Video clip program guide

A system for selecting and displaying a video clip, comprising:

• a user input device that receives user inputs;
• and
• a control unit that:
• displays a program guide that includes an array of irregularly sized cells, the sizes of said irregularly sized cells corresponding to durations of programs identified in the irregularly sized cells,
• receives one of the user inputs from the user input device as a selection of one of the irregularly sized cells, and
• displays a video clip corresponding to a program identified in the one of the irregularly sized cells selected by the one of the user inputs.

A system for selecting and displaying a video clip, comprising:

• a user input device that receives user inputs;
• and
• a control unit that:
• displays a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information,
• receives one of the user inputs from the user input device as a selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information, and
• simultaneously displays a video clip and program information listing multiple available viewing times, wherein both the video clip and the program information correspond to the one of the plurality of pieces of program information selected by the one of the user inputs.

A system for selecting and displaying a video clip, comprising:

• a user input device that receives user inputs;
• and
• a control unit that:
• causes a television program to be displayed,
• displays a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information,
• receives one of the user inputs from the user input device as a selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information, and
• simultaneously displays a video clip and program information so that a portion of the television program remains displayed, wherein both the video clip and the program information correspond to the one of the plurality of pieces of program information selected by the one of the user inputs.

A system for selecting and displaying video, comprising:

• a user input device that receives user inputs;
• and
• a control unit that:
• causes a television program to be displayed,
• displays a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information,
• receives one of the user inputs from the remote control as a selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information, and
• displays video corresponding to the one of the plurality of pieces of program information selected by the one of the user inputs so that a portion of the television program remains displayed.

A method for selecting and displaying a video clip, comprising:

• receiving user inputs;
• displaying a program guide that includes an array of irregularly sized cells, the sizes of said irregularly sized cells corresponding to durations of programs identified in the irregularly sized cells;
• receiving one of the user inputs as a selection of one of the irregularly sized cells;
• and
• displaying a video clip corresponding to a program identified in the one of the irregularly sized cells selected by the one of the user inputs.

A method for selecting and displaying a video clip, comprising:

• receiving user inputs;
• displaying a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information;
• receiving one of the user inputs as a selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information;
• and
• simultaneously displaying a video clip and program information listing multiple available viewing times, wherein both the video clip and the program information correspond to the one of the plurality of pieces of program information selected by the one of the user inputs.

A method for selecting and displaying a video clip, comprising:

• receiving user inputs;
• causing a television program to be displayed;
• displaying a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information;
• receiving one of the user inputs as a selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information;
• and
• simultaneously displaying a video clip and program information so that a portion of the television program remains displayed, wherein both the video clip and the program information correspond to the one of the plurality of pieces of program information selected by the one of the user inputs.

A method for selecting and displaying a video, comprising:

• receives user inputs;
• causing a television program to be displayed;
• displaying a program guide that includes a plurality of pieces of program information;
• receiving one of the user inputs as a selection of one of the plurality of pieces of program information;
• and
• displaying video corresponding to the one of the plurality of pieces of program information selected by the one of the user inputs so that a portion of the television program remains displayed.