A display apparatus comprising: a communication unit to communicate with an external apparatus, a display unit; and a controller configured to: control the display unit to display an image content; receive a status signal from the external apparatus via the communication unit, characterized in that the status signal indicates an on or off power status of a display unit of the external apparatus; and the controller is further configured to in response to the status signal indicating the off power status of the display unit of the external apparatus, display a graphic user interface on the display unit of the display apparatus, wherein the graphic user interface comprises one or more graphic items for receiving a user input to manipulate the display apparatus, and in response to the status signal indicating the on power status of the display unit of the external apparatus, limit the display of the graphic user interface on the display unit of the display apparatus by outputting image content only or image content with a part of the user interface related to the image content and not outputting said one or more graphic items for receiving a user input to manipulate the display apparatus and transmit a graphic user interface for manipulating the display apparatus to the external apparatus. a communication unit to communicate with an external apparatus, a display unit; and a controller configured to: control the display unit to display an image content; receive a status signal from the external apparatus via the communication unit, characterized in that the status signal indicates an on or off power status of a display unit of the external apparatus; and the controller is further configured to in response to the status signal indicating the off power status of the display unit of the external apparatus, display a graphic user interface on the display unit of the display apparatus, wherein the graphic user interface comprises one or more graphic items for receiving a user input to manipulate the display apparatus, and in response to the status signal indicating the on power status of the display unit of the external apparatus, limit the display of the graphic user interface on the display unit of the display apparatus by outputting image content only or image content with a part of the user interface related to the image content and not outputting said one or more graphic items for receiving a user input to manipulate the display apparatus and transmit a graphic user interface for manipulating the display apparatus to the external apparatus. control the display unit to display an image content; receive a status signal from the external apparatus via the communication unit, characterized in that the status signal indicates an on or off power status of a display unit of the external apparatus; and the controller is further configured to in response to the status signal indicating the off power status of the display unit of the external apparatus, display a graphic user interface on the display unit of the display apparatus, wherein the graphic user interface comprises one or more graphic items for receiving a user input to manipulate the display apparatus, and in response to the status signal indicating the on power status of the display unit of the external apparatus, limit the display of the graphic user interface on the display unit of the display apparatus by outputting image content only or image content with a part of the user interface related to the image content and not outputting said one or more graphic items for receiving a user input to manipulate the display apparatus and transmit a graphic user interface for manipulating the display apparatus to the external apparatus.