Display device
A display device includes: a pixel region that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in matrix; a plurality of lines connected to the pixels, the lines including a plurality of gate lines that extend in a first direction and a plurality of source lines that extend in a second direction; and a driving unit that includes a gate driver that drives the gate lines, and a source driver that drives the source lines. In this display device, the pixels have a uniform size, and the pixel region has a low-resolution area in which m pixels (m is a natural number equal to or more than 2) adjacent in at least one of the first direction and the second direction display an identical gray level at all times.
1. A display device comprising:
a pixel region that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in matrix;
a plurality of lines connected to the pixels, the lines including a plurality of gate lines that extend in a first direction and a plurality of source lines that extend in a second direction; and
a driving unit that includes a gate driver that drives the gate lines, and a source driver that drives the source lines,
wherein the pixels have a uniform size,
the pixel region includes a low-resolution area in which m pixels adjacent in at least one of the first direction and the second direction display an identical gray level at all times, the m being a natural number equal to or more than 2,
in the low-resolution area, a connection of at least either the gate lines or the source lines to the driving unit is in such a manner that m lines are connected to one terminal of the driving unit,
the low-resolution area includes an area in which a connection of the gate lines to the driving unit is in such a manner that m lines are connected to one terminal of the driving unit, and
a length of a period while the gate driver outputs a selection signal to the terminal to which the m gate lines are connected is m times a length of a period while the gate driver outputs the selection signal to a terminal to which one gate line is connected.
2. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the pixels correspond to a plurality of colors, respectively, and
in the low-resolution area, at least a connection of the source lines is in such a manner that m lines connected to the pixels of the same colors are connected to one terminal of the driving unit.
3. The display device according to claim 2 ,
wherein the pixels correspond to n colors, the n being a natural number equal to or more than 3,
in the high-resolution area, the pixels of the n colors are periodically arranged along a direction in which the gate lines extend, and
in the low-resolution area, the pixels of the n colors are arranged periodically by m pixels for each color along the direction in which the gate lines extend.
4. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the low-resolution area includes a region where a connection of the source lines and the gate lines to the driving unit is in such a manner that m source lines are connected to one terminal of the driving unit, and one gate lines is connected to one terminal of the driving unit, and
in the region, the pixels connected to two or more adjacent ones of the gate lines are connected with each other.
5. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the pixels correspond to n colors, the n being a natural number equal to or more than 3,
the pixels of the n colors are periodically arranged along a direction in which the source lines extend, and
the low-resolution area includes an area where a connection of the source lines to the driving unit is in such a manner that m lines are connected to one terminal of the driving unit.
6. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
switching elements that are connected to the gate lines and the source lines and drive the pixels,
wherein, in the low-resolution area, a connection of the pixels and the switching elements is in such a manner that m pixels that are adjacent along a direction in which the gate lines extend are connected with each other, and are driven by one switching element.
7. The display device according to claim 6 further comprising:
between the m pixels, a dummy line that is formed in parallel with the source lines, and is not connected to the driving unit.
8. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the source driver includes a plurality of driver circuits that have different output capabilities, and among the driver circuits, the driver circuit that drives the pixels in the low-resolution area has a higher output capability than the other driver circuits.
9. A display device comprising:
a pixel region that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in matrix;
a plurality of lines connected to the pixels, the lines including a plurality of gate lines that extend in a first direction and a plurality of source lines that extend in a second direction; and
a driving unit that includes a gate driver that drives the gate lines, and a source driver that drives the source lines,
wherein the pixels have a uniform size,
the pixel region includes a low-resolution area in which m pixels adjacent in at least one of the first direction and the second direction display an identical gray level at all times, the m being a natural number equal to or more than 2,
in the low-resolution area, a connection of at least either the gate lines or the source lines to the driving unit is in such a manner that m lines are connected to one terminal of the driving unit,
the low-resolution area includes a region where a connection of the source lines and the gate lines to the driving unit is in such a manner that m source lines are connected to one terminal of the driving unit, and one gate lines is connected to one terminal of the driving unit, and
in the region, the pixels connected to two or more adjacent ones of the gate lines are connected with each other.
10. A display device comprising:
a pixel region that includes a plurality of pixels arranged in matrix;
a plurality of lines connected to the pixels, the lines including a plurality of gate lines that extend in a first direction and a plurality of source lines that extend in a second direction;
a driving unit that includes a gate driver that drives the gate lines, and a source driver that drives the source lines; and
switching elements that are connected to the gate lines and the source lines and drive the pixels,
wherein the pixels have a uniform size,
the pixel region includes a low-resolution area in which m pixels adjacent in at least one of the first direction and the second direction display an identical gray level at all times, the m being a natural number equal to or more than 2,
in the low-resolution area, a connection of the pixels and the switching elements is in such a manner that m pixels that are adjacent along a direction in which the gate lines extend are connected with each other, and are driven by one switching element, and
the display device further comprises a dummy line that is formed between the m pixels in parallel with the source lines and is not connected to the driving unit.