Abstract:
A display apparatus includes a display panel including a first data line, a timing controller which generates an external voltage selection signal, a channel control signal and a data signal, an external voltage generator which selects one of first voltage levels based on the external voltage selection signal to generate a first external voltage, and a data driver including a channel voltage generator which generates a first channel voltage, a first channel line connected to the first data line, a first switch connected between a first node receiving the first channel voltage and a second node connected to the first channel line, and a second switch connected between a third node receiving the first external voltage and a fourth node connected to the first channel line, where the data driver controls operations of the first and second switches based on the channel control signal.
Abstract:
A method for driving a display panel includes obtaining a first grayscale histogram based on input image data, generating a gamma curve by selectively changing an initial gamma curve based on at least one of the first grayscale histogram or a predetermined power mode, and generating output image data based on the input image data and the gamma curve. When the gamma curve is different from the initial gamma curve, the method includes changing an operating frequency of the display panel from a first frequency to a second frequency. The second frequency is lower than the first frequency. The operating frequency is changed to display an image frame corresponding to the output image data based on the second frequency.