Disclosed herein is an image display apparatus for displaying an image corresponding to a signal selected by a user from among a plurality of images corresponding to a plurality of input signals. The apparatus includes: a selection outputter for outputting a signal selected from among the plurality of signals on the basis of the selection; a feature quantity calculator for calculating a feature quantity indicative of a status of an image corresponding to the signal outputted by the selection outputter; a status determiner for determining the status of the image on the basis of the feature quantity calculated by the feature quantity calculator; and an image quality changer for changing a parameter for identifying an image quality of the image on the basis of the signal outputted by the selection outputter and a determination result obtained by the status determiner.