Patent ID: 8232932

Claim:
A display device that performs display by sequentially scanning a plurality of scan signal lines in a single cycle period, comprising: a plurality of data signal lines that intersect the scan signal lines; a pixel electrode that is connected to the data signal lines; an opposing electrode that is disposed opposite the pixel electrode and for which the polarity of an application voltage is inverted in each of the cycle periods; and a TFT element that is connected to each pixel electrode, wherein the gate terminal of the TFT element is connected to the scan signal lines; the source terminal is connected to the data signal lines; and the drain terminal is connected to the pixel electrode; the single cycle period includes a scan period in which one full scan of the scan signal lines is performed and a non-scan period in which the scan signal lines are not scanned; and in the non-scan period, an absolute value of voltage between the gate terminal and drain terminal of the TFT is held at or above a predetermined voltage and the decrease in a potential difference between a gate terminal potential during the non-scan period and a pixel electrode potential caused by the polarity inversion of the application voltage to the opposing electrode is reduced.