Liquid crystal display and driving method thereof

1. A liquid crystal display comprising:

a plurality of pixel row groups, each pixel row group including at least one pixel row that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and including switching elements;

a plurality of gate lines connected to the switching elements and transmitting a gate-on voltage for turning on the switching elements; and

a plurality of data lines connected to the switching elements and transmitting data voltages,

wherein the switching elements in adjacent pixel row groups are connected to the data line at opposite sides the switching elements in each pixel row group are connected to the data line at the same side, the data voltages supplied to each pixel row group through each data line have the same polarity, and the data voltages supplied to adjacent pixel row groups through each data line have opposite polarities.

2. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein each pixel row group includes first and second pixel rows and the gate-on voltage for the first pixel row has a duration different from the gate-on voltage for the second pixel row.

3. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , wherein the transmission of the gate-on voltage for at least a pixel row of each pixel row group starts after a predetermined time from termination of a previous transmission of the gate-on voltage for any other pixel rows.

4. The liquid crystal display of claim 1 , further comprising:

a signal controller providing image data; and

a data driver converting the image data from the signal controller to the data voltages and applying the data voltages to the data lines,

wherein the signal controller outputs at least twice a packet of the image data for at least one pixel row of each pixel row group to the data driver.

5. The liquid crystal display of claim 4 , further comprising:

a gate driver outputting the gate-on voltage via a plurality of output terminals under the control of the signal controller,

wherein the output terminals include first terminals connected to the gate lines and a second terminal disconnected from the gate lines and the output of the gate-on voltage is performed in sequence via the first terminals and the second terminal.

6. A liquid crystal display comprising:

a plurality of gate lines transmitting gate signals;

a plurality of data lines transmitting data voltages; and

a plurality of pixel row groups, each pixel row group including at least one pixel row that includes a plurality of pixels including switching elements selectively transmitting the data voltages in response to the gate signals,

wherein the switching elements in each pixel row group are connected to the data line at the same side and the switching elements in adjacent pixel row groups are connected to the data line at opposite sides the data voltages supplied to each pixel row group through each data line have the same polarity, and the data voltages supplied to adjacent pixel row groups through each data line have opposite polarities.

7. A method of driving a liquid crystal display including a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and first and second pixel row groups, each of the first and the second pixel row groups including at least one pixel row that includes a plurality of pixels including switching elements connected to the gate lines and the data lines, the method comprising:

applying first data voltages to the data lines;

applying a gate-on voltages to the gate lines connected to the first pixel row group to turn on the switching elements of the first pixel row group such that the first pixel row group is charged with the first data voltages;

applying second data voltages having polarity opposite the first voltages to the data lines; and

applying a gate-on voltages to the gate lines connected to the second pixel row group to turn on the switching elements of the second pixel row group such that the second pixel row group is charged with the second data voltages,

wherein the switching elements in adjacent pixel row groups are connected to the data line at opposite sides.

8. A liquid crystal display comprising:

a plurality of pixels arranged in a matrix and including switching elements;

a plurality of gate lines connected to the switching elements and transmitting a gate-on voltage for turning on the switching elements; and

a plurality of data lines connected to the switching elements and transmitting data voltages,

wherein the switching elements in adjacent pixel rows are connected to the data lines at opposite sides,

the data voltages supplied to each pixel through a first data line have the same polarity, the data voltages supplied to each pixel through a second data line adjacent to the first data line have opposite polarities to the data voltages supplied to each pixel through the first data line.