Patent ID: 7864842
Filing Date: 2011-01-04
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A television receiver integrated with a recording and reproducing device, comprising: a video decoder that converts a composite signal output from a broadcast receiver into a digital signal to output the digital signal; a recording and reproducing unit that records the digital signal onto a DVD and reproduces data recorded on the DVD; a video encoder that converts at least one of the reproduced data and the digital signal into a Y/C signal to output the Y/C signal; a monitor that displays pictures; and a controller that controls individual units of the television receiver, wherein the controller initializes the recording and reproducing unit, the video encoder, and the video decoder after supplying power, during the initialization process, the controller on-screen displays a message indicating that the initialization process is being performed on the monitor, after completing the initialization process, the controller controls the video encoder so as to convert the digital signal so that broadcast pictures are displayed on the monitor by using the Y/C signal, and when the DVD is reproduced, the controller controls the video encoder so as to convert the reproduced signal so that the reproduced pictures are displayed on the monitor by using the Y/C signal.