Patent ID: 7004761

Claim:
A display apparatus including a first connecting terminal provided in a first end portion of a connecting cable and electrically connected to an electrode terminal of a display panel through a conductive adhesive, and a second connecting terminal provided in a second end portion of the connecting cable and electrically connected to a terminal of a drive circuit board for the display panel through the conductive adhesive, said display apparatus comprising: a third connecting terminal provided in the second end portion of the connecting cable for establishing electric connection to a connector provided on a replacement drive circuit board, wherein said third connecting terminal is insertable into the connector on the replacement drive circuit board, wherein said third connecting terminal comprises a connector-coupling terminal to be coupled to the connector on the replacement drive circuit board by means of insertion, wherein the connecting cable comprises a conductor having two faces covered with an insulation coating, and said connector-coupling terminal is formed by exposing a part of the conductor from one face of the connecting cable and mounting a reinforcing plate on the other face of the connecting cable, and wherein the part of the conductor exposed in said connector-coupling terminal is covered with a detachable insulation sheet.