Liquid crystal display device with first and second image signals about a middle voltage

A liquid crystal display device having a plurality of liquid crystal cells formed respectively in pixel areas defined by crossings of a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines,

• wherein each of the liquid crystal cells comprises:
• a thin film transistor connected to an adjacent gate line of the plurality of gate lines and an adjacent data line of the plurality of data lines, and
• a liquid crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor connected between an adjacent another data line of the plurality of data lines and the thin film transistor, wherein the liquid crystal capacitor and the storage capacitor connect with the adjacent data line through the thin film transistor and directly connect with the adjacent another data line,
• wherein one unit pixel is constituted by every first to third ones of the liquid crystal cells, arranged adjacent to one another in a direction of the gate lines,
• wherein any one of the liquid crystal cells of the unit pixel is connected to the gate line different from an adjacent another gate line to which the other liquid crystal cells of the unit pixel are connected,
• wherein the liquid crystal cells are arranged on a plurality of horizontal lines and a plurality of vertical lines,
• wherein the thin film transistors of odd liquid crystal cells on each of the vertical lines are connected to one of the two adjacent data lines and the thin film transistors of even liquid crystal cells on each vertical line are connected to another one of the two adjacent data lines.

A liquid crystal display device comprising:

• an image display panel including a plurality of liquid crystal cells formed respectively in pixel areas defined by crossings of a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, each of the liquid crystal cells being driven by first and second image signals supplied respectively to two adjacent data lines of the data lines, wherein each of the liquid crystal cells comprises a thin film transistor connected to an adjacent gate line of the gate lines and an adjacent data line of the data lines, and a liquid crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor connected between an adjacent another data line and the thin film transistor, wherein the liquid crystal capacitor and the storage capacitor connect with the adjacent data line through the thin film transistor and directly connect with the adjacent another data line;
• a gate driving circuit for driving the gate lines;
• a data driving circuit for converting the same data into the first and second image signals, the first and second image signals having voltage levels symmetrical to each other, and supplying the converted first and second image signals to each of the liquid crystal cells, respectively, through the two adjacent data lines;
• and
• a timing controller for controlling the gate driving circuit and the data driving circuit and supplying the data corresponding to the first and second image signals to the data driving circuit,
• wherein the first and second image signals are symmetrical about a middle voltage between a lowest voltage and a highest voltage,
• wherein the liquid crystal cells are arranged on a plurality of horizontal lines and a plurality of vertical lines,
• wherein the thin film transistors of the liquid crystal cells on each of the horizontal lines are alternately connected to two adjacent ones of the gate lines along a horizontal direction of the two adjacent gate lines,
• wherein the thin film transistors of the liquid crystal cells on each of the vertical lines are alternately connected to the two adjacent data lines along a vertical direction of the two adjacent data lines, and
• wherein image signals, supplied from the data driving circuit to each of the data lines for at least one frame, have the same polarity and have the different polarity from image signals supplied to a data line adjacent to the each data line.

A method for driving a liquid crystal display device, the liquid crystal display device having a plurality of liquid crystal cells formed respectively in pixel areas defined by intersections of a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, the method comprising:

• sequentially driving the gate lines;
• converting the same data into first and second image signals, the first and second image signals being symmetrical about a middle voltage between a lowest voltage and a highest voltage;
• and
• supplying the first and second image signals to each of the liquid crystal cells, respectively, through two adjacent data lines of the data lines, synchronously with the driving of a corresponding one of the gate lines,
• wherein each of the liquid crystal cells comprises:
• a thin film transistor connected to an adjacent gate line and an adjacent data line, and
• a liquid crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor connected between an adjacent another data line and the thin film transistor, wherein the liquid crystal capacitor and the storage capacitor connect with the adjacent data line through the thin film transistor and directly connect with the adjacent another data line,
• wherein the liquid crystal cells are arranged on a plurality of horizontal lines and a plurality of vertical lines,
• wherein the thin film transistor of the liquid crystal cells on each of the vertical lines are alternately connected to two adjacent ones of the data lines along a vertical direction of the two adjacent data lines, and
• wherein image signals, supplied to each of the data lines for at least one frame, have the same polarity and have the different polarity from image signals supplied to a data line adjacent to the each data line.

A method for driving a liquid crystal display device, the liquid crystal display device having a plurality of liquid crystal cells formed respectively in pixel areas defined by intersections of a plurality of gate lines and a plurality of data lines, one unit pixel being constituted by every first to third ones of the liquid crystal cells, arranged adjacent to one another in a direction of the gate lines, the method comprising:

• sequentially driving the gate lines;
• converting the same data into first and second image signals, the first and second image signals being symmetrical about a middle voltage between a lowest voltage and a highest voltage;
• and
• supplying the first and second image signals to each of one or some of the liquid crystal cells of the unit pixel, respectively, through the adjacent two data lines synchronously with the driving of a first one of adjacent two gate lines, and supplying the first and second image signals to each of the other liquid crystal cells or the other liquid crystal cell of the unit pixel, respectively, through the two adjacent data lines synchronously with the driving of a second one of the two adjacent gate lines,
• wherein each of the liquid crystal cells comprises:
• a thin film transistor connected to an adjacent gate line and an adjacent data line, and
• a liquid crystal capacitor and a storage capacitor connected between an adjacent another data line and the thin film transistor, wherein the liquid crystal capacitor and the storage capacitor connect with the adjacent data line through the thin film transistor and directly connect with the adjacent another data line,
• wherein the liquid crystal cells are arranged on a plurality of horizontal lines and a plurality of vertical lines,
• wherein thin film transistors of the liquid crystal cells on each of the horizontal lines are alternately connected to two adjacent ones of the gate lines along a horizontal direction of the two adjacent gate lines,
• wherein the thin film transistor of the liquid crystal cells on each of the vertical lines are alternately connected to two adjacent ones of the data lines along a vertical direction of the two adjacent data lines, and
• wherein image signals, supplied to each of the data lines for at least one frame, have the same polarity and have the different polarity from image signals supplied to a data line adjacent to the each data line.