DISPLAY APPARATUS USING A BACKLIGHT

摘要

The instant application describes a display apparatus that includes a display panel configured to display an image; and a backlight unit configured to illuminate the display panel from a back of the display panel. The backlight unit includes: N light-emitting diode strings connected in parallel with each other, each of the N light-emitting diode strings includes M light-emitting diodes connected in series, N being an integer of 2 or more and M being an integer of 1 or more; a power source unit connected in series with the N light-emitting diode strings and configured to generate a voltage; a drive unit connected in series with the N light-emitting diode strings and the power source unit and configured to supply currents to the N light-emitting diode strings; and a current regulator configured to regulate current flowing in each of the N light-emitting diode strings.