Patent ID: 8130316

Claim:
An image output device for outputting moving images in a plurality of display modes, comprising: a change reception unit which receives a change of setting from a first display mode, which is currently set to a second display mode which is not currently set, among a plurality of display modes; an output unit which outputs to a television receiver, when the receipt of a display mode setting change by the change reception unit has been initiated, an image signal for mode selection producing a single screen image in which a moving image based on the first display mode and a moving image based on the second display mode are displayed in an array format; a selection reception unit which receives a selection of either one of the first and second display modes which are displayed in the television receiver; and a reception unit which receives a television broadcast signal and extracts a video signal and an audio signal in a program which is broadcast on a selected channel from the television broadcast signal; wherein the output unit outputs to the television receiver the video signal extracted by the reception unit based on the display mode selected by the selection reception unit.