Electro-optical device and electronic apparatus

An electro-optical device comprising:

• a plurality of scanning lines and a plurality of data lines;
• a plurality of pixels arranged so as to correspond to intersections of the plurality of scanning lines and the plurality of data lines;
• a scanning line driving circuit that generates selection signals used to select the plurality of scanning lines in a predetermined order, and supplies the selection signals to the plurality of scanning lines;
• a data line driving circuit that generates certain signals from input image data and supplies the certain signals to the plurality of data lines, each of the pixels being constituted by a first subpixel and at least one second subpixel, the first subpixel including a first pixel electrode, a common electrode which faces the first pixel electrode, and a first switching device which is turned on when a corresponding one of the selection signals is supplied through a corresponding one of the scanning lines and which electrically connects a corresponding one of the data lines to the first pixel electrode, the second subpixel including a second pixel electrode, a common electrode which faces the second pixel electrode, and a second switching device which electrically connects the corresponding one of the data lines to the second pixel electrode through the first switching device;
• and
• a signal supplying unit that supplies signals to control lines so that, for each of the pixels, the second switching device which is connected to a corresponding one of the control lines is turned on or off,
• wherein in a vertical retrace period, the scanning line driving circuit supplies the selection signals to the scanning lines, the signal supplying unit supplies signals to the control lines so that, for each of the pixels, the second switching device is turned on, and the data line driving circuit supplies signals to the data lines so that, for each of the pixels, potentials of the first pixel electrode and the second pixel electrode represent a maximum gray-scale level or a minimum gray-scale level.