Video signals that are reproduced or processed are outputted to a first video image display device. An illuminance detection section detects the ambient illuminance during the output of the video signals. In the case that the detected illuminance is equal to or greater than a predetermined threshold, the reproduced or processed video signals are outputted to a second video image display device which provides a display with lower brightness than that for a display provided by the first video image display device.

According to the optical disc reproducing apparatus relating to the present invention, DSP detects a beat from an audio signal from the optical disc, and in a beat search mode, every time when the jog 28 is clicked once, the microcomputer traces one by one, the beats a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, j and k, having been detected, in order of g.fwdarw.h.fwdarw.i.fwdarw.j.fwdarw.k, or f.fwdarw.e.fwdarw.d.fwdarw.c.fwdarw.b.fwdarw.a, from the search end position according to a shuttle. In a downbeat search mode, every time when the jog 28 is clicked once, the microcomputer traces one by one the downbeats a, c, e, g, i and k, having been detected, in order of g.fwdarw.i.fwdarw.k, or e.fwdarw.c.fwdarw.a, from the search end position according to the shuttle. With such functions above, it is possible to enhance the operability of the optical disc reproducing apparatus, when a beat is searched.