Coder/decoder enabled television

Exemplary embodiments include a coder/decoder-enabled television including: a processor executing a coder/decoder routine; a display device in electrical communication with the processor; a media input in electrical communication with the processor; a communications port in electrical communication with the processor; and wherein the processor receives a media signal from the media input and responsively transmits a display signal the display device, the processor encoding the media signal to provide a monitoring signal and providing the monitoring signal to the communications port.