Abstract: A definition control method and an image display device using the same are provided. The definition control method includes displaying a first pattern and a second pattern, inputting a control value, and changing a display state of the first pattern according to the input control value, wherein a display state of the second pattern is not changed by the control value.

Abstract: The present invention provides a writing/reading control method of HD stream in a DVD recorder, by which HD broadcast signals are write in a DVD medium. The present invention includes the steps of storing a plurality of HD streams in the HDD by demodulating HD broadcast signals received from a tuner/demodulator, creating a stream file in a DVD medium to record a specific one of a plurality of the HD streams stored in the HDD, recording the specific HD stream in the stream file, opening to read the HD steam file recorded in the DVD medium, buffering the read HD stream file in the HDD, and reading the buffered HD stream file using a video decoder.

Abstract: An On Screen Display device and method for displaying a menu is disclosed. In the present invention, a plurality of OSD main menu items are displayed on a screen and a space between adjacent menu items is opened to display sub-menu items. Thus, a user can conveniently select a menu as the menu items and the sub-menu items are simultaneously displayed. Accordingly, a limited area of the screen can effectively be used to display more menus.

Abstract: A method and apparatus are provided for assisting a user to make a connection between a main device and peripheral device. An illustration visually demonstrating how to connect one or more peripheral devices to the main device is displayed on a display screen. In one embodiment, the illustration shows at least one connecting portion of the main device, the connecting portion of at least one peripheral device, and the connection between the connecting portion of the main device and the connecting portion of the peripheral device. In another embodiment, more than one or all of the connecting portions of the main device are shown. Alternatively, the connecting portions of a plurality of a peripheral devices are shown.

Abstract: Disclosed is a remote-controllable media device and method of operating peripheral devices using the same including the steps of monitoring whether a remote code is received from a remote controller, verifying that a present external input source mode corresponds to which one of the peripheral media devices when the remote code is received from the remote controller, and converting the received code into a code corresponding to the present external input source mode when the peripheral media device corresponding to the present external input source mode is connected to the media device and then transferring the converted code to the peripheral media device corresponding to the present external input source mode.

Abstract: A method of displaying help-words content of on-screen display menu items in a digital TV receiver having a plurality of buttons including OSD function, help function, and marker movement buttons. The method includes the steps of displaying an OSD menu area on at least a first portion of a previously-displayed program image when a user presses the OSD function button, indicating one of items of the OSD menu area using the marker when the user presses the marker movement buttons, and displaying a help-words contents area of the item indicated by the marker on at least a second portion of the previously-displayed program image when the user presses the help button.

Abstract: Disclosed is, in a digital TV receiver having a plurality of buttons including OSD function, help function, and mark means movement buttons, a method of displaying help-words contents of on-screen display menu items in a digital TV receiver including the steps of displaying an OSD menu area on at least a first portion of a previously-displayed program image when a user presses the OSD function button, indicating one of items of the OSD menu area using the mark means when the user presses the mark means movement buttons, and displaying a help-words contents area of the item indicated by the mark means on at least a second portion of the previously-displayed program image when the user presses the help button.

Abstract: Disclosed is a remote-controllable media device and method of operating peripheral devices using the same including the steps of monitoring whether a remote code is received from a remote controller, verifying that a present external input source mode corresponds to which one of the peripheral media devices when the remote code is received from the remote controller, and converting the received code into a code corresponding to the present external input source mode when the peripheral media device corresponding to the present external input source mode is connected to the media device and then transferring the converted code to the peripheral media device corresponding to the present external input source mode.