In order to reduce a circuit scale such as a brightness adjustment circuit or
the number of pins in an IC chip, in the brightness adjustment circuit, a brightness
adjusted video signal (internal video signal) output from an analog signal synthesis
circuit or a D/A converter is input to one input terminal of a switch and a sample/hold
circuit. The sample/hold circuit holds a voltage of a level in accordance with
the pedestal level of the internal video signal at a timing in accordance with
a sampling pulse in synchronization with the internal video signal. A clamp circuit
clamps the pedestal level of an external video signal in accordance with a clamp
pulse, using the voltage held by the sample/hold circuit as the reference voltage,
and input it to the other input terminal. The output terminal of the switch is
connected to an amplifier.