Patent ID: 7283131

Claim:
An image display method comprising: a first forming step of forming at least part of a raising portion of a signal; and a second forming step of forming at least part of a falling portion of the signal, wherein the signal is one modulation pulse signal which is outputted in a period in which one scanning signal is applied, wherein the first forming step includes a first shifting step of causing a potential of the signal to shift from a first potential to a second potential different from the first potential, the first shifting step including the sub-steps of: in a first period, connecting a first portion for supplying a predetermined potential and an output portion for outputting the signal with a predetermined resistance value, changing from the first period to a second period in which the first portion and the output portion are connected with a resistance value lower than the predetermined resistance value in the first period, in a third period following the second period, connecting a second portion for supplying a potential different from the predetermined potential and the output portion with a predetermined resistance value, and changing from the third period to a fourth period in which the second portion and the output portion are connected with a resistance value lower than the predetermined resistance value in the third period, and wherein the second forming step includes a second shifting step of causing the potential of the signal to shift from the second potential to the first potential, the second shifting step including the sub-steps of: in a fifth period, connecting the first portion and the output portion with a predetermined resistance value, and changing the fifth period to a sixth period in which the first portion and the output portion are connected with a resistance lower than the predetermined resistance value in the fifth period.