An information processing apparatus generating and outputting video signals, a video display apparatus connected to the information processing apparatus and displaying a video based on the video signals received from the information processing apparatus, and a video display system including the information processing apparatus and the video display apparatus, in which a display stop instruction signal is output from the information processing apparatus toward the video display apparatus via a signal line for transmitting, to the information processing apparatus, a connection signal indicating that the video display apparatus is connected to the information processing apparatus to stop and resume the display of the video without delay while preventing a malfunction, during which a pseudo connection signal is generated so that the video display apparatus is not deemed to be removed from the information processing apparatus.