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.
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. 5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the media device is configured to receive electronic program guide (EPG) information in a native language and a foreign language, and further comprising: generating an EPG using one of the native language EPG information and the foreign language EPG information in response to receiving the remote control communication signal from the transmitting remote control and based on the determined language preference.