The present invention provides an on-screen display apparatus which can
eliminate variations in the DC level at a time when an input chroma
signal and an OSD chroma signal are switched, and prevent an erroneous
display of color. The on-screen display apparatus of the present
invention comprises a voltage holder which holds a voltage value at a
time when the input chroma signal is a null signal, and an output switch
which outputs the voltage value held by the voltage holder in an OSD
period and outputs the input chroma signal other than the OSD period.