Intelligent recording

An audio/video recording device comprising a computer processor coupled to a computer-readable memory unit, said memory unit comprising instructions that when executed by the computer processor implements a method comprising:

• analyzing, by said computer processor, audio/video presentation capabilities for audio/video presentation devices belonging to a user;
• analyzing, by said computer processor, first formats of a first group of broadcast audio/video files associated with said first broadcast audio/video data;
• comparing, by said computer processor, results of said analyzing audio/video viewing devices with results of said analyzing said first formats;
• and
• selecting, by said computer processor based on results of said comparing, a first audio/video file of said first group of broadcast audio/video files, said first audio/video file comprising a first format requiring a first amount of storage space within a storage device of said audio/video recording device, said first format associated with first audio/video presentation capabilities of a first audio/video presentation device of said audio/video presentation devices.

A computer program product, comprising a computer readable hardware storage device storing a computer readable program code, said computer readable program code comprising an algorithm that when executed by a computer processor of an audio/video recording device implements a method, said method comprising:

• analyzing, by said computer processor, audio/video presentation capabilities for audio/video presentation devices belonging to a user;
• analyzing, by said computer processor, first formats of a first group of broadcast audio/video files associated with said first broadcast audio/video data;
• comparing, by said computer processor, results of said analyzing audio/video viewing devices with results of said analyzing said first formats;
• and
• selecting, by said computer processor based on results of said comparing, a first audio/video file of said first group of broadcast audio/video files, said first audio/video file comprising a first format requiring a first amount of storage space within a storage device of said audio/video recording device, said first format associated with first audio/video presentation capabilities of a first audio/video presentation device of said audio/video presentation devices.