14. A media control system comprising: a control interface configured to receive and process a first numeric user input from a remote control that is received for a pressed amount of time, and to subsequently receive a second numeric user input after the first numeric user input is received; and a processing system configured to process the first numeric user input and the second numeric user input, wherein the processing system is further configured to: determine that the first numeric user input corresponds to a numeral when the amount of pressed time of the first numeric user input is less than a predetermined amount of time; determine that the first numeric user input corresponds to a first set of alphabetic letters when the amount of pressed time of the first numeric user input is at least equal to the predetermined amount of time; select a first plurality of media channel names based on the identified first set of alphabetic letters, wherein each of the first plurality of media channel names begins with a first alphabetic letter corresponding to one of the identified alphabetic letters of the identified first set of alphabetic letters; in response to receiving the second numeric user input after receiving the first numeric user input, determine that the second numeric user input corresponds to a second set of alphabetic letters in response to determining that the first numeric user input corresponds to the first set of alphabetic letters, and determine that the second numeric user input is not a second numeric input associated with the second set of alphabetic letters in response to determining that the first numeric user input corresponds to the first set of alphabetic letters; select a second plurality of media channel names from the first plurality of media channel names based on the identified second set of alphabetic letters, wherein each of the second plurality of media channel names has first alphabetic letter corresponding to the first set of alphabetic letters followed by a second alphabetic letter corresponding to one of the identified second set of alphabetic letters; and a display interface configured to transfer a first signal to drive a first display of the first plurality of media channel names and transfer a second signal to drive a second display of the second plurality of media channel names.
14. A media control system comprising: a control interface configured to receive and process a first numeric user input from a remote control that is received for a pressed amount of time, and to subsequently receive a second numeric user input after the first numeric user input is received; and a processing system configured to process the first numeric user input and the second numeric user input, wherein the processing system is further configured to: determine that the first numeric user input corresponds to a numeral when the amount of pressed time of the first numeric user input is less than a predetermined amount of time; determine that the first numeric user input corresponds to a first set of alphabetic letters when the amount of pressed time of the first numeric user input is at least equal to the predetermined amount of time; select a first plurality of media channel names based on the identified first set of alphabetic letters, wherein each of the first plurality of media channel names begins with a first alphabetic letter corresponding to one of the identified alphabetic letters of the identified first set of alphabetic letters; in response to receiving the second numeric user input after receiving the first numeric user input, determine that the second numeric user input corresponds to a second set of alphabetic letters in response to determining that the first numeric user input corresponds to the first set of alphabetic letters, and determine that the second numeric user input is not a second numeric input associated with the second set of alphabetic letters in response to determining that the first numeric user input corresponds to the first set of alphabetic letters; select a second plurality of media channel names from the first plurality of media channel names based on the identified second set of alphabetic letters, wherein each of the second plurality of media channel names has first alphabetic letter corresponding to the first set of alphabetic letters followed by a second alphabetic letter corresponding to one of the identified second set of alphabetic letters; and a display interface configured to transfer a first signal to drive a first display of the first plurality of media channel names and transfer a second signal to drive a second display of the second plurality of media channel names. 22. The media control system of claim 14 , wherein the second numeric user input is not determined to correspond to the second set of alphabetic letters based upon an amount of time that the second numeric user input is pressed.