Abstract: A recordable/playable rate is measured for a storage device connected to an interface. When a new storage device is connected, whether or not a measurement is previously performed is determined. If the measurement is previously performed, “usable” is determined using the previous measurement result; if the measurement is not yet performed, “usable” or “unusable” is determined in accordance with a result of the measurement for measuring the recordable/playable rate performed by a measurement unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a broadcast receiver includes a tuner which receives and demodulates a broadcast signal, an extracting section which extracts electronic program information from the demodulated broadcast signal, a generating section which displays a setting screen and generates input information for the setting screen, a communication section which transmits the input information to an external server device and receives watching history data corresponding to the input information from the server device, and a preference learning section which creates a recommended program list based on the watching history data and the electronic program information and generates program recommendation screen information for displaying recommended programs according to the recommended program list.