A video playing apparatus, a control apparatus, a video playing system and a control method are provided. The video playing apparatus comprising a storage unit (101), a receiving unit (102), a comparing and matching unit (103), a control unit (104) and a display unit (105), wherein the storage unit (101) is configured to store personal information and corresponding viewing information of a viewer, the personal information including identification information; the receiving unit (102) is configured to receive the identification information of the current viewer; the comparing and matching unit (103) is configured to retrieve the matched personal information in the storage unit according to the identification information of the current viewer; the control unit (104) is configured to retrieve the corresponding viewing information stored in the storage unit according to the matched personal information, and perform a play control for a video, and the display unit (105) is configured to display the video information. Thus, an identity of the current viewer can be recognized, so that the corresponding viewing information can be acquired according to the personal information of the viewer to achieve an intelligent playing control for the video. The present disclosure has a good practicability and is well worth to be promoted.