The invention discloses a method for setting a play mode of a
digital television, which comprises the following steps: setting a plurality of groups of memory channels in the memory of a
digital television, wherein one group consists of general
modes and the other groups consist of personalized
modes; selecting whether to start the personalized
modes according to prompts in a display menu after the
digital television is turned on, and if the personalized modes are started, self-defining a user name, setting a
password, setting individualized functions of the television according to personal preferences, and storing the individualized functions into a personal
directory in sequence; then displaying whether to switch to the general modes or the personalized modes of other users in the display menu: if NO is selected, the digital television plays programs according to the personalized modes set by the user, and if YES is selected, the digital television plays programs according to the general modes or the personalized modes set by other users. The invention has the
advantage of avoiding using differences of different users to cause the repeated operation of the television, thereby facilitating the use and saving the time.