A display apparatus includes an image processor which processes an image to display an image content; a display unit which displays thereon an image content that is processed by the image processor; and a controller which displays a user interface (UI) menu including a plurality of UI items to search the image content, as one of a two-dimensional (2D) layout by which the plurality of UI items are arranged in a 2D manner, and a three-dimensional (3D) layout by which the plurality of UI items are arranged in a 3D manner , and changes displaying the one of the layouts to display the other of the layouts according to a user's command while maintaining a continuity of the arrangement of the plurality of UI items. Accordingly, search for an image content can be efficiently performed by using a UI menu.

Display apparatus and control method thereof

A backlight device is divided into multiple regions, and has a configuration in which light emitted from a light source of each of the regions is allowed to leak to other regions. A maximum gradation detector detects a maximum gradation of a regional image signal displayed on each of the regions of the liquid crystal panel. An image gain calculator obtains a gain to be multiplied to each regional image signal. An emission luminance calculator obtains an emission luminance of light to be emitted by each light source, by using an operation expression according to the emission luminance of light to be emitted by the backlight device. At this time, if the emission luminance takes a negative value as a result of calculation, the emission luminance calculator makes a correction so that the emission luminance can take a value equal to or greater than 0.

Liquid crystal display device and image display method thereof

Disclosed herein is a local dimming driving method and device of an LCD device, which is capable of minimizing luminance deviation at the same gray scale due to a dimming difference between blocks. The local dimming driving method of the LCD device includes analyzing input image data in units of blocks and determining a local dimming value per block, performing spatial filtering with respect to the local dimming value per block, repeating spatial filtering by a predetermined repeat count, and controlling luminance of a backlight unit on a block-by-block basis using the local dimming value per block controlled by spatial filtering.

Local dimming driving method and device of liquid crystal display device

There is provided a backlight unit for an LCD device. The backlight unit, disposed under a liquid crystal panel and emitting light to a liquid crystal panel, includes a lightguide plate, a light emitting diode (LED) array disposed at an edge of the lightguide plate and including a plurality of LED blocks each including at least one LED emitting white light, and a controller controlling a current signal applied to each of the plurality of LED blocks to regulate the luminance of each LED block. Accordingly, the backlight unit can be provided, which is capable of contributing to manufacturing thinner and larger products and realizing effective local dimming by using an LED disposed at an edge of the lightguide plate.

Backlight unit for liquid crystal display device

A backlight device for providing backlighting to a liquid crystal display panel displaying a video image comprising a plurality of light emitting devices for providing backlighting to a liquid crystal display panel, a controller unit for receiving a video image and dividing the video image into a plurality of sub-images wherein each sub-image corresponds to at least one light emitting device, and for generating driving signals of each light emitting device according to grayscale level characteristics of at least one sub-image.

Backlight device and liquid crystal display incorporating the backlight device

A liquid crystal display (LCD) and a method for driving the same are provided. The LCD includes a liquid crystal panel divided into a plurality of panel regions having data lines and gate lines arranged two-dimensionally; gate drivers that correspond to the panel regions, are independently driven, and alternately supply gate signals to the corresponding panel regions; a data driver supplying data signals to the data lines; and a backlight unit radiating light to the liquid crystal panel. Accordingly, color mixing can be substantially prevented by changing the transmission mode of gate signals.

Liquid crystal display and method for driving the same

A backlight unit for an LCD is provided to prevent a dark area from generating at the edge of a screen of an LCD panel, by irradiating only the light emitted from an effective emission region of a fluorescent lamp at a screen area of the LCD panel. A fluorescent lamp(33) has electrodes formed at both sides thereof. A reflecting plate(31) is positioned at one side of the fluorescent lamp, and reflects an incident light toward an LCD panel. A diffusing plate(35) is positioned between the fluorescent lamp and the LCD panel, wherein the diffusing plate diffusively emits the incident light. The fluorescent lamp includes non-effective emission regions(NE) for applying light with ununiform brightness and an effective emission region(E) with uniform brightness, wherein the effective emission region is disposed between the non-effective emission regions. The effective emission region has a length equal to or longer than a screen area(S) of an LCD panel(40), thereby irradiating only the light emitted from an effective emission region of a fluorescent lamp at a screen area of the LCD panel.

Kang Ki Hyung

Papers

Liquid crystal display and method for driving the same

Backlight unit for liquid crystal display

Back light unit for field sequential color lcd