" valign="center" />
                 <drawimage condition="not{current}++{flagrecording}" imagetype="icon" path="ico_recording" align="right" width="{areaheight}" height="{areaheight}" valign="center" />
                 <drawimage condition="{current}++{flagrecording}" imagetype="icon" path="ico_recording_active" align="right" width="{areaheight}" height="{areaheight}" valign="center" />
+                <drawimage condition="{current}++{isremote}" imagetype="icon" path="ico_remotetimer_active" x="{areawidth} - 2*{areaheight} - 10" width="{areaheight}" height="{areaheight}" valign="center" />
+                <drawimage condition="not{current}++{isremote}" imagetype="icon" path="ico_remotetimer" x="{areawidth} - 2*{areaheight} - 10" width="{areaheight}" height="{areaheight}" valign="center" />
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diff --git a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
index eecf94a..a0a3284 100644
--- a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
+++ b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenumain.xml
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     {timers[channelnumber]}      number of channel
     {timers[channelid]}          ChannelID of channel
     {timers[channellogoexists]}  true if channel logo exists
-    {timers[isremotetimer]}      true if timer is a remote timer from remotetimers plugin
+    {timers[isremotetimer]}      true if timer is a remote timer from remotetimers or epg2vdr plugin
+    {timers[remotehost]}         name of host on which timer is set. only for epg2vdr timers available
     -->
     <timers>
     </timers>
diff --git a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenutimers.xml b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenutimers.xml
index 7889572..42aa090 100644
--- a/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenutimers.xml
+++ b/skinskeleton/xmlfiles/displaymenutimers.xml
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@
         {flagvps}           true if timer uses VPS
         {flagrecording}     true if is recording currently
         {flagpending}       true if timer is pending
+        {isremote}          true if timer is a epg2vdr remote timer
+        {vdrname}           name of vdr on which epg2vdr timer is located
+        {isvdrrunning}      true if vdr on which epg2vdr timer is located is running
+        {action}            action of epg2vdr timer
+        {state}             state of epg2vdr timer
+        {stateinfo}         stateinfo of epg2vdr timer
         -->
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