JP2008152244A - Display device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a display device with which a highly precise color display is obtained. <P>SOLUTION: The display device comprises display cells each constructed by superposing a color filter on an optical modulation element to vary the brightness and the color of the light transmitted by a voltage, aligned into row and column directions, wherein the optical modulation element varies the color of the transmitted light with the voltage extending at least over three colors, and the color filter is for a plurality of colors and includes a color filter transmitting two color rays from among the three color rays; and the display device is characterized in that two modes of displays, a large pixel display mode of which the display unit comprises a set of display cells including each of all colors of the color filter, and a small pixel display mode of which the display unit comprises a set of display cells each, including one color of the color filter, are conducted. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a color image display device used for a liquid crystal display or the like. Specifically, the present invention relates to a display device that displays a plurality of hues on a display cell by controlling the amount of birefringence of an optical modulation element.

  At present, flat panel displays are widely used in various monitors such as personal computers and mobile phones, and are expected to be increasingly popular in the future, for example, to be used for large-screen TVs. . Among them, the most popular is a liquid crystal display, and a color display method called a micro color filter method is widely used as a color display method.

  The micro color filter method divides one display unit into three display cells, and arranges red (R), green (G), and blue (B) color filters of the three primary colors in each display cell. Full color display is performed according to the luminance balance of the three display cells. By setting desired gradations for the three primary colors red (R), green (G), and blue (B), high color reproduction performance can be easily realized.

  However, in the micro color filter method, since each color filter cuts off a wavelength band of 2/3 of visible light, the transmittance of the display cell becomes 1/3 as compared with the case of monochrome display. That is, the micro color filter method has a problem that the utilization efficiency of illumination light is low. The low use efficiency of the illumination light increases the power consumption of the backlight and the front light as auxiliary light sources in the transmissive liquid crystal display device having the backlight and the reflective liquid crystal display device having the front light. Cause. In addition, in a reflective color liquid crystal display device that does not use an auxiliary light source, the screen becomes very dark due to its low light utilization efficiency, so that it is hardly practically used at present.

  Patent Document 1 describes a hybrid type display device in which the use efficiency of illumination light is improved as compared with a conventional micro color filter method. A green display cell with a green color filter and a red-blue display cell with a magenta color filter form one display unit, which controls the amount of birefringence in the liquid crystal layer. , Red to blue hue is displayed. Also, by mixing green gradation display by green display cell and red to blue hue display by red blue display cell, multi-color display including the three primary colors (red, green, blue) of light can be achieved with one pixel. Do. By displaying a plurality of pixels in different display states and using a spatial color mixture to increase the number of gradations, it is possible to perform multicolor display.

  Non-Patent Document 1 reports a reflective TFT liquid crystal display using the technique described in Patent Document 1, and also displays characters with a resolution 1.5 times that of a conventional color filter system. Proposed.

  Patent Document 2 proposes a method for performing color display based on a principle different from the previous hybrid color system, regarding a modification system of the hybrid color image display apparatus. This is a color that uses illumination light more efficiently than the conventional micro color filter system by using the birefringent color principle and six color filters of red, green, blue, yellow, magenta, and cyan. Has the ability to display. Hereinafter, this configuration is referred to as an RGBYMC configuration. If all pixels are set to have the same area in the RGBYMC configuration, a conventionally used TFT array can be used as it is.

Further, when a complementary color filter and a birefringent color are combined, a primary color display with high purity can be achieved. That is, the color purity of color display by birefringence is improved by using three color filters of yellow, magenta, and cyan. Since they are complementary color filters, it is possible to obtain twice the light utilization efficiency as compared with the conventional color filter. Hereinafter, this configuration is referred to as a YMC configuration. Even in the YMC configuration, all the pixels are set to have the same area, and a conventionally used TFT array can be used as it is.
International Publication No. 2004/042687 Pamphlet International Publication No. 2005/111706 Pamphlet International Display Workshop 2005 Proceedings p. 87

  As described above, the hybrid color display device has a light utilization efficiency 1.5 times that of the conventional micro color filter system, and displays high-definition characters having a resolution 1.5 times that of the conventional color display device. Is possible. However, this method cannot provide a complete analog full color display. Patent Document 1 proposes an analog full-color display using display cells having different areas. However, since the areas of the display cells are different, compatibility with a conventional TFT array is sacrificed.

