Display apparatus and method of displaying content
Provided are a rotatable display device and a method of displaying content using the same. The display device includes a display; and a controller configured to control the display to display first video content based on a first source, sense pivoting of the display while the first video content is displayed, and control the display, in response to the pivoting, to display second video content based on at least one second source different from the first source, the second video content being different from the first video content.
1. A display device comprising:
a display;
a communicator configured to communicate with an external device;
a rotating unit configured to pivot the display such that the display is rotated from a first mode to a second mode or from the second mode to the first mode according to an user input signal to pivot the display being received; and
a controller configured to:
receive the user input signal to pivot the display from the external device via the communicator,
control the display to display first video content provided by a first source based on the display being in the first mode, and
control the display to display second video content provided by a second source different from the first source based on the display being in the second mode according to the user input signal to pivot the display,
wherein the second video content is different from the first video content,
wherein the rotating unit comprises a motor to pivot the display device according to the user input signal to pivot the display,
wherein the first source is a broadcast signal received through a tuner, and
wherein the second source is a signal from a mobile device, and the second video content is provided by the mobile device.
2. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second video content comprises personalized content for a user of the display device.
3. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the second source is selected by a user of the display device.
4. The display device of claim 1 , wherein the controller is configured to receive an input signal to pivot the display by a user's manual operation.
5. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the controller is further configured to obtain information related to the second video content, and
wherein the personalized content comprises content-related information of the first video content.
6. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the personalized content comprises at least one of a preloaded channel list and a menu list related to the first video content.
7. The display device of claim 2 ,
wherein the personalized content is identical to third video content being displayed on a screen of the mobile device.
8. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the personalized content comprises at least one of a still image stored in the mobile device.
9. The display device of claim 2 , wherein the personalized content comprises a user interface configured to control a peripheral device capable of communicating with the display device.
10. A method of displaying content on a display device, the method comprising:
displaying first video content provided by a first source in a first mode;
receiving, from an external device that communicates with the display device, an user input signal for a motor included in the display device to pivot a display such that the display is rotated from the first mode to a second mode; and
displaying second video content provided by a second source different from the first source, the second video content being different from the first video content, based on the display being in the second mode according to the user input signal to pivot the display,
wherein the first source is a broadcast signal received through a tuner, and
wherein the second source is a signal from a mobile device, and the second video content is provided by the mobile device.
11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the second video content comprises personalized content for a user of the display device.
12. The method of claim 10 , wherein the second source is selected by a user of the display device.
13. The method of claim 11 , wherein the displaying of the second video content comprises obtaining information related to the first video content based on the second source, and
wherein the personalized content comprises content-related information of the first video content.
14. The method of claim 11 , wherein the personalized content comprises at least one of a preloaded channel list and a menu list related to the first video content.