A television receiver includes: a video decoder that converts a composite signal into a digital signal; a video encoder that converts a reproduced data or the digital signal to output a Y/C signal; a monitor; a detecting unit that detects the reception of broadcast signal; and a controller. When the detecting unit detects that the receiving state is good, the controller controls the video encoder to convert the digital signal so that broadcast pictures are displayed on the monitor by using the Y/C signal. When the detecting unit detects that the receiving state is not good, the broadcast pictures are displayed on the monitor by using the composite signal. When the recording medium is reproduced, the controller controls the video encoder to convert the reproduced data so that reproduced pictures are displayed on the monitor by using the Y/C signal or the component signal.