Entertainment device having a content library and adaptive content selection

An automobile entertainment device for receiving and presenting content signals, comprising:

• at least first and second tuning devices for receiving the content signals provided to the automobile entertainment device, the first tuning device providing an output signal to an output terminal of the automobile entertainment device;
• a data processor operably linked to the at least first and second tuning devices for receiving a signal index representing a user preferred content signal, the data processor being responsive to the signal index for actuating the second tuner to receive the preferred content signal;
• and
• a memory for storing the received preferred content signal and the signal index,
• whereby the stored signal index enables the automobile entertainment device to receive and record the preferred content automatically using the second tuner while the first tuner is providing the output signal to the output terminal of the automobile entertainment device.

An automobile entertainment device for receiving and presenting user preferred content signals, comprising:

• a receiver responsive to content signals provided to the automobile entertainment device for receiving the preferred content signals
• a memory for storing the received preferred content signals,
• content processing means coupled to the receiver and to the memory for processing the received preferred content signals and providing an output signal representing user preferred content signals to an output terminal of the automobile entertainment device;
• and
• a data processor operably linked to the receiver, to the memory and to the content processing means for receiving a signal index of the user preferred content signal, the signal index identifying content of the user preferred content signal, the data processor being responsive to the signal index for actuating the receiver to receive the preferred content signal, and for selecting one of the received content signal and the stored content signal to provide to the content processing means.