Liquid crystal display device using a mini-LVDS method

An LCD device, comprising:

• a liquid crystal display panel configured to display an image;
• a data driver configured to drive data lines of the liquid crystal display panel through a plurality of source drive ICs;
• and
• a timing controller configured to:
• output a packet signal obtained by combining a control signal and video signal to one of the source drive IC via a plurality of transmission pins to be used for transmitting the video signal, the video signal being a mini-LVDS video signal;
• and
• output a source output enable signal SOE via a separate transmission pin other than the plurality of transmission pins,
• wherein the one of the plurality of source drive ICs is further configured to:
• separate and output the control signal and video signal from the packet signal transmitted from the timing controller through the plurality of transmission pins used for transmitting the video signal, and
• receive the source output enable signal SOE through the separate transmission pin,
• wherein the timing controller is further configured to transmit the control signal to the source drive IC via the transmission pins before transmitting the video signal to the source drive IC,
• wherein the control signal includes a first vertical polarity control signal (POL), a second vertical polarity control signal (POL2), a charge-sharing control signal (CSC), and a horizontal polarity control signal (H2), and
• wherein the control signal, including the POL, POL2, CSC, and H2 signals, is transmitted on same transmission pins as the video signal.