Dual deck multimedia device

The present invention relates generally to a multiple deck multimedia device suitably seamless, that is, transparent to the user, through its interconnection, control, signal routing, multimedia content management, and the like. For example, in accordance with one aspect of the present invention, the multimedia device enables viewing, listening, multimedia searching and fetching, and similar functions while simultaneously providing the ability to record and/or store other multimedia content through a single user interface. Additionally, while the following description is directed to a dual DVD and VCR, in accordance with various alternative embodiments of the present invention, the multimedia device may suitably comprise other sources of multimedia content delivery systems. For example, various analog and/or digital systems including hard disk drives, magnetic tape, alternative optical media, solid state memory and other removable or fixed media may be used. Likewise, any number of these decks may be included into the multimedia device.