  In addition, the display device of the RGBYMC configuration is compatible with the conventional TFT array, but because six pixels are in one unit, compared with the conventional micro color filter method using three RGB pixels. The resolution will be halved.

  In addition, since the display device of the YMC configuration has three pixels as one unit, the display has the same definition as the conventional micro color filter method using three RGB pixels.

  As described above, the RGBYMC and YMC color filter configurations have the problem of losing the superiority of resolution that the hybrid color system has.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide a high-resolution color display method by improving the above-described conventional hybrid color image display device having RGBYMC and YMC configurations. .

  In this specification, the display cell refers to the minimum area where the transmitted light is modulated by voltage to change the brightness and color, and the configuration of the modulation element and the color filter in that area. The display unit is a collection of display cells required for displaying one color image data including brightness and color information on the display device. Although one display cell may constitute a display unit, a set of a plurality of display cells usually constitutes a display unit.

  The present invention is a display device in which display cells in which color filters are superimposed on an optical modulation element that changes the brightness and color of transmitted light according to a voltage are arranged in a row direction and a column direction. And the color filter is a multi-color filter including a color filter that transmits two of the three colors, and the color filter of the color filter. A large pixel display mode in which a set of display cells including all colors one by one is used as a display unit, and a small pixel display mode in which a set of display cells including a part of colors of the color filter one by one is used as a display unit The two types of display are performed.

  The present invention also provides a display method for displaying a color image by transmitting light to a display cell in which at least an optical modulation element and a color filter are overlapped, wherein the optical modulation element transmits the light transmitted by voltage. The color filter is a multi-color filter including a color filter that transmits two of the three colors, and the optical modulation element and the color filter. A large pixel display mode in which the light transmitted through the filter is a display unit of a set of display cells each including all the colors of the color filter, and a display cell including a part of the color of the color filter one by one The display is characterized in that the display is performed in at least one mode of the small pixel display mode in which the set is a display unit.

  By displaying an image in a display unit smaller than a normal display unit in a display device composed of display cells that can display three primary colors by a combination of color refraction (ECB effect) of an optical modulation element and a color filter, A higher definition display can be obtained.

  In the display device of the present invention, each of the display cells applies a voltage or the like to the optical modulation element to control the birefringence amount in the achromatic color range, thereby changing the brightness of the transmitted light, and changing the brightness in the chromatic color range. Controls the amount of refraction (retardation). Thus, the hue of transmitted light when white light is incident can be changed over a plurality of colors in a range including at least two primary colors.

  When the color filter is arranged so as to overlap the display cell, the gradation of the color of the color filter is displayed by controlling the birefringence amount of the optical modulation element within the achromatic color range. Further, by controlling the birefringence amount in the chromatic color range and changing the hue in a range including at least two primary colors, a color obtained by superimposing the color filter color and the birefringent color can be obtained. The color filter at this time is required to transmit at least two colors. In addition, since the number of colors to be displayed is limited with one type, that is, one color filter, it is required to be a color filter including a plurality of colors. When the optical modulation element is modulated in the range including the three primary colors of RGB, if the color filter has at least three colors of YMC, the color purity of the birefringence is increased and the luminance of all display colors can be modulated. .

  In the conventional color display device, when the display cell is composed of display cells of three colors of RGB or three colors of YMC, a group of display cells of three colors is used as one unit. Further, in a display device composed of RGBYMC six-color display cells, a set of six-color display cells is used as one unit.

