Display device
According to an aspect, a display device includes: a display panel having a display region in which pixel rows are arranged in a second direction; a scanning circuit configured to supply a drive signal to scan the pixel rows; a light source configured to emit light toward the display panel; and a light source control circuit configured to control light emission timing of the light source. The display region is divided into regions in the second direction and includes a first region including two or more pixel rows consecutively arranged in the second direction, and a second region except for the first region. The scanning circuit sequentially scans the pixel rows in the first region, and simultaneously scans two or more pixel rows consecutively arranged in the second direction in the second region.
1. A display device comprising:
a display panel having a display region in which a plurality of pixel rows each composed of a plurality of pixels arranged in a first direction are arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction;
a scanning circuit configured to supply a drive signal to scan the plurality of pixel rows;
a light source configured to emit light toward the display panel; and
a light source control circuit configured to control light emission timing of the light source,
wherein the display region is divided into a plurality of regions in the second direction and includes
a first region including two or more pixel rows consecutively arranged in the second direction, and
a second region except for the first region,
wherein the scanning circuit
sequentially scans the pixel rows in the first region, and
simultaneously scans two or more pixel rows consecutively arranged in the second direction in the second region,
wherein one frame period in which one screen is displayed in the display region includes
a light emission period in which the light source emits light,
a first drive period in which the pixel rows included in the first region are scanned, and
a second drive period in which the pixel rows included in the second region are scanned, and
wherein the first drive period is provided immediately after the light emission period.
2. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second region includes
a third region contacting the first region and including two or more pixel rows consecutively arranged in the second direction, and
a fourth region except for the third region, and
wherein the number of pixel rows simultaneously scanned in the third region is smaller than the number of pixel rows simultaneously scanned in the fourth region.
3. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the second region
contacts the first region and includes two or more pixel rows consecutively arranged in the second direction, and
further includes a plurality of regions sequentially contacting in the second direction, and
wherein the number of pixel rows simultaneously scanned in the second region is different from region to region.
4. The display device according to claim 1 ,
wherein the light emission period is provided in a period from completion timing of a response period of pixels included in the first region to start timing of the first drive period of a next frame.
5. The display device according to claim 1 , further comprising a sight line detection sensor configured to detect at least a user viewpoint in the second direction on the display region,
wherein the first region includes a detection position of the viewpoint on the display region.
6. A display device comprising:
a display panel having a display region in which a plurality of pixel rows each composed of a plurality of pixels arranged in a first direction are arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction;
a scanning circuit configured to supply a drive signal to scan the plurality of pixel rows;
a light source configured to emit light toward the display panel; and
a light source control circuit configured to control light emission timing of the light source,
wherein the display region is divided into a plurality of regions in the second direction and includes
a first region including two or more pixel rows consecutively arranged in the second direction, and
a second region except for the first region,
wherein the scanning circuit
sequentially scans the pixel rows in the first region, and
simultaneously scans two or more pixel rows consecutively arranged in the second direction in the second region,
wherein one frame period in which one screen is displayed in the display region includes
a light emission period in which the light source emits light,
a first drive period in which the pixel rows included in the first region are scanned, and
a second drive period in which the pixel rows included in the second region are scanned,
wherein the light source has a plurality of light emission regions divided in the second direction, and
wherein the first drive period is provided immediately after a light emission period of a light emission region overlapping the first region among the plurality of light emission regions.
7. A display device comprising:
a display panel having a display region in which a plurality of pixel rows each composed of a plurality of pixels arranged in a first direction are arranged in a second direction orthogonal to the first direction;
a scanning circuit configured to supply a drive signal to scan the plurality of pixel rows;
a light source configured to emit light toward the display panel; and
a light source control circuit configured to control light emission timing of the light source,
wherein the display region is divided into a plurality of regions in the second direction and includes
a first region including two or more pixel rows consecutively arranged in the second direction, and
a second region except for the first region,
wherein the scanning circuit
sequentially scans the pixel rows in the first region, and
simultaneously scans two or more pixel rows consecutively arranged in the second direction in the second region,
wherein one frame period in which one screen is displayed in the display region includes
a light emission period in which the light source emits light,
a first drive period in which the pixel rows included in the first region are scanned, and
a second drive period in which the pixel rows included in the second region are scanned,
wherein the light source has a plurality of light emission regions divided in the second direction,
wherein the light emission period of a light emission region overlapping the first region among the plurality of light emission regions is provided in a period from completion timing of a response period of pixels included in the first region to start timing of the first drive period of a next frame, and
wherein the light emission period of a light emission region overlapping the second region among the plurality of light emission regions is provided in a period from completion timing of a response period of pixels included in the second region to start timing of the second drive period of the next frame.
8. The display device according to claim 7 , further comprising a sight line detection sensor configured to detect at least a user viewpoint in the second direction on the display region,
wherein the first region includes a detection position of the viewpoint on the display region.
9. The display device according to claim 8 ,
wherein start timing of the first drive period relative to the light emission period of the light emission region overlapping the first region is substantially constant irrespective of the detection position of the viewpoint on the display region.
10. The display device according to claim 9 ,
wherein the second drive period is provided immediately after the first drive period, and a blanking period provided between the second drive period and the first drive period of the next frame is substantially constant irrespective of the detection position of the viewpoint on the display region.
11. The display device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the second region includes
a third region contacting the first region and including two or more pixel rows consecutively arranged in the second direction, and
a fourth region except for the third region, and
wherein the number of pixel rows simultaneously scanned in the third region is smaller than the number of pixel rows simultaneously scanned in the fourth region.
12. The display device according to claim 6 ,
wherein the second region
contacts the first region and includes two or more pixel rows consecutively arranged in the second direction, and
further includes a plurality of regions sequentially contacting in the second direction, and
wherein the number of pixel rows simultaneously scanned in the second region is different from region to region.
13. The display device according to claim 6 , further comprising a sight line detection sensor configured to detect at least a user viewpoint in the second direction on the display region,
wherein the first region includes a detection position of the viewpoint on the display region.
14. The display device according to claim 7 ,
wherein the second region includes
a third region contacting the first region and including two or more pixel rows consecutively arranged in the second direction, and
a fourth region except for the third region, and
wherein the number of pixel rows simultaneously scanned in the third region is smaller than the number of pixel rows simultaneously scanned in the fourth region.
15. The display device according to claim 7 ,
wherein the second region
contacts the first region and includes two or more pixel rows consecutively arranged in the second direction, and
further includes a plurality of regions sequentially contacting in the second direction, and
wherein the number of pixel rows simultaneously scanned in the second region is different from region to region.