Digital/analog broadcasts and telecasts recording electronic device for television set, has controller evaluating storage capacity required for recording in storage medium, finding free capacity and comparing required and free capacities

摘要

The device has a receiving device (2) to receive digital or analog broadcasts and telecasts signals. A controller (15) determines a storage capacity required for recording broadcasts and telecasts that are programmed in a pre-programmed memory (8) of a recording controller (7). The controller (15) evaluates the storage capacity required for recording the broadcasts and telecasts in a digital storage medium (6). The controller (15) determines a free storage capacity in the storage medium and compares the required storage capacity with the free storage capacity. An independent claim is also included for a method for recording digital and audio broadcasts and telecasts.