  In any configuration, analog gradation display can be performed by modulating the birefringence amount in the brightness modulation region. If all display cells are in the bright state at the same time, they become achromatic. A YMC color filter display device cannot display primary colors of red, green, and blue only by brightness modulation, but can display primary colors by modulating the birefringence amount in a hue modulation region.

  Such a display method in which display cells of all colors of the color filter are selected one by one and used as a display unit is hereinafter referred to as a large pixel display mode.

  The present invention performs two types of display, the large pixel display mode and the small pixel display mode described below, with the same color filter configuration. The two display modes may be performed by switching the entire screen or may be performed simultaneously at different positions on the screen. Rather than selecting all the colors one by one and configuring the display unit, setting a smaller set of display cells as the display unit can increase the resolution and obtain a high-definition display. Hereinafter, this mode in which a display unit is configured by a set of display cells that is smaller in number than the large pixel display mode is referred to as a small pixel display mode.

  The small pixel display mode has the same color filter arrangement as the large pixel display mode and reduces the display unit. As a display unit in the small pixel display mode, not all colors of the color filter but some colors are selected as display units. Naturally, the display unit is required to be a single display cell.

  Since the arrangement of the color filters is fixed, how to select a display unit in the small pixel display mode is inevitably determined by the number of display cells constituting the display unit. For example, if the unit pixel is composed of three color display cells when the colors of the color filter are arranged in a cycle of four colors in one direction, four types of display units lacking one of the four colors are formed. Accordingly, a display unit composed of a set of display cells smaller than the original display unit as described above is referred to as a “small pixel”.

  In a configuration using a normal RGB color filter and an optical modulation element in the brightness modulation range, a “small pixel” composed of display cells having fewer colors than all the colors of the color filter has a displayable color of “large pixel” ( Less than the original display unit). Therefore, an arbitrary color image information unit cannot be displayed and cannot be a display unit.

  However, since the display cell of the present invention can display a plurality of chromatic colors not only in the brightness modulation range but also in the hue modulation range, a plurality of primary colors can be displayed even if they are overlapped with the respective color filters. That is, the display cell of the yellow color filter can display red and green, the display cell of the cyan color filter can display green and blue, and the display cell of the magenta color filter can display blue and red. When these two are combined, any combination of the three primary colors RGB can be displayed. Therefore, each small pixel becomes an equivalent display unit, and multi-color display using the small pixel as a display unit is realized.

  By using two display cells as a display unit, an image with higher definition than in the large pixel display mode can be displayed. Therefore, a display device that serves as a character display and a CAD monitor can be realized by using a high-resolution display and a bright display of the YMC color filter. Moreover, the choice of the optimal image display apparatus according to the use environment in various illumination intensity, such as nighttime, the outdoors, and under the hot sun, can be increased.

  The advantage of using the color filter is that the color purity of RGB single color display is improved. Ordinary birefringent color alone has low purity, but the purity can be increased by passing a color filter.

  The reason why the YMC complementary color filter is used instead of the RGB primary colors is to display two primary colors in each display cell. Not only YMC but a combination of color filters that transmit at least two of the three primary colors RGB modulated by the optical modulation element may be used. With such a color filter, each display cell can be displayed in two of the three primary colors, so that the combination of the two display cells can display the same color regardless of how the colors are combined. Unit.

  As described above, when there is a display cell in which three primary colors can be obtained by the combination of the color by the birefringence (ECB effect) of the optical modulation element and the color filter, an image is displayed in a display unit smaller than the normal display unit. Thus, a high-definition display can be obtained.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail by way of examples. In the following description, a reflective liquid crystal display will be described as an example. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can also be applied to a transmissive display or a transflective display provided with a light source. The liquid crystal element can be used in any liquid crystal mode exhibiting a birefringence effect such as VA, OCB, HAN, ECB, STN, or the like.

