Abstract: During booting of a display panel and a light source, low power supply for electronic circuits is provided to the display panel. Then, the display panel is set by R/W commands. Then, high power supply for liquid crystal transition is provided to the display panel. Then, the display panel is discharged for removing residual electronic charges. Then, the light source is turned on for emitting light to the display panel. On the contrary, during shut down, the light source is turned off and then the display panel is discharged. Then, application of high power supply is stopped. Then, the display panel is set by R/W commands. Then, application of low power supply is stopped.

Abstract: Provided is a display device capable of brightness adjustment by adjusting gamma curves thereof, without adjusting brightness of input video signals. The display device includes a memory unit, storing a plurality of gamma reference voltage value sets in accordance with a plurality of gamma curves; a microprocessor, for selecting one of the gamma reference voltage value sets stored in the memory unit; a gamma voltage generator, for generating a plurality of gamma reference voltages in response to the selected gamma reference voltage value set from the microprocessor; a data converter, for converting input video signals into video voltages in response to the gamma reference voltages provided from the gamma voltage generator; and a display panel, for displaying images in response to the video voltages from the data converter.