embodiment compressor decompressor 480 may be eliminated entirely with cpu 530 performing the compression decompression operations in software in which case compressor decompressor 480 uses system ram 560 as buffer memory for such operations in a similar embodiment compressor decompressor 480 may be eliminated with set top box 410 performing compression decompression in yet another embodiment compressor decompressor 480 and capture display 500 may both be eliminated with all of these functions being performed by set top box 410 storage 580 is implemented as any type of digital storage media this includes without limitation internal or external versions of hard disk optical disk dvd magnetic tape and semi conductor storage similar storage solutions may be implemented for removable media 590 although only one storage device is depicted more than one may be used network interface 550 connects the device through network connection 520 to telecommunications cloud 490 telecommunications u201c cloud u201d is a term commonly used to denote myriad inter connected telecommunications connection types and interfaces it is essentially a superset of the internet and may include networked computers telephone lines and other telephone company equipment such as satellite microwave and so forth the portion of telecommunications cloud 490 to which the present invention is connected determines the type of network connection 520 and network interface 550 for example in a home based embodiment network interface 550 is likely to be a modem and telecommunications connection would be a telephone line other examples include without limitation cable modems and cable networks computer networks such as ethernet and their associated interfaces and satellite modems the present invention is operatively connected.