Liquid crystal display for performing time divisional color display, method of driving the same backlight unit for liquid crystal display

A method of driving a liquid crystal display of a time divisional color display comprising a plurality of first pixels and a plurality of second pixels, each of which has a liquid crystal capacitor filled with liquid crystal material, the method comprising:

• a first light blocking step of blocking light supplied to the first pixels;
• a first data voltages applying step of applying first data voltages to the first light-blocked pixels;
• a first light supplying step of supplying light of a first color out of red, green and blue to the first pixels where applying of the first data voltages are completed;
• a second light blocking step of blocking light supplied to the second pixels;
• a second data voltages supplying step of applying second data voltages to the second light-blocked pixels;
• and
• a second light supplying step of supplying light of the first color to the pixels where applying of the second data voltages is completed.

A backlight unit for a liquid crystal display of a time divisional color display comprising:

• a light-guide plate located at lower side of a liquid crystal panel assembly and divided into several parts;
• a plurality of red, green and blue light sources provided at sides of the respective parts of the light-guide plate;
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• blocking members provided at borders of several parts of the light-guide plate and preventing light, which is supplied from the light sources to the respective parts of the light-guide plate, from passing over the other parts.