A multi-view display system comprises a display controller (307) which controls a display (301) to display a sequence of multi-view images in repeating view frames. A shutter device (311), such as shutter glasses, comprises at least two shutter elements arranged to switch between an open shutter mode and a less transparent closed shutter mode. Each shutter element is associated with a view of the plurality of views. The shutter frame rate of the repeating shutter frames is higher than a view frame rate of the repeating view frames and the display controller controls a backlight on and off for avoiding crosstalk. The invention may reduce flicker due to ambient light while maintaining a low frame rate, e.g. for 3D displays.
