According to an embodiment, a display apparatus includes a display panel displaying an image, a backlight circuit supplying a light to the display panel, a host connector connected to a host, a main control board controlling the display panel to display an image in response to an image signal and a control signal that are provided from the host through the host connector, and a backlight control board separately provided from the main control board and receiving a source voltage from the host through the host connector to drive the backlight circuit.