Plasma display device and driving method thereof

Abstract

A method of driving (a plasma display device having a first electrode and a second electrode, a frame for display being divided into a plurality of subfields) includes: determining a number of sustain discharge pulses to be allocated to the subfields, respectively; and applying to the first electrode or the second electrode, during a sustain period for a given one of the subfields when the corresponding allocated number of sustain discharge pulses is greater than a reference number, a first quantity of first sustain discharge pulses each having a first cycle and a second quantity of second sustain discharge pulses each having a second cycle, the second cycle being different from the first cycle, and the first quantity of first sustain discharge pulses relating to the reference number.

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