Image display method for display panel, and display device

A display device, comprising a display panel and a driver chip that are connected, wherein

• the display panel comprises a first active area, and
• the driver chip is configured to obtain first pixel data corresponding to the first active area from original image data, based on the original image data and first position information for recording a position of the first pixel data corresponding to the first active area in the original image data;
• and synthesize the first pixel data and the original image data into target image data such that the display panel displays at least a part of an original image corresponding to the original image data;
• wherein the display panel further comprises a second active area, the first active area comprises a plurality of first sub-pixels, the second active area comprises a plurality of first pixel circuits electrically connected to the plurality of first sub-pixels, a plurality of second sub-pixels, and a plurality of second pixel circuits electrically connected to the plurality of second sub-pixels, and the second active area comprises a plurality of data signal lines extending in a column direction and arranged in a row direction, and a plurality of gate signal lines extending in the row direction and arranged in the column direction.