Method and apparatus for selecting a version of an entertainment program based on user preferences

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer result in:

• receiving entertainment programming input;
• identifying multiple versions of an available entertainment program;
• identifying, for each of the multiple versions, a set of descriptive information regarding the respective version, the descriptive information comprising a plurality of video quality characteristics of the respective version;
• identifying the differences in the characteristics between the multiple versions;
• and
• displaying the characteristics of the identified multiple versions and highlighting the differences in the characteristics between the multiple versions to a user.

An apparatus comprising:

• a program guide controller to receive entertainment programming input;
• a selection controller coupled to the program guide controller to identify multiple available versions of an entertainment program, to identify, for each of the multiple versions, a set of descriptive information regarding the respective version, the descriptive information comprising a plurality of video quality characteristics of the respective version and to identify the differences in the characteristics between the multiple versions;
• and
• a device controller, coupled to the selection controller, to display the characteristics of the multiple versions and to highlight the differences in the characteristics between the multiple versions to a user.

A method comprising:

• receiving entertainment programming input;
• identifying, by a selection controller, multiple versions of an available entertainment program;
• identifying, by the selection controller, for each of the multiple versions, a set of descriptive information regarding the respective version, the descriptive information comprising a plurality of audio quality characteristics of the respective version;
• identifying, by the selection controller, the differences in the characteristics between the multiple versions;
• and
• displaying the characteristics of the identified multiple versions and highlighting the differences in the characteristics between the multiple versions to a user.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of computer-readable instructions that, when executed by a computer result in:

• receiving entertainment programming input;
• identifying multiple versions of an available entertainment program;
• identifying, for each of the multiple versions, a set of descriptive information regarding the respective version, the descriptive information comprising a plurality of audio quality characteristics of the respective version;
• identifying the differences in the characteristics between the multiple versions;
• and
• displaying the characteristics of the identified multiple versions and highlighting the differences in the characteristics between the multiple versions to a user.