Method and apparatus for stereoscopic image display

A display apparatus comprising:

• a light source to emit light;
• a display panel to output an image, the display panel disposed between first and second polarizing films and arranged to receive light from the light source;
• and
• a switching display panel to receive the image from the display panel, the switching display panel configured to serve as a multifunctional device having a function set according to a plurality of display modes of the display apparatus.

A stereoscopic image display method of a display apparatus comprising a switching display panel configured to serve as a multifunctional device having a function set according to a plurality of display modes of the display apparatus, the stereoscopic image display method comprising:

• receiving a display mode setting signal;
• reading information from a lookup table stored in a memory, the stored information corresponding to an operation of the switching display panel according to the plurality of display modes, the read information corresponding to the received display mode setting signal;
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• generating a switching display panel operation control signal to implement the operation of the switching display panel which corresponds to a selected display mode among the plurality of display modes, to control the switching display panel in accordance with any one of the plurality of display modes.