Patent ID: 7045949

Claim:
A display unit, comprising: red, green, and blue pixels arranged in a predetermined sequence wherein each of the red, green and blue pixels has a structure including an organic EL layer between a reflective layer and a translucent reflective layer; and a single filter associated with at least two different color pixels, said filter selected from the group consisting of a green light-absorbing filter arranged at one of an output side of light and an incident side of external light of the translucent reflective layer associated with the red and blue pixels, a blue light-absorbing filter arranged at one of an output side of light and an incident side of external light of the translucent reflective layer associated with the red and green pixels, and a red light-absorbing filter arranged at one of an output side of light and an incident side of external light of the translucent reflective layer associated with the green and blue pixels, wherein the green light-absorbing filter is not arranged at one of the output side of light and the incident side of external light of the translucent reflective layer associated with the green pixels.