JP2586851B2 - liquid crystal television - Google Patents

liquid crystal television

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JP2586851B2
JP2586851B2 JP7260578A JP26057895A JP2586851B2 JP 2586851 B2 JP2586851 B2 JP 2586851B2 JP 7260578 A JP7260578 A JP 7260578A JP 26057895 A JP26057895 A JP 26057895A JP 2586851 B2 JP2586851 B2 JP 2586851B2
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正幸 鈴木
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Description

【発明の詳細な説明】DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

【0001】[0001]

【発明の属する技術分野】本発明は液晶テレビの輝度調
整に関する。
[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to brightness adjustment of a liquid crystal television.

【0002】[0002]

【従来の技術】従来の液晶テレビの入力ダイナミックレ
ンジ(コン卜ラス卜の付く範囲)と映像信号振幅の関係
は、後述の条件により映像信号振幅を入力ダイナミック
レンジの1.3〜1.5倍程度とするのが一般的であっ
た。
2. Description of the Related Art The relationship between an input dynamic range (a range with contrast) and a video signal amplitude of a conventional liquid crystal television is such that the video signal amplitude is 1.3 to 1.5 times the input dynamic range under the conditions described later. In general, it was about a degree.

【0003】(1)液晶表示体のコントラスト比はブラ
ウン管に比較して小さく、明暗の差の少ない平均的な映
像信号では、コントラスト感が不足するので映像信号振
幅を増加してコントラストを強調する必要がある。
(1) The contrast ratio of a liquid crystal display is smaller than that of a cathode-ray tube, and an average video signal having a small difference in light and darkness lacks a sense of contrast. There is.

【0004】(2)液晶表示体の入カダイナミックレン
ジのバラツキ、及び温度変化により入カダイナミックレ
ンジが変化することにより、映像信号振幅を増加した方
が安全である。
(2) It is safer to increase the amplitude of the video signal due to the variation of the input dynamic range of the liquid crystal display and the change of the input dynamic range due to the temperature change.

【0005】[0005]

【発明が解決しようとする課題】前述の様に従来の液晶
テレビは、液晶表示体の入力ダイナミックレンジに比較
して映像信号振幅が大きいので、明るい映像信号の受信
時には輝度調整により暗く、暗い映像信号の受信時には
輝度調整により明るく、手動で頻繁に輝度調整を行なう
必要があるという問題点があった。
As described above, the conventional liquid crystal television has a large video signal amplitude as compared with the input dynamic range of the liquid crystal display. At the time of signal reception, there is a problem that brightness is adjusted by brightness adjustment, and it is necessary to frequently perform brightness adjustment manually.

【0006】又頻緊に調整の必要があるゆえに、ブラウ
ン管式テレビではカラー調整、色相調整と共に補助的な
調整手段であった輝度調整が、液晶テレビでは輝度調整
のみが主要調整手段となっている。
[0006] Further, since the frequency adjustment needs to be performed frequently, the brightness adjustment which has been an auxiliary adjustment means together with the color adjustment and the hue adjustment in the cathode ray tube television is only the luminance adjustment in the liquid crystal television. .

【0007】本発明はこの様な問題点を解決するもの
で、その目的とするところは充分なコントラストを確保
しつつ、映像信号の明暗の変化にかかわらず常に最適な
輝度で聴視が可能な、実用性の高い液晶テレビを提供す
ることにある。
The present invention is intended to solve such a problem. The object of the present invention is to ensure sufficient contrast and to always allow viewing with an optimum luminance regardless of the change in brightness of a video signal. And to provide a highly practical liquid crystal television.

【0008】[0008]

【課題を解決するための手段】本発明は、液晶表示体を
備えてなる液晶テレビにおいて、映像信号の平均的な直
流電圧を反転増幅した電圧を出力する増幅部と、該増幅
部からの出力電圧に基づき輝度制御量を決定する輝度制
御量決定部とを有し、前記映像信号の電圧に前記輝度制
御量に基づき変化するバイアス電圧を与えてなり、該バ
イアス電圧は、前記平均的な直流電圧が相対的に高いと
きは、前記液晶表示体の入力ダイナミックレンジに対し
て前記映像信号の電圧を相対的に低くし、前記直流電圧
が相対的に低いときは、前記入力ダイナミックレンジに
対して前記映像信号の電圧を相対的に高くするように変
化してなることを特徴とする。また、可変抵抗を備え該
可変抵抗の抵抗値の変化に応じて前記バイアス電圧を変
化させる輝度調整回路を有することを特徴とする。
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to a liquid crystal television having a liquid crystal display, an amplifier for outputting a voltage obtained by inverting and amplifying an average DC voltage of a video signal, and an output from the amplifier. and a brightness control amount determining unit that determines the brightness control amount based on the voltage, it gives a bias voltage which varies based on the brightness control amount to the voltage of the video signal, the bias voltage, the average DC When the voltage is relatively high, the voltage of the video signal is relatively low with respect to the input dynamic range of the liquid crystal display. When the DC voltage is relatively low, the voltage is low with respect to the input dynamic range. The voltage of the video signal is changed to be relatively high. In addition, a variable resistor is provided.
The bias voltage is changed according to a change in the resistance value of the variable resistor.
And a brightness adjustment circuit for converting the brightness.

