Patent ID: 7894007

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal display panel including a first substrate and a second substrate which are opposed to each other, a liquid crystal layer which is held between the first substrate and the second substrate, and a display section which is composed of a plurality of display pixels arrayed in a matrix; a driving unit which drives the display pixels; and a control unit which controls the driving unit, the liquid crystal display device further comprising: pixel electrodes which are disposed on the first substrate in association with the plurality of display pixels; a counter-electrode which is disposed on the second substrate in such a manner that the counter-electrode is opposed to the plurality of pixel electrodes; and a pair of alignment films which are disposed on the plurality of pixel electrodes and the counter-electrode, and control an alignment state of liquid crystal molecules, which are included in the liquid crystal layer, by rubbing treatment, wherein the liquid crystal display panel includes dummy display pixels which are disposed at least on a terminal end side of the display section in a rubbing direction of the alignment films, and the driving unit includes means for cyclically applying a video signal and a reverse transition prevention signal to the display pixels, and cyclically applying the reverse transition prevention signal to the dummy display pixels.