Flat display and method for driving the same

A flat display, comprising:

• a pixel array having a plurality of pixels;
• a data driving unit for driving the pixels;
• and
• a timing generator, comprising:
• a first data converter for converting an input data signal into a first data signal;
• a second data converter for converting the input data signal into a second data signal;
• and
• a first selection unit for outputting the first data signal or the second data signal to the data driving unit according to a control signal;
• wherein when the display mode of the flat display is a normal mode, the first selection unit outputs the first data signal to the data driving unit, and the data driving unit drives the pixels according to the first data signal and a set of reference voltages, such that the relationship between the gray level and the light intensity of the pixels is a first gamma curve;
• wherein when the display mode of the flat display is an impulse-driving mode, the first selection unit outputs the second data signal to the data driving unit, and the data driving unit drives the pixels according to the second data signal and the set of reference voltages, such that the relationship between the gray level and the light intensity of the pixels is a second gamma curve, and a second normalization curve that the second gamma curve is normalized to is close to a first normalization curve that the first gamma curve is normalized to.

A method for driving a flat display having multiple pixels, comprising:

• determining whether a display mode of the flat display is a normal mode or an impulse-driving mode according to a control signal;
• driving the pixels according to a data signal and a first set of reference voltages when the display mode of the flat display is the normal mode such that the relationship between the gray level and the light intensity of the pixels is a first gamma curve;
• and
• driving the pixels according to the data signal and a second set of reference voltages when the display mode of the flat display is the impulse-driving mode, such that the relationship between the gray level and the light intensity of the pixels is a second gamma curve, and a second normalization curve that the second gamma curve is normalized to is close to a first normalization curve that the first gamma curve is normalized to.

A method for driving a flat display having multiple pixels, comprising:

• determining whether a display mode of the flat display is a normal mode or an impulse-driving mode according to a control signal;
• converting an input data signal into a first data signal;
• converting the input data signal into a second data signal;
• driving the pixels according to the first data signal and a set of reference voltages when the display mode of the flat display is the normal mode, such that the relationship between the gray level and the light intensity of the pixels is a first gamma curve;
• and
• driving the pixels according to the second data signal and the set of reference voltages when the display mode of the flat display is the impulse-driving mode, such that the relationship between the gray level and the light intensity of the pixels is a second gamma curve, and a second normalization curve that the second gamma curve is normalized to is close to a first normalization curve that the first gamma curve is normalized to.

A flat display, comprising:

• a pixel array having a plurality of pixels;
• a data driving unit for driving the pixels;
• and
• an impulse-driving reference voltage generator for providing a set of impulse-driving reference voltages;
• wherein when the display mode of the flat display is an impulse-driving mode, the data driving unit drives the pixels according to an impulse-driving data signal and the set of impulse-driving reference voltages, such that the relationship between the gray level and the light intensity of the pixels is a first gamma curve, and a first normalization curve that the first gamma curve is normalized to is close to a target normalization curve that a target gamma curve is normalized to.

A flat display, comprising:

• a pixel array having a plurality of pixels;
• a data driving unit for driving the pixels;
• and
• a timing generator, comprising:
• an impulse-driving data converter for converting an input data signal into an impulse-driving data signal;
• wherein when the display mode of the flat display is an impulse-driving mode, the timing generator outputs the impulse-driving data signal to the data driving unit, and the data driving unit drives the pixels according to the impulse-driving data signal and a set of impulse-driving reference voltages, such that the relationship between the gray level and the light intensity of the pixels is a first gamma curve, and a first normalization curve that the first gamma curve is normalized to is close to a target normalization curve that a target gamma curve is normalized to.