Patent ID: 7262552

Claim:
A plasma display apparatus comprising: a panel including a transparent front substrate and an opposing rear substrate, the front substrate and the rear substrate arranged to form a discharge space therebetween, and the front substrate and the rear substrate having a plurality of electrodes provided thereto; a display driving circuit block disposed on a chassis, having an input signal connector, and operable to apply a signal to said panel to display an input signal thereon; an input signal circuit block coupled to said display driving circuit block, disposed on the chassis, operable to receive a video signal from an external apparatus, and including (i) a case arranged substantially in parallel with said panel and having a mounting port, (ii) a detachable first block unit detachably mounted to said case via said mounting port, having a signal output connector for coupling with said input signal connector of said display driving circuit block, and having a first input terminal for detachably connecting to the external apparatus, and (iii) a second block unit disposed in said case, having a second signal output connector coupled with said input signal connector of said display driving circuit, and having a second input terminal for connecting to the external apparatus; and a housing arranged to accommodate said panel, said display driving circuit block, and said input signal circuit block including said case, said detachable first block unit, and said second block unit, wherein: said mounting port of said case is open to the outside of said housing and arranged to receive said detachable first block unit from the outside of said housing such that said detachable first block unit is arranged substantially in parallel with said panel; and said mounting port receiving said detachable first block unit results in said detachable first block unit being detachably mounted to said case and said output connector of said detachable first block unit detachably coupled to said signal input connector of said display driving circuit block.