Image display apparatus and control method thereof

1. An image display apparatus that receives an input of a video signal and displays an image based on the video signal, comprising:

a copyguard detecting unit that detects whether or not the video signal is copyguarded; and

a brightness adjusting unit that adjusts a brightness of the image on the basis of a detection result obtained by the copyguard detecting unit;

wherein the brightness adjusting unit includes an automatic brightness limiter that limits the brightness of the image on the basis of brightness information indicated in the image signal, and switches to enable or disable the brightness limiting by the automatic brightness limiter in response to a detection result obtained by the copyguard detecting unit;

the brightness adjusting unit disables the brightness limiting by the automatic brightness limiter when the copyguard detecting unit has detected a copyguard incorporated in the image signal, and enables the brightness limiting by the automatic brightness limiter when the copyguard detecting unit has detected no copyguard incorporated in the image signal, wherein

the automatic brightness limiter limits brightness of an image by adjusting at least either the brightness or a contrast of the video signal; and

the automatic brightness limiter makes a correction using at least either black stretching or white stretching when adjusting the video signal.

2. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a dimming-level adjusting unit that adjusts dimming level when the automatic brightness limiter limits brightness.

3. The image display apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the copyguard detecting unit detects at least one copyguard signal, superimposed in the video signal, of a Macrovision (registered trademark) system, Color Stripe and CGMS (Copy Generation Management System).

4. An image display apparatus that receives an input of a video signal and displays an image based on the video signal, comprising:

a copyguard detecting unit that detects whether or not the video signal is copyguarded;

a brightness adjusting unit that adjusts a brightness of the image on the basis of a detection result obtained by the copyguard detecting unit, wherein

the brightness adjusting unit includes an automatic brightness limiter that limits the brightness of the image on the basis of brightness information indicated in the image signal, and switches to enable or disable the brightness limiting by the automatic brightness limiter in response to a detection result obtained by the copyguard detecting unit, and

the brightness adjusting unit disables the brightness limiting by the automatic brightness limiter when the copyguard detecting unit has detected a copyguard incorporated in the image signal, and enables the brightness limiting by the automatic brightness limiter when the copyguard detecting unit has detected no copyguard incorporated in the image signal,

a tuner that receives a television signal and selects to output a video signal of a particular channel from the television signal;

an auxiliary signal inputting unit that receives an output of a video signal from an external image providing apparatus;

a source selecting unit that receives an input of a video signal which is outputted from both the tuner and the auxiliary signal inputting unit and selects to output a video signal from either the tuner and the auxiliary signal inputting unit; and

a display unit that displays an image based on a video signal outputted from the source selecting unit,

wherein the brightness adjusting unit disables the brightness limited by the automatic brightness limiter when the copyguard detecting unit has detected a copyguard incorporated in a video signal which is outputted from the source selecting unit, and enables the brightness limiting by the automatic brightness limiter when the copyguard detecting unit has detected no copyguard incorporated in a video signal outputted from the source selecting unit.

5. A control method of an image display apparatus that receives an input of a video signal, displays an image based on the video signal, and includes an automatic brightness limiter for limiting the brightness of the image on the basis of brightness information indicated in the video signal, comprising:

a first step of detecting whether or not the inputted video signal is copyguarded; and

a second step of switching to enable or disable the brightness limiting by the automatic brightness limiter in response to a detection result obtained in the first step,

wherein the second step includes:

disabling the brightness limiting by the automatic brightness limiter when a copyguard incorporated in the image signal has been detected in the first step; and

enabling the brightness limiting by the automatic brightness limiter when no copyguard incorporated in the image signal has been detected in the first step.

6. An image display apparatus that receives an input of a video signal and displays an image based on the video signal, comprising:

a copyguard detecting unit that detects whether or not the video signal is copyguarded; and

a brightness adjusting unit that adjusts a brightness of the image on the basis of a detection result obtained by the copyguard detecting unit,

wherein the brightness adjusting unit includes an automatic brightness limiter that limits the brightness of the image on the basis of brightness information indicated in the image signal, and switches to enable or disable the brightness limiting by the automatic brightness limiter in response to a detection result obtained by the copyguard detecting unit,

the automatic brightness limiter limits brightness of an image by adjusting at least either the brightness or a contrast of the video signal, and

the automatic brightness limiter makes a correction using at least either black stretching or white stretching when adjusting the video signal.