(Example 1)
1 and 2 are diagrams showing a display device according to a first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is a plan view of three parallel display cells, and FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view along AA ′.

  The image display device 100 has the three display cells of FIG. 1, that is, the yellow display cell 51, the magenta display cell 52, and the cyan display cell 53 as one unit, and this is formed in a two-dimensional lattice shape in the row direction and the column direction. Is arranged.

  Each of the display cells 51 to 53 includes a liquid crystal element in which a liquid crystal layer 66 is disposed between the first glass substrate 63 and the second glass substrate 69.

  On the first glass substrate 63, a polarizing plate 61 that selectively transmits light having a birefringence amount within a predetermined range and a phase compensation film 62 as a retardation plate are disposed. On the liquid crystal layer 66 side of the first glass substrate 63, a yellow color filter layer 70Y, a magenta color filter layer 70M, and a cyan color filter layer 70C are disposed adjacent to the transparent transparent electrode 64. Further, these filter layers Next to this, an alignment film 65 is provided.

  On the second glass substrate 69, reflective electrodes 68Y, 68M, and 68C are formed for each display cell. Thin film transistor elements 71Y, 71M, and 71C are connected to the reflective electrodes 68Y, 68M, and 68C with an interlayer insulating layer 71H interposed therebetween, and a voltage is independently applied to each display cell to thereby provide retardation (birefringence) of the liquid crystal element. Control. A scanning signal from the scanning signal driver 56 and an image data signal from the writing signal driver 55 are sent to each thin film transistor element.

  In addition, the reflective electrodes 68Y, 68M, and 68C are covered with a planarizing layer 68H that planarizes the uneven surface shape, and an alignment film 67 is formed adjacent thereto.

  As shown in FIG. 1, in a normal display mode, that is, a large pixel display mode, one display unit (large pixel) 50 includes a yellow display cell 51, a magenta display cell 52, and a cyan display cell adjacent in the horizontal direction. 53. Using such pixels, a color image display of 600 pixels vertically and 800 pixels horizontally is performed.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram showing display units in the small pixel display mode of this embodiment.

  In the arrangement in which the display cells 51, 52, and 53 are repeatedly arranged in the row direction, the display cells are classified into the following three types. That is, a group (YM) composed of a yellow display cell 51 and a magenta cell 52, a group (CY) composed of a cyan cell 53 and a yellow cell 51, and a group (MC) composed of a magenta cell 52 and a cyan cell 53. It is a kind.

  As described above, the display unit in the small pixel display mode is configured by combining two adjacent display cells in the same row. That is, there are three sets of display cells of two colors, yellow and magenta, magenta and cyan, and cyan and yellow.

  First, display using a set of yellow and magenta display cells as a display unit will be described.

  In the yellow display cell 51, yellow gradation display and red and green hue display according to the write voltage applied to the reflective electrode 68Y are realized. In the magenta color display cell 52, a magenta color gradation display and a red and blue hue display corresponding to the writing voltage applied to the reflective electrode 68M are realized. In the cyan display cell 53, cyan gradation display and blue and green hue display according to the write voltage applied to the reflective electrode 68C are realized. That is, in each of the color display cells 51, 52 and 53, the applied voltage value is controlled in the range of 0V to 2.5V to change the transmittance of the liquid crystal layer 66, thereby changing the color of each color filter. The continuous tone characteristics (gray scale) can be obtained. Further, for the yellow display cell 51, by applying 3.0 V and controlling the liquid crystal layer to display magenta, the red display can be realized by the subtractive color mixing principle with the yellow color filter. Moreover, green display can be obtained by applying 6.2 V to the cell. With respect to the magenta display cell 52, by applying 2.82V and controlling the liquid crystal layer to display yellow only, red display can be realized by the subtractive color mixing principle with the magenta color filter. Further, blue display can be obtained by applying 3.15 V to the cell. For the cyan display cell 53, blue display can be realized by applying 3.15V. Moreover, green display can be obtained by applying 6.2 V to the cell.

