Patent ID: 7936398
Filing Date: 2011-05-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A video signal processing apparatus comprising: an external input terminal; a signal discrimination unit for discriminating a type of a video signal input at the external input terminal; a signal conversion unit for performing conversion processing, including changing an aspect ratio of the input video signal, in a case where a discrimination result obtained by the signal discrimination unit indicates that the input video signal is not recordable in an input video signal form; and a display control unit for, when the signal conversion unit performs the conversion processing for the input video signal, displaying, on a display screen in a list form, a plurality of icons generated from the input video signal as information for selecting the type of the input video signal to be obtained through the conversion processing, wherein the plurality of icons include an icon generated from the input video signal to show an image state of the video signal on which the conversion processing is to be performed, and an icon generated from the input video signal to show an image state of the video signal to be provided after the input video signal is subjected to the conversion processing.