1. A method for setting media device operation preferences in a media device, the method comprising: receiving streamed program content at the media device having a program of interest therein, wherein the program of interest includes at least a video portion, a native language audio portion and a foreign language audio portion; detecting, at a remote control signal detector residing in the media device, a remote control communication signal transmitted from a remote control, wherein the remote control communication signal includes a unique identifier that identifies the transmitting remote control; identifying, at the media device, the remote control based on the unique identifier in the detected remote control communication signal; determining a language preference that is associated with the identified transmitting remote control based on the unique identifier; and selecting, at the media device, one of the native language audio portion and the foreign language audio portion based on the determined language preference.