  The group YM can obtain a white display that is a mixture of these by displaying yellow in the yellow display cell 51 and blue in the magenta display cell 52 in accordance with the drive voltage.

  If the yellow display cell 51 is displayed in red and the magenta display cell 52 is displayed in black, a single red color can be displayed. Monochromatic red can also be displayed by making the yellow display cell 51 black and the magenta display cell 52 red. Furthermore, by displaying both the yellow display cell 51 and the magenta color display cell 52 in red, it is possible to display single color red.

  If the yellow display cell 51 is displayed in green and the magenta display cell 52 is displayed in black, a single green color can be displayed. If the yellow display cell 51 is displayed in black and the magenta display cell 52 is displayed in blue, a single color blue can be displayed.

  As described above, the display of the three primary colors of red, green, and blue can be obtained.

  Cyan display can be obtained by performing green display in the yellow display cell and blue display in the magenta display cell. Since yellow and magenta are colors of the color filter itself, it is possible to display complementary colors of yellow, magenta, and cyan in this group YM. Therefore, in the group YM, multicolor display of at least 8 colors can be performed.

  In this way, the 8-color small pixel display mode can be realized using only the display cells of the YM group.

  In the group CY and the group MC, the above display colors can be realized in the same manner. Table 1 below summarizes the display colors.

  In this way, in an element configuration using three types of color filters of YMC, as shown in FIG. 3, three equivalent display units can be created by creating a display unit with two adjacent display cells as one set. . Each display unit can display the same color and can be regarded as an equivalent “small pixel”.

  Furthermore, by combining these three groups, one small pixel display mode having three types of display units can be formed. Compared with the configuration of the large pixel display mode, since the size of the display unit is 2/3, the definition is 1.5 times.

(Example 2)
Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  FIG. 4 shows the configuration of the color filter of this embodiment. Six colors of yellow Y, blue B, magenta M, green G, cyan C, and red R are periodically and repeatedly arranged in this order in the row direction. Further, a stripe arrangement in which color filters of the same color are connected in a column direction (not shown) is employed.

  The structure of the display cell other than the arrangement of the color filters is the same as the structure shown in FIG.

  The large pixel display mode in which six colors of YBMGCR are set as one set is the same as that described in Patent Document 2.

  FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a combination of display cells constituting a display unit in the small pixel display mode of this embodiment.

  In the small pixel display mode, the six color filter array shown in FIG. 4 has a group consisting of yellow and blue (YB), a group consisting of magenta and green (MG), and a group consisting of cyan and red (see FIG. 5). CR). In each case, the following display is performed.

  The group YB can obtain a white display which is a mixed color of these by displaying yellow in the yellow display cell and blue in the blue display cell according to the voltage. If red is displayed in the yellow display cell and black is set in the blue display cell, single color red can be displayed. If green is displayed in the yellow display cell and the blue display cell is black, a single green color can be displayed. If the yellow display cell is displayed in black and the blue display cell is set in blue, a single blue color can be displayed. With this, it is possible to obtain the three primary color displays of red, green and blue.

  By performing green display in the yellow display cell and blue display in the blue display cell, cyan display can be obtained. Also, magenta display can be obtained by performing red display in the yellow display cell and blue display in the blue display cell. Since yellow is the color of the color filter itself, complementary color display of yellow, magenta, and cyan can be performed in this group YB. In this way, multi-color display of at least 8 colors can be performed in the group YB.

  By the same display as the YB group, an 8-color small pixel display mode can be realized also in the group MG and the group CR. Table 2 below summarizes the above.

  Even in the element configuration using six kinds of color filters of the RGBYMC configuration of this embodiment, a small pixel display mode of at least eight colors can be realized by using two display cells as new display units. Furthermore, by combining these three groups, one small pixel display mode having three types of display units can be formed. This display mode has three times the definition compared to the large pixel display mode with six display cells as a unit. The definition is 1.5 times that of the conventional RGB method.

