Display device and driving method

1. A display device, comprising:

a data line;

first and second gate lines;

a first pixel including at least one first switching element, the at least one first switching element connected to the data line and the first gate line, wherein the at least one first switching element includes first and second thin film transistors in series; and

a second pixel including at least one second switching element, the at least one second switching element connected to the data line and the first and second gate lines, wherein the at least one second switching element includes third and fourth thin film transistors in series and connected to the first and second gate lines, respectively,

wherein a first ON gate signal is supplied to the first, second and third thin film transistors in first and second times of a horizontal time interval to turn on the first, second and third thin film transistors, and

wherein a second ON gate signal is supplied to the fourth thin film transistor in the first time to turn on the fourth thin film transistor.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the first pixel further includes a thin film transistor connected to the at least one first switching element, a display element connected to the thin film transistor, and a capacitor connected to the thin film transistor.

3. The device according to claim 2 , wherein the display element is one of a organic light emitting diode (OLED), liquid crystal element or plasma display element.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the second pixel further includes a thin film transistor connected to the at least one second switching element, an light organic emitting diode connected to the thin film transistor, and a capacitor connected to the thin film transistor.

5. A method of driving a display device, comprising:

turning on at least one first switching element of a first pixel in first and second times of a horizontal time interval, and turning on at least one second switching element of a second pixel in the first time; and

supplying first and second data signals in the first and second times, respectively, to a data line connected to the first and second pixels,

wherein turning on the at least one first and second switching elements includes:

supplying a first ON gate signal to first and second thin film transistors of the at least one first switching element and to a third thin film transistor of the at least one second switching element, in the first and second times; and

supplying a second ON gate signal to a fourth thin film transistor of the at least one second switching element in the first time,

wherein the first and second thin film transistors are in series, and the third and fourth thin film transistors are in series.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the first time and the second time are sequential.

7. The method according to claim 6 , wherein each of the first and second times is one half of the horizontal time interval.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the first pixel includes a fifth thin film transistor connected to the at least one first switching element, an organic light emitting diode connected to the fifth thin film transistor, and a capacitor connected to the fifth thin film transistor.

9. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the second pixel includes a sixth thin film transistor connected to the at least one second switching element, an organic light emitting diode connected to the sixth thin film transistor, and a capacitor connected to the sixth thin film transistor.