Patent ID: 7386874

Claim:
A method of presenting video entertainment comprising: receiving a composite signal comprising plural transmission channels; mapping the transmission channels to plural viewing channels wherein viewing channels have monikers that distinguish different programming; on certain of said viewing channels, providing broadcast programming channels; displaying an electronic programming guide including at least said plural viewing channels and at least one additional viewing channel comprising a favorites channel listed amongst the plural viewing channels; upon receiving an indication of the favorites channel selection, displaying a list of locally stored programs on a single favorites page; and upon completion of viewing a selected locally stored program, the selected locally stored program is not deleted, but is overwritten when storage space is needed, wherein locally stored viewed programs are overwritten before locally stored non-viewed programs; wherein displaying a list of locally stored programs on a single favorites page further comprises: when there is a single locally recorded program, then automatically playing the single locally recorded program; when there is more than one locally recorded program, then displaying the list of locally recorded programs.