Active matrix display devices and electronic apparatuses using the same

An active matrix display device comprising:

• a plurality of pixels Pnm arranged in a matrix formed by pixel rows and pixel columns, wherein each of the pixels comprises a pixel electrode 20, a display element 23, a storage capacitor 24 coupled to the display element 23 through the pixel electrode 20, and a switch element 21;
• a signal line driving device 12 for driving a plurality of signal lines 16-1˜16-m respectively disposed in the pixel columns;
• a scan line driving device 13 for sequentially driving a plurality of scan lines 17-1˜17-n respectively disposed in the pixel rows and turning on the switch elements 21 one pixel row by one pixel row, so that the pixel electrodes 20 are coupled to the corresponding signal lines 17-1˜17-n;
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• a capacitive storage driving device 14 synchronized with the scan line driving device 13 to drive a plurality of capacitive storage lines respectively disposed in the pixel rows, wherein the capacitive storage driving device 14 switches a potential of each of a plurality of electrodes between two values one pixel row by one pixel row, and each of the electrodes is disposed opposite to the corresponding pixel electrode through a storage capacitor 24 and is coupled to the corresponding capacitive storage line 18-1˜18-n,
• wherein, after a power source of the active matrix display device is input and before the scan line driving device 13 starts scanning the scan lines 17-1˜17-n, the capacitive storage driving device 14 sets a potential of each of the capacitive storage lines 18-1˜18-n to be at one of the two values, which one is high level voltage and the other is low level voltage.