Method and video recording apparatus for recording a television program

A method for recording a television program in a recording apparatus, comprising:

• receiving broadcasting information;
• detecting a running time of the television program to be recorded from the broadcasting information;
• detecting a residual quantity of a recording medium on which the television program is to be recorded;
• comparing said running time of the television program and said residual quantity of the recording medium;
• displaying a message indicative that the residual quantity is not sufficient to record the television program at a predetermined quality prior to receiving the television program to be recorded;
• and
• requesting from a user whether to record the television program based upon a quality lower than the predetermined quality if said residual quantity is not sufficient to record the television program at the predetermined quality.

An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing a television program with respect to a recording medium, the apparatus comprising:

• a receiver to receive broadcasting information;
• a first detector to detect a running time of the television program to be recorded from the received broadcasting information;
• a second detector to detect a residual quantity of the recording medium on which the television program is to be recorded;
• a controller to compare the detected running time of the television program and the detected residual quantity of the recording medium, to display a message if said detected residual quantity is not sufficient to record the television program at a predetermined quality prior to receiving the television program to be recorded at the receiver, and to send a request to a user as to whether to record the television program based upon a quality lower than the predetermined quality if said detected residual quantity is not sufficient to record the television program at the predetermined quality.

An apparatus for recording and/or reproducing a television program with respect to a recording medium, the apparatus comprising:

• a receiver to receive broadcasting information;
• a first detector to detect a running time of the television program to be recorded from the received broadcasting information;
• a second detector to detect a residual quantity of the recording medium on which the television program is to be recorded;
• a controller to display a message indicative that the detected residual quantity is not sufficient to record the television program at a predetermined quality based on the detected running time prior to receiving the television program to be recorded at the receiver, and to send a request to a user as to whether to record the television program based upon a quality lower than the predetermined quality if said detected residual quantity is not sufficient to record the television program at the predetermined quality.