(Example 3)
FIG. 6 shows the color filter arrangement of the third embodiment of the present invention.

  In the present embodiment, BGRs are periodically arranged in this order in odd rows, and YMCs are periodically arranged in this order in even rows.

  In the large pixel display mode, a display unit is composed of six display cells of RGBYMC.

  The display unit in the small pixel display mode is shown in FIG. The three groups of two display cells adjacent to each other in the column direction are classified into three types: a group consisting of yellow and blue (YB), a group consisting of magenta and green (MG), and a group consisting of cyan and red (CR). There are three display units.

  The method of displaying each color is the same as in the second embodiment. Thereby, high-definition multi-color display capable of displaying at least eight colors or more can be performed.

  FIG. 8 shows a modification of this embodiment. Although the color filter configuration is the same, RGB is used as a display unit for odd rows, and three sets of two adjacent display cells are used as display units for even rows as in the first embodiment. Thereby, 2.5 small pixels can be formed in the six display cells constituting the display unit in the large pixel display mode.

Example 4
FIG. 9 shows a color filter array according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention. In this embodiment, in addition to the six colors RGBYMC, a transparent display cell W without a color filter is included. In this color filter array, BGRW is periodically repeated in this order in odd-numbered rows, and YMCW is periodically repeated in this order in even-numbered rows.

  In the large pixel display mode, a set of eight display cells of RGBWCMYW is used as a display unit, and in the small pixel display mode, YB, MG, CR, and WW are used as display units.

  The W display cell sequentially displays six colors of Y → R → M → B → C → G by color modulation by birefringence. In addition to the display unit, the small pixel display mode is performed in four types of display units.

(Example 5)
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described.

  In this embodiment, the configuration of the two small pixels is switched according to the local directionality of the image with the same color filter arrangement as in the third embodiment. That is, an image that requires high definition in the vertical direction and an image that requires high definition in the horizontal direction are identified, and the configuration of the display unit at that location is optimized accordingly.

  FIG. 10 shows the configuration of the display unit of this embodiment. The grouping (1) is applied when displaying vertical stripes present in the image, and the grouping (2) is applied when displaying horizontal stripes. Compared with the large pixel display mode in which 6 display cells of 3 × 2 RGBYMC are driven as one display unit, the vertical stripe has 3 times the definition and the horizontal stripe has 2 times the definition.

  FIG. 11 is a representation of the Chinese character “end” using this method of use. In the large pixel display mode with 6 display cells as one unit, only an image of 8 display units horizontally and 4 display units vertically can be displayed in the region of FIG. On the other hand, by dividing into smaller units as in the present embodiment, complicated kanji representation can be realized.

(Example 6)
In the sixth embodiment of the present invention, the display mode is changed according to the content (content) of the display image.

  When the display image is a natural picture or moving image, the large pixel display mode is used. This may be combined with a conventionally used overdrive drive. As a result, the response speed of the liquid crystal is increased and a moving image can be displayed.

  On the other hand, in the case of content centered on characters, the character display described in the fourth embodiment is performed by switching to the small pixel display mode.

  When there are a plurality of windows at different locations in one screen and different contents are displayed in each window, the large pixel display mode and the small pixel display mode may be selected for each window.

It is a figure which shows the color filter arrangement | sequence in the image display apparatus of the 1st Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the cross section of the image display apparatus of a 1st Example. It is a figure which shows the group of the display unit of a 1st Example. It is a figure which shows the color filter arrangement | sequence in the image display apparatus of the 2nd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the group of the display unit of a 2nd Example. It is a figure which shows the color filter arrangement | sequence in the image display apparatus of the 3rd Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the group of the display unit of a 3rd Example. It is a figure which shows the group of the display unit of the modification of a 3rd Example. It is a figure which shows the color filter arrangement | sequence in the image display apparatus of the 4th Example of this invention. It is a figure which shows the group of the display unit of the 5th Example of this invention. It is an example of the display in the image display apparatus of a 5th Example.

