Display device and method for driving the same

A display device comprising:

• a pixel section having pixels arranged in a matrix, a signal line extending along each column of pixels, and a gate line extending across two odd-numbered rows which are spaced apart in adjacent pixel columns;
• first driving means for applying scan pulses to the gate lines while scanning the pixels of said pixel section in the row direction;
• second driving means for sequentially providing video signals having opposite polarities to adjacent pixels via the signal lines, the pixels being connected to the gate lines to which the scan pulses are applied by said first driving means;
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• third driving means for providing constant level precharge signals together in the horizontal blanking periods before the video signals having opposite polarities are applied to the signal lines by said second driving means, and then sequentially providing a black-level precharge signal and a predetermined color level precharge signal, the black-level precharge signal having the same polarity as that of one of the video signals and the predetermined color level precharge signal having the same polarity as that of the other video signal.