Apparatus, method and program for video signal recording/reproduction

摘要

Video signals received on TV channels are recorded and reproduced with time-division compression and decompression to and from a storage medium (63) to allow the video signals to be reproduced while the signals are being recorded. A channel-switching signal is generated when a first TV channel is switched to a second TV channel. Recording of a video signal received on the second TV channel is inhibited for a specific period until a normal video signal received on the second TV channel is gained after the output of the channel-switching signal. Recording of the video signal received on the second TV channel is allowed when the specific period elapses.