Gate driving unit and display apparatus having the same

A display apparatus, comprising:

• a display panel comprising a plurality of gate lines, a plurality of data lines, and a plurality of pixels coupled with the gate lines and the data lines to display an image;
• a first gate driving circuit electrically connected to a first end of the gate lines, the first gate driving circuit adapted to apply a first gate signal comprising a first pre-charging period and a first active period adjacent to the first pre-charging period to odd-numbered gate lines of the gate lines and to apply a second gate signal comprising a second pre-charging period and a second active period adjacent to the second pre-charging period to even-numbered gate lines of the gate lines;
• a second gate driving circuit electrically connected to a second end of the gate lines, the second gate driving circuit being substantially simultaneously turned on with the first gate driving circuit to apply the first gate signal and the second gate signal to the odd-numbered gate lines and the even-numbered gate lines, respectively;
• and
• a data driving circuit to output a first data signal and a second data signal to the data lines during the first active period and the second active period, respectively.