A display device comprising: a plurality of scanning signal lines (16a to 16f, 16ab, 16cd, 16ef); and a plurality of data signal lines (15p, 15P, 15q, 15Q, 15r, 15R, 15s, 15S), two of which are provided for each column of pixels (α, β, γ) containing a plurality of pixels (101 to 106, 11 to 116, a to f, A to F) arranged in a column-wise direction in which the data signal lines extend, in each column of pixels, a pixel electrode (17a to 17f, 17A to 17F) contained in either of two pixels adjacent to each other in the column-wise direction and a pixel electrode contained in the other one of the two pixels adjacent to each other being connected to different data signal lines via transistors (12a to 12f, 12A to 12F), respectively, for a first, a second, and a third columns of pixels arranged in sequence, each pixel electrode contained in the second column of pixels (β) forming a capacitance with either of the two data signal lines provided for the first column of pixels (α) and forming a capacitance with either of the two data signal lines provided for the third column of pixels (γ), the display device being configured to simultaneously select two of the scanning signal lines at a time, and the pixel electrode contained in either of the two pixels adjacent to each other in the column-wise direction being connected to a transistor connected to either of two scanning signal lines that are simultaneously selected, and the pixel electrode contained in the other one of the two pixels adjacent to each other being connected to a transistor connected to the other one of the two scanning signal lines that are simultaneously selected, characterized in that each pixel electrode contained in the second column of pixels being placed in such a way as to overlap a second data signal line corresponding to the first column of pixels and a first data signal line corresponding to the second column of pixels and being placed in such a way as to overlap a second data signal line corresponding to the second column of pixels and a first data signal line corresponding to the third column of pixels. a plurality of scanning signal lines (16a to 16f, 16ab, 16cd, 16ef); and a plurality of data signal lines (15p, 15P, 15q, 15Q, 15r, 15R, 15s, 15S), two of which are provided for each column of pixels (α, β, γ) containing a plurality of pixels (101 to 106, 11 to 116, a to f, A to F) arranged in a column-wise direction in which the data signal lines extend, in each column of pixels, a pixel electrode (17a to 17f, 17A to 17F) contained in either of two pixels adjacent to each other in the column-wise direction and a pixel electrode contained in the other one of the two pixels adjacent to each other being connected to different data signal lines via transistors (12a to 12f, 12A to 12F), respectively, for a first, a second, and a third columns of pixels arranged in sequence, each pixel electrode contained in the second column of pixels (β) forming a capacitance with either of the two data signal lines provided for the first column of pixels (α) and forming a capacitance with either of the two data signal lines provided for the third column of pixels (γ), the display device being configured to simultaneously select two of the scanning signal lines at a time, and the pixel electrode contained in either of the two pixels adjacent to each other in the column-wise direction being connected to a transistor connected to either of two scanning signal lines that are simultaneously selected, and the pixel electrode contained in the other one of the two pixels adjacent to each other being connected to a transistor connected to the other one of the two scanning signal lines that are simultaneously selected, characterized in that each pixel electrode contained in the second column of pixels being placed in such a way as to overlap a second data signal line corresponding to the first column of pixels and a first data signal line corresponding to the second column of pixels and being placed in such a way as to overlap a second data signal line corresponding to the second column of pixels and a first data signal line corresponding to the third column of pixels.