US Patent 7834885 Display apparatus and image processing method thereof

A display apparatus using a light emitting diode (LED) light source is provided. The display apparatus including an input unit which includes at least one shortcut key, a storage unit which stores at least one color gamut profile capable of being expressed by the LED light source, a detector which detects a color gamut profile from the storage unit if the color gamut profile is selected using the shortcut key, a converter which converts image data according to the detected color gamut profile, and an output unit which displays the converted image data using a light beam emitted from the LED light source. Accordingly, a user can easily apply a desired color gamut profile to an image and view the image.