Method for driving plasma display panel and plasma display apparatus

摘要

An object of the present invention is to provide a method for driving a plasma display panel capable of further reducing an address error to realize satisfactory image quality, and a plasma display apparatus. The method for driving the plasma display panel according to the present invention includes the steps of: grouping a plurality of scan electrodes into two scan electrode groups on odd-numbered rows and on even-numbered rows; dividing an address period of each of sub-field periods into first and second sub-periods (Ta, Tb) to which the scan electrode groups are assigned, respectively; sequentially selecting the scan electrode by applying a selective potential (Vb) or a first non-selective potential (Vs) to the scan electrode of each scan electrode group in each sub-period (Ta, Tb); applying an address potential (Vw) to a data electrode (D1 to Dm) to be selected in sync with the selection of the scan electrode; setting a time (Ta) during which the selective potential (Vb) is applied in the first sub-period (Ta) to be shorter than a time (Tb) during which the selective potential (Vb) is applied in the second sub-period (Tb); and applying in the first sub-period (Ta) a second non-selective potential (Vx) higher than the first non-selective potential (Vs) to the scan electrode group assigned to the second sub-period (Tb).