Mobile terminal and method of displaying image using the same

A mobile terminal, comprising:

• a display;
• an output connection configured to connect the mobile terminal to an external display device having a display via a cable;
• a receiver configured to receive image data from an external source;
• and
• a controller configured to display, on the display of the mobile terminal, a control menu configured to control play of images corresponding to the image data,
• wherein, while the images are being played in the mobile terminal, the controller is configured to:
• if the mobile terminal is connected to the external display device, display the images on the display of the external display device without displaying the images on the display of the mobile terminal and display the control menu on the display of the mobile terminal, and
• if the mobile terminal is not connected to the external display device, display the images on the display of the mobile terminal.

A method, comprising:

• receiving image data from an external source;
• displaying, on a display of a mobile terminal, a control menu configured to control play of images corresponding to the image data;
• and
• while the images are being played in the mobile terminal:
• if the mobile terminal is connected to an external display device having a display, displaying the images on the display of the external display device without displaying the images on the display of the mobile terminal and displaying the control menu on the display of the mobile terminal;
• and
• if the mobile terminal is not connected to the external display device, displaying the images on the display of the mobile terminal.