APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AND CONTROLLING AN ON-SCREEN DISPLAY MENU IN AN IMAGE DISPLAY DEVICE

An apparatus for displaying and controlling an OSD menu in an image display device includes a key input unit (10), a control unit (11), an OSD menu generation unit (12), a storage unit (13), an image signal output unit (14), a pre-amplifier (15), an image output unit (16), and a liquid crystal display (LCD) (17). The key input unit is for outputting a command signal for displaying and controlling function control targets in the OSD menu. The control unit is for determining whether to move and adjust the function control targets. The OSD menu generation unit is for outputting OSD image signals. The image signal output unit is for outputting image signals. The pre-amplifier is for converting the image signals and the OSD image signals. The image output unit is for amplifying and outputting the converted signals. The LCD is for displaying the converted signals from the image output unit.