Patent ID: 8085259
Filing Date: 2011-12-27
Classification: G09G

Abstract:
1. A display apparatus provided with a display unit to display images, comprising: a placed state detector which detects whether the display apparatus is in a first placed state or in a second placed state, the first placed state meaning that the display apparatus is placed by a stand supporting the display apparatus from below, the second placed state meaning that the display apparatus is mounted by a wall mounting member attached to the rear of the display apparatus; and a power controller which controls the display power supplied to the display unit according to the placed state of the display apparatus detected by the placed state detector; wherein the display power supplied to the display unit is controlled by the power controller such that the display power supplied to the display unit when the display apparatus is in the second placed state detected by the placed state detector is set lower than the display power supplied to the display unit when the display apparatus is in the first placed state detected by the placed state detector.