Recording and personal replay unit for parts of television programmes selected after viewing, has processing unit with First In First Out memory having adjustable delay

摘要

The unit (1) has a connection (3,4) and interface (9,10) with a television device (7), and includes a first in first out (FIFO) memory (2) to hold a temporary digitized version of the programme. Parts of the programme can later be selected for recording or replay by using the memory taps, without interrupting the continuing recording of the programme.