Patent ID: 7301513

Claim:
A display element, comprising: an electro-optical element that is driven by a current; a current control element for letting a current flow through the electro-optical element by being connected in series to the electro-optical element; a switching element for applying to the current control element a data signal for controlling the current control element; a scanning signal line electrode for applying to the switching element a scanning signal for controlling the switching element; a data signal line electrode for applying to the switching element the data signal; and a power source line electrode for applying to the current control element a current for driving the electro-optical element; wherein the current control element has a predetermined conductive resistance satisfying 0.1≦β≦7.0, where β(=Vr/Vel) is a ratio of a voltage Vr applied across the current control element to a voltage Vel applied across the electro-optical element, when the electro-optical element is emitting light.