Explanation of symbols

50 pixels 51 yellow display cell 52 magenta display cell 53 cyan display cell 55 Control means (write signal driver)
56 Operation signal driver 61 Polarization selection means (polarizing plate)
62 Phase compensation film 63 Transparent substrate (first glass substrate)
64 Transparent electrode 65 Alignment film 66 Liquid crystal layer 67 Alignment film 68H Flattening layer 68Y, 68M, 68C Reflective electrode 69 Display substrate (second glass substrate)
70Y Yellow wavelength selection means (yellow color filter layer)
70M Magenta color wavelength selection means (magenta color filter layer)
70C Cyan color selection means (cyan color filter layer)
71H Interlayer insulating layers 71Y, 71M, 71C Thin film transistor element 100 Image display device

Claims (13)

A display cell in which a color filter is superimposed on an optical modulation element that changes the brightness and color of transmitted light according to voltage, is a display device arranged in a row direction and a column direction,
The optical modulation element is an element that changes the color of transmitted light over at least three colors according to voltage, and the color filter is a multi-color filter including a color filter that transmits two of the three colors. ,as well as,
A large pixel display mode in which a set of display cells each including all the colors of the color filter is used as a display unit, and a small mode in which a set of display cells including a part of the colors of the color filter is used as a display unit. A display device in which two types of display, a pixel display mode, are performed.   The color filter includes three colors of yellow, magenta, and cyan, and the display unit of the small pixel display mode includes display cells of two colors of yellow and magenta, magenta and cyan, and cyan and yellow. The display device according to claim 1, wherein there are three sets.   In the color filter, three colors of yellow, magenta, and cyan are periodically arranged in the row direction, and the display unit in the small pixel display mode is a set of two adjacent display cells in the same row. The display device according to claim 2, wherein the display device is provided.   The color filter includes six colors of yellow, blue, magenta, green, cyan, and red, and the display units in the small pixel display mode are two of yellow and blue, magenta and green, and cyan and red, respectively. The display device according to claim 1, wherein there are three sets of color display cells.   In the color filter, yellow and blue, magenta and green, and cyan and red are adjacent to each other in the row direction and periodically arranged, and the display units of the small pixel display mode are adjacent to each other in the same row. The display device according to claim 4, wherein the display device is a set of display cells of two colors.   In the color filter, yellow and blue, magenta and green, and cyan and red are adjacent to each other in the column direction and periodically arranged in the row direction, and the display unit in the small pixel display mode is the column direction The display device according to claim 4, wherein the display device is a set of display cells of two colors adjacent to each other.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein the optical modulation element is an element that changes a birefringence amount by a voltage.   The display device according to claim 7, wherein the optical modulation element is a liquid crystal element.   The display device according to claim 1, wherein display is performed by switching between the large pixel display mode and the small pixel display mode.   The display device according to any one of claims 1 to 8, wherein the large pixel display mode and the small pixel display mode are simultaneously performed in different places in a screen. A display method for displaying a color image by transmitting light to a display cell formed by overlapping at least an optical modulation element and a color filter,
The optical modulation element is an element that changes the color of the light transmitted by voltage over at least three colors, and the color filter includes a plurality of colors including a color filter that transmits two of the three colors. A filter, and
A large pixel display mode in which the light transmitted through the optical modulation element and the color filter is a display unit of a set of display cells each including all the colors of the color filter, and a part of the color of the color filter And a small pixel display mode in which a set of display cells each including a single pixel is used as a display unit.   The display method according to claim 11, wherein display is performed by switching between the large pixel display mode and the small pixel display mode.   The display method according to claim 11, wherein the large pixel display mode and the small pixel display mode are simultaneously performed at different locations in a screen.