Method and apparatus for recording and storing video information

A video system comprising:

• a system controller module, consisting of one tuner, wherein the tuner is configured to receive a process one or more input signals and provide one or more video signals, with at least one processor module coupled to the tuner, wherein the at least one processor module is configured to receive and process the one or more video signals from the tuner and to provide at least one output video signal, with a decoder coupled to the tuner, wherein the decoder is configured to receive and decode the one or more video signals from the tuner to provide at least one decoded video file, and a memory unit configured to store the at least one decoded video file, wherein the system controller module is operative to receive and process the one or more input signals to provide the one or more video files, wherein the system controller module provides a user-selectable option of editing one or more sections of the one or more video files, and wherein the system controller module does not include a separate program information receiver;
• an internal fixed storage device operatively coupled to the system controller module, wherein the internal fixed storage device is configured to store the one or more video files from the system controller module;
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• an internal removable media storage device operatively coupled to the system controller module, wherein the internal removable media storage device is configured to store the one or more video files from the system controller module or the internal fixed storage device.