Patent ID: 7791622

Claim:
A display output device, comprising: a communication unit which requests an image display device that displays an image to transmit first resolution information specifying the resolutions at which said image display device can perform output, and which receives said first resolution information; a storage unit which stores said first resolution information received by said communication unit; a video signal output unit which outputs a video signal; and a resolution adjustment unit which adjusts the resolution of a video signal outputted to said image display device; wherein said image display device and said display output device conform to a standard for transmission and reception of video signals at one predetermined resolution or more which are determined in advance; and further comprising a resolution information correction unit which: if said predetermined resolution determined by said standard is not included in said first resolution information which has been received, appends said predetermined resolution determined by said standard to said first resolution information, which it stores in said storage unit; and, if said predetermined resolution determined by said standard is included in said first resolution information which has been received, does not append said predetermined resolution determined by said standard to said first resolution information; and wherein said resolution adjustment unit selects an optimum resolution based upon said first resolution information which has been processed by said resolution information correction unit, and adjusts the resolution of said video signal to this optimum resolution.