Abstract: A digital video system integrates onto a single circuit board the features of a hard disk drive with DVR control functionality. The video system includes a front end module that receives and tunes incoming video signals, a DVR module that provides overall system control and DVR trick play functionality and a storage control module that controls storage and retrieval of video content to a mass storage device such as a hard disk drive. In one embodiment, the front end module, the DVR module and storage control module are integrated on a single printed circuit board.