Patent ID: 8014649

Claim:
A display device, comprising: at least one tuner for respectively receiving in real time a first composite video signal of a currently viewed channel and receiving a second composite video signal of at least one different channel, wherein the at least one different channel is automatically selected for reception according to a predetermined selection criteria relating the second composite video signal to the first composite video signal; a signal processor for respectively processing the first composite video signal and the second composite video signal; a personal video recorder for enabling a time-shift function by storing the first composite video signal and the second composite video signal, and for reproducing the stored signals according to a user selection of the time-shift function; and a controller for automatically selecting the at least one different channel according to the predetermined selection criteria, and generating display control signals according to a user selection of a display mode, wherein in a real-time display mode at least the first composite video signal is displayed in a real-time, and wherein in a time-shifted display mode at least a time shifted reproduction of the second composite video signal is displayed along with the first composite video signal on different screen areas of the display device.