What is claimed is:

1. A digital media storage system for securely storing and performing digital media files, the system comprising: a multimedia device having a digital storage medium, wherein the digital storage medium is configured to store one or more digital media files according to a predetermined storage format; a digital storage security module operatively coupled to the digital storage medium and configured to secure data prior to the data being stored on the digital storage medium, the data comprising the one or more digital media files and format information from the predetermined storage format, the digital storage security module further configured to leave hardware commands unsecured; a media processor operatively coupled to the digital storage security module and configured to unsecure each of the one or more digital media files and convert each of the one or more digital media files to a format able to be performed; and one or more input/output structures in communication with the media processor, the one or more input/output structures configured to send and receive data.

2. A digital media storage system as in claim 1, wherein the predetermined storage format comprises a storage format configured to store the one or more digital media files on the digital storage medium in a proprietary manner.

3. A digital media storage system as in claim 1, further comprising a viewing screen coupled to the multimedia device and in communication with the media processor and configured to display the one or more digital media files stored on the digital storage medium.

4. A digital media storage system as in claim 1, wherein the media processor is configured to convert the one or more digital media files to an analog video stream.

5. A digital media storage system as in claim 1, wherein the media processor is configured to convert the one or more digital media files to a digital video stream.

6. A digital media storage system as in claim 1, wherein the media processor is configured to convert the one or more digital media files to an analog audio stream.

7. A digital media storage system as in claim 1, wherein the media processor is configured to convert the one or more digital media files to a digital audio stream.

8. A digital media storage system as in claim 1, further comprising a real time clock operatively connected to the media processor, the real time clock configured to enable the media processor to disable specific digital media files stored on the digital storage medium after a predetermined amount of time.

9. A digital media storage system as in claim 1, wherein the one or more input/output structures includes an authentication port configured to enable authentication of the multimedia device with a computer or internet server.

10. A digital media storage system as in claim 9, further comprising an encryption algorithm in which a public and private key pair is generated by the digital storage security module and the public key is exchanged with the computer or internet server to authenticate the multimedia device.

11. A digital media storage system as in claim 9, wherein the authentication port comprises a connector selected from a connector from the group consisting of a Universal Serial Bus connector, an Ethernet connector, a Firewire bus connector, a serial bus connector, and a parallel bus connector.

12. A digital media storage system as in claim 1, wherein the digital storage medium is selected from the group consisting of a hard drive, an optical disk, and solid state memory.

13. A digital media storage system for securely storing and performing digital media files, the system comprising: a multimedia device having a digital storage medium, wherein the digital storage medium is configured to store one or more digital media files according to a predetermined storage format; a digital storage security module operatively coupled to the digital storage medium and configured to secure data prior to the data being stored on the digital storage medium, the data comprising the one or more digital media files and format information from the predetermined storage format, the digital storage security module further configured to leave hardware commands unsecured; a media processor operatively coupled to the digital storage security module and configured to unsecure the one or more digital media files and convert the one or more digital media files to a format which can be performed; an authentication port in communication with the media processor and configured to enable a connection between a computer or an Internet server and the media processor, wherein authentication of the multimedia device is verified by the media processor to allow access to the one or more digital media files stored on the digital storage medium; and a real time clock operatively connected to the media processor and configured to enable the media processor to disable access to specific digital media files after the specific digital media files has been stored in the digital storage medium for a predetermined amount of time.

14. A digital media storage system as in claim 13, wherein one or more specific digital media files are deleted from the digital storage medium after the predetermined amount of time has passed.

15. A method for securely storing and performing digital media files in a multimedia device, comprising the steps of: storing one or more