The present invention relates to a display device comprising a display surface, a light pen, means (1) for defining a plurality of parallel scan lines extending across the display surface, means (1) for defining a plurality of character boxes located in sequence along each of the scan lines, means (1) for displaying images on the display surface by selectively forming light spots in the character boxes in the scan lines, and means (1) for displaying a light pen detection line of light spots on the display surface for use in detecting the position of the light pen relative to the display surface.
According to the invention the display device is characterised in that the light pen detection line of light spots comprises a first set of spots forming a first detection field located on a first scan line in a first set of character boxes (0,1,2), and a second set of spots forming a second detection field located on a second scan line in a second set of character boxes (4,5).