Abstract: A multimedia processing apparatus includes a communication interface for communicating with a multimedia router apparatus, a multimedia controlling apparatus, and an A/V output apparatus; at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code; the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the multimedia processing apparatus to: connect the multimedia processing apparatus via a first local connection to the A/V output apparatus and via a second local connection to the multimedia router apparatus; receive multimedia data from a plurality of multimedia data sources; receive a source signal from the multimedia controlling apparatus in response to a user selection; process the multimedia data from at least one of the plurality of multimedia data sources based on the source signal; and provide the processed multimedia data for the A/V apparatus.