Patent ID: 7956838

Claim:
A display device comprising: an illuminator; a display panel for performing displaying by using light which is emitted from the illuminator; and a control circuit for controlling the illuminator; wherein the illuminator includes a plurality of light source blocks, at least one light source belonging to each of the plurality of light source blocks; a displaying region of the display panel has a plurality of regions each performing displaying by using light which is emitted from a respective one of the plurality of light source blocks; the control circuit detects a level of a display signal which is input to each of the plurality of regions, and is capable of controlling a luminance of the respective light source block in accordance with the detected level of the display signal; and each of the plurality of light source blocks includes, near a boundary with an adjoining light source block, a further light source which is controlled in a similar manner to the light source belonging to the adjoining light source block.