Patent ID: 8456465

Claim:
A display apparatus comprising: a display panel that displays at least one of a two dimensional (2D) image and a three dimensional (3D) image; and a driver that is driven so as to display an image on the display panel, the driver including a 3D image conversion unit that converts the 3D image into a protective image when a length of a period during which the 3D image is displayed on the display panel is longer than a length of a first period, wherein the protective image is one of a green image in which an entire image gradually changes to green, or a blue image in which the entire image gradually changes to blue, wherein a frame corresponding to the three dimensional (3D) image includes a first partial frame and a second partial frame provided after the first partial frame, wherein a pause period is provided between the first partial frame and the second partial frame, wherein a weight value of a last subfield from among the plurality of subfields belonging to the first partial frame is less than a maximum value of a weight value of a subfield belonging to the first partial frame, wherein a weight value of a first subfield from among the plurality of subfields belonging to the second partial frame is less than a maximum value of a weight value of a subfield belonging to the second partial frame, wherein a highest voltage of a reset signal supplied in the last subfield of the first partial frame is less than a maximum value of a highest voltage of a reset signal supplied in a subfield belonging to the first partial frame, wherein a highest voltage of a reset signal supplied in the first subfield of the second partial frame is less than a maximum value of a highest voltage of a reset signal supplied in a subfield belonging to the second partial frame, and wherein a length of the pause period decreases as an average picture level (APL) of the frame corresponding to the three dimensional (3D) image increases.