Patent ID: 8319894
Filing Date: 2012-11-27
Classification: G09G,H04N

Abstract:
1. A display apparatus comprising: a common input terminal configured to input one of a couple types of input signals consisting of either an analog RGB signal or a component video signal; a synchronizing signal separation unit configured to separate a synchronizing signal from the input signal entered from the common input terminal; a frequency measurement unit configured to measure a frequency of the synchronizing signal; and an input signal discrimination unit configured to discriminate the input signal entered from the common input terminal based on whether the synchronizing signal separated by the synchronizing signal separation unit is a sync on green signal or not and a measurement result obtained by the frequency measurement unit; and an on screen display unit configured to display an input selection menu which displays a plurality of input signal types that may be selected by a user, wherein an analog RGB signal and component video signal selection option are coupled together and displayed as one of the plurality of input signal types that may be selected by the user.