Patent ID: 7034795

Claim:
A matrix image display device comprising: a plurality of pixels disposed in a matrix manner; a plurality of data signal lines disposed on columns of the respective pixels, and a plurality of scanning signal lines disposed corresponding to lines of the respective pixels; a display section which accepts and holds image signals for displaying images in the respective pixels from the data signal lines in synchronism with scanning signals supplied from the scanning signal lines; a data signal line driving circuit which outputs the image signals to the respective data signal lines in synchronism with predetermined timing signals for the respective data signal lines; and a scanning signal line driving circuit which outputs the scanning signals to the respective scanning signal lines in synchronism with predetermined timing signals for the respective scanning signal lines, wherein: the scanning signal line driving circuit (a) sequentially carries out active driving with respect to each set of a certain number of scanning signal lines which are adjacent to each other in a vertical direction, and when carrying out an actual writing with respect to a first set of a certain number of pixel lines adjacent to each other in the vertical direction using a corresponding first set of scanning signal lines, (b) carries out pre-charging with respect to a second set of the certain number of pixel lines to which the actual writing is carried out thereafter, using a second set of scanning signal lines different than the first set of scanning signal lines, wherein the pre-charging is performed with a potential of a same polarity as that of the first set of the certain number of pixel lines.