Patent ID: 8421731

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid crystal panel; a data driver for outputting image data to the liquid crystal panel; timing signal output means for supplying a timing signal to the data driver for allowing the data driver to output image data at predetermined intervals; image data output means for switching image data from an image data source between a low power signal for standby mode and a high power signal for normal mode so as to output, to the data driver, the image data as either the low power signal or the high power signal; and power-off control means for outputting a stop signal to the timing signal output means, when a user selects power-off, so as to allow the timing signal output means to stop the supply of the timing signal until switching to the standby mode is completed, and for outputting a power switching signal to the image data output means so as to allow the image data output means to switch the image data to the low power signal for the standby mode, wherein the power-off control means outputs the power switching signal after a predetermined time from the stop signal so as to allow the image data output means to switch the image data to the low power signal for the standby mode under no timing signal, wherein the timing signal is a pulse signal having pulses at predetermined intervals, each having a leading edge and a trailing edge, wherein the time from when the power-off control means outputs the stop signal to when the power-off control means outputs the power switching signal is a sufficient time to allow the image data output means to switch the image data to the low power signal for output after the trailing edge of a last pulse of the timing signal output from the timing signal output means, and wherein the time from when the power-off control means outputs the stop signal to when the power-off control means outputs the power switching signal is shorter than each of the intervals of the timing signal output from the timing signal output means.