int norm;
        int input;
        int enable;
-       int bright;
-       int contrast;
-       int hue;
-       int sat;
 };
 
 #define   I2C_SAA7111        0x48
        return i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, reg, value);
 }
 
+static inline void
+saa7111_write_if_changed(struct i2c_client *client, u8 reg, u8 value)
+{
+       struct saa7111 *decoder = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
+
+       if (decoder->reg[reg] != value) {
+               decoder->reg[reg] = value;
+               i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(client, reg, value);
+       }
+}
+
 static int
 saa7111_write_block (struct i2c_client *client,
                     const u8          *data,
        {
                struct video_picture *pic = arg;
 
-               if (decoder->bright != pic->brightness) {
-                       /* We want 0 to 255 we get 0-65535 */
-                       decoder->bright = pic->brightness;
-                       saa7111_write(client, 0x0a, decoder->bright >> 8);
-               }
-               if (decoder->contrast != pic->contrast) {
-                       /* We want 0 to 127 we get 0-65535 */
-                       decoder->contrast = pic->contrast;
-                       saa7111_write(client, 0x0b,
-                                     decoder->contrast >> 9);
-               }
-               if (decoder->sat != pic->colour) {
-                       /* We want 0 to 127 we get 0-65535 */
-                       decoder->sat = pic->colour;
-                       saa7111_write(client, 0x0c, decoder->sat >> 9);
-               }
-               if (decoder->hue != pic->hue) {
-                       /* We want -128 to 127 we get 0-65535 */
-                       decoder->hue = pic->hue;
-                       saa7111_write(client, 0x0d,
-                                     (decoder->hue - 32768) >> 8);
-               }
+               /* We want 0 to 255 we get 0-65535 */
+               saa7111_write_if_changed(client, 0x0a, pic->brightness >> 8);
+               /* We want 0 to 127 we get 0-65535 */
+               saa7111_write(client, 0x0b, pic->contrast >> 9);
+               /* We want 0 to 127 we get 0-65535 */
+               saa7111_write(client, 0x0c, pic->colour >> 9);
+               /* We want -128 to 127 we get 0-65535 */
+               saa7111_write(client, 0x0d, (pic->hue - 32768) >> 8);
        }
                break;
 
        decoder->norm = VIDEO_MODE_NTSC;
        decoder->input = 0;
        decoder->enable = 1;
-       decoder->bright = 32768;
-       decoder->contrast = 32768;
-       decoder->hue = 32768;
-       decoder->sat = 32768;
        i2c_set_clientdata(client, decoder);
 
        i = i2c_attach_client(client);