diff --git a/common.c b/common.c
index 113bcaf..cf4f2c1 100644
--- a/common.c
+++ b/common.c
@@ -18,8 +18,6 @@ bool        *HasSync         = NULL;
 double      *in              = NULL;
 double      *out             = NULL;
 gshort       HedrShift       = 0;
-int          PWRdBthresh[10] = {-3, -5, -10, -15, -20, -25, -30, -40, -50, -60};
-int          SNRdBthresh[10] = {30, 15, 10,   5,   3,   0,  -3,  -5, -10, -15};
 bool         Adaptive        = true;
 bool         ManualActivated = false;
 bool         Abort           = false;
diff --git a/common.h b/common.h
index 2bfe93e..165fafc 100644
--- a/common.h
+++ b/common.h
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@ extern int        MaxPcm;
 extern double    *out;
 extern gint16    *PcmBuffer;
 extern int        PcmPointer;
-extern int        PWRdBthresh[];
-extern int        SNRdBthresh[];
 extern guchar    *StoredLum;
 extern pthread_t  thread1;
 extern guchar     VISmap[];
diff --git a/gui.c b/gui.c
index 0e4b01d..8b12c69 100644
--- a/gui.c
+++ b/gui.c
@@ -83,10 +83,11 @@ void createGUI() {
 
 // Draw signal level meters according to given values
 void setVU (short int PcmValue, double SNRdB) {
-  int x,y;
-  int PWRdB = (int)round(10 * log10(pow(PcmValue/32767.0,2)));
-  guchar *pixelsPWR, *pixelsSNR, *pPWR, *pSNR;
+  int          x,y;
+  int          PWRdB = (int)round(10 * log10(pow(PcmValue/32767.0,2)));
+  guchar       *pixelsPWR, *pixelsSNR, *pPWR, *pSNR;
   unsigned int rowstridePWR,rowstrideSNR;
+  int          SNRdBthresh[10] = {30, 15, 10,   5,   3,   0,  -3,  -5,  -10, -15};
 
   rowstridePWR = gdk_pixbuf_get_rowstride (pixbuf_PWR);
   pixelsPWR    = gdk_pixbuf_get_pixels    (pixbuf_PWR);
@@ -100,17 +101,19 @@ void setVU (short int PcmValue, double SNRdB) {
       pPWR = pixelsPWR + y * rowstridePWR + (99-x) * 3;
       pSNR = pixelsSNR + y * rowstrideSNR + (99-x) * 3;
 
-      if (y > 1 && y < 18 && x % 10 > 1 && x % 10 < 8 && x % 2 == 0 && y % 2 == 0) {
+      if (y > 1 && y < 18 &&
+          x % 10 > 1 && x % 10 < 9 &&
+          x % 2 == 0 && y % 2 == 0) {
 
-        if (PWRdB >= PWRdBthresh[x/10]) {
-          pPWR[0] = 0x59;
+        if (PWRdB >= -0.0075*pow(x,2)-3) {
+          pPWR[0] = 0x89;
           pPWR[1] = 0xfe;
           pPWR[2] = 0xf4;
         } else {
           pPWR[0] = pPWR[1] = pPWR[2] = 0x80;
         }
 
-        if (SNRdB >= SNRdBthresh[x/10]) {        
+        if (SNRdB >= -0.6*x+40) {
           pSNR[0] = 0xef;
           pSNR[1] = 0xe4;
           pSNR[2] = 0x34;