Signal processing apparatus and method for wide-screen television system.

摘要

The television signal processing apparatus receives a video signal including a main signal and a helper signal, and produces a signal for display based on the main signal and the helper signal, the main signal being arranged in a predetermined portion of the screen having a first aspect ratio and representing a picture having a second aspect ratio, and the helper signal being used for improving the quality of picture of the main signal. The television signal processing apparatus includes: a noise/ghost detection circuit for detecting the level of at least one of noise and ghost included in the video signal, and for producing at least one control signal based on the detected level; a first signal processing circuit for receiving the main signal and for producing a first reproduction signal by processing the main signal; a second signal processing circuit for receiving the main signal and the helper signal, and for producing a second reproduction signal by processing the main signal and the helper signal; a mixing circuit for receiving the control signal and the first and second reproduction signals, and for adding the first and second reproduction signal with respective weights in accordance with the control signal; and a circuit for converting an output signal of the mixing circuit into the signal for display. If the video signal includes noise and/or ghost, the image quality is prevented from being degraded due to the addition of the helper signal.