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 .