Method and apparatus for recording television programmes by buffering a signal

摘要

A method of recording television programmes is provided. The method includes the steps of buffering a television signal currently being displayed on a television screen and responding to a request to record a television programme included in the television signal by saving the buffered television signal along with subsequent television signals to record the programme, where the buffered television signal includes the start of the programme and where the saved buffered signal is truncated to the start of the television programme. A apparatus for recording television programmes including a memory for buffering a television signal and a processor for performing the method is also provided.