An interactive TV device is configured to receive and process multiple
broadband input streams simultaneously. The device includes functionality
to perform as a Web browser, HF, cable and satellite TV receiver, a
digital PVR, an interactive TV set-top box, an advanced central
processing unit and a videoconferencing device, thanks to an integrated
videoconferencing camera. The present interactive TV device is configured
to manage all multimedia sources identically, whether the input is a TV
channel, a Web page, or a video stream played back from a data carrier
such as a DVD, for example. The present interactive TV device is also
configured to enable a user to watch and record a plurality of video
streams simultaneously and to display them on four independently
manageable quarter screen segments.