| 摘要 |
A display apparatus capable of visualizing and presenting connection status and setting information of each device existing in an HDMI network and easily switching input devices is provided. This display apparatus comprises a device search control means connected with a plurality of external devices through an HDMI cable based on the HDMI standard for defining the presence of the external devices and physical addresses in response to search demands of physical address defining a positional relation between the plurality of external devices and the display apparatus, and a device connection status presenting means for determining the connection status of the devices from the presence of the decided external device and the physical address to display in a tree structure, whereby a user can easily recognize the connection status between the display apparatus and the external devices. Further it comprises a device selection means for receiving the selection of the external device to input to the display apparatus from the external devices displayed by the device connection status presenting means, and a device switch means for switching the outputs from the external devices received by the device selection means to the input of the display apparatus, whereby the connections can be easily switched. |
