Patent ID: 8299986

Claim:
A display device comprising: a plurality of scan lines; at least one data line; a pixel circuit provided with an electro-optic element and disposed in a matrix at each intersection of the scan lines and the at least one data line; a driving circuit arranged to drive the pixel circuit, said driving circuit including: a signal output circuit which holds a current value of a reference ON signal that turns on the electro-optic element, said signal output circuit outputting the ON signal to the at least one data line with a current value held according to ON data, and outputting an OFF signal to the at least one data line so as to turn off the electro-optic element according to OFF data; and a control circuit which controls the hold operation of the signal output circuit to so as enable the ON signal to reset its current value within a set period in which a display state of all pixel circuits on a selected scan line is set to a specific state; and a pre-charge circuit arranged to provide the pixel circuit with a potential that enables the ON signal to be quickly applied to the pixel circuit, the potential being applied before the signal output circuit applies the ON signal or OFF signal to the pixel circuit in a horizontal scan period, the control circuit controlling the hold operation of the signal output circuit to enable the current value of the ON signal to also be reset in a pre-charge period in which the pre-charge circuit applies the potential, and that is provided in a next scan period that follows the set period.