【0009】[0009]

【発明の実施の形態】以下、実施例に基づき本発明を説
明する。
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below with reference to embodiments.

【0010】図1は本発明の実施例を示す図である。図
1において、1はIF入力、2はビデオIF(映像信号
検波)IC、3は輝度変化検出部、4は極性反転及び増
幅部、5は制御量決定部、6は応答速度決定部、7はビ
デオクロマIC、8は液晶表示体へのRGB出力であ
る。液晶テレビに受信された映像信号の輝度変化の検出
は、ビデオIFIC2の映像検波出力に基づいて行われ
る。ビデオ1FIC2から出力される映像検波出力は、
図2に示される如く、明るい映像信号の受信時と暗い映
像信号の受信時では、平均的な直流電位が異なる。図2
において、9は映像信号の階段波入力時のビデオIFI
C2からの出力波形の例であり、10は明るい映像信号
入力時の出力波形の例であり、11は暗い映像信号入力
時の出カ波形の例である。各例では、互いに平均的な直
流電位が異なっている。図2の例では、映像信号の出力
振幅は2〜3Vの約1Vであり、映像信号の平均的な直
流電位は映像信号の変調内容により2.4〜3.OVの
変化をする。
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 is an IF input, 2 is a video IF (video signal detection) IC, 3 is a luminance change detecting unit, 4 is a polarity inversion and amplifying unit, 5 is a control amount determining unit, 6 is a response speed determining unit, 7 Denotes a video chroma IC, and 8 denotes an RGB output to a liquid crystal display. The detection of the luminance change of the video signal received by the liquid crystal television is performed based on the video detection output of the video IFIC2. The video detection output output from the video 1FIC2 is
As shown in FIG. 2, the average DC potential differs between when a bright video signal is received and when a dark video signal is received. FIG.
, 9 is a video IFI when a staircase wave of a video signal is input.
This is an example of an output waveform from C2, 10 is an example of an output waveform when a bright video signal is input, and 11 is an example of an output waveform when a dark video signal is input. In each example, the average DC potential is different from each other. In the example of FIG. 2, the output amplitude of the video signal is about 1 V of 2 to 3 V, and the average DC potential of the video signal is 2.4 to 3. OV changes.

【0011】ビデオIFIC2からの映像検波出力から
信号系に対して充分高いインピーダンスの輝度変化検出
部3で取り出された信号は、極性反転及び増幅部4のト
ランジスタQ1のべースに印加され、そのコレクタに極
性反転及び増幅された出力信号を得る。この反転及び増
幅された出力信号は、映像信号の変調内容に応じて7.
4〜5.8Vの間で、映像信号の変化が反転されたよう
に変化する。
The signal extracted from the video detection output from the video IFIC 2 by the luminance change detecting section 3 having a sufficiently high impedance with respect to the signal system is applied to the base of the transistor Q1 of the polarity inverting and amplifying section 4, and A polarity inverted and amplified output signal is obtained at the collector. The inverted and amplified output signal is output according to the modulation content of the video signal.
The signal changes between 4 and 5.8 V as if the change of the video signal was inverted.

【0012】輝度調整はビデオクロマICの機能に含ま
れており、電源側及び按地側にそれぞれ挿入された輝度
調整範囲制限用抵抗R6及びR7と、可変抵抗VRIの
直列接続された輝度調整回路から構成される。ビデオク
ロマICの輝度調整端子の操作により、可変抵抗VRI
の抵抗節点を変化させ、直流電圧として6.2〜7.O
Vの電圧が取り出される。6.2Vのとき輝度調整暗の
最大、7.OVのとき輝度調整明の最大となるように制
御される。
The brightness adjustment is included in the function of the video chroma IC. The brightness adjustment circuits are connected in series with the brightness adjustment range limiting resistors R6 and R7 inserted on the power supply side and the ground side, respectively, and the variable resistor VRI. Consists of By operating the luminance adjustment terminal of the video chroma IC, the variable resistor VRI
Are changed and the DC voltage is changed to 6.2-7. O
A voltage of V is taken out. 6. Maximum brightness adjustment dark at 6.2 V; In the case of OV, control is performed so that the brightness adjustment brightness becomes maximum.

【0013】制御量決定部5は、輝度調整回路からの出
力電圧と卜ランジスタQ1のコレク夕出力電圧を、抵抗
R5とR4で重畳することにより、輝度制御電圧を形成
し、輝度の制御量を決定している。抵抗比R4/R5を
小さくすると輝度制御量が小さくなり、明るい映像信号
受信時の白側及び暗い映像信号受信時の黒側で輝度の飽
和が起こるが、自然さがある。一方、R4/R5を大き
くすると輝度制御量が大きくなり、輝度の飽和は起こり
にくくなるが、ともすればよるの場面が夕方のようにな
る不自然さがある。輝度制御電圧は、輝度調整回路から
の出力電圧に基づく電圧を基準として、反転及び増幅部
4の出力電圧に基づき変動することとなり、この変動の
度合はR4/R5の抵抗比で決定される。
The control amount determining unit 5 forms a brightness control voltage by superimposing the output voltage from the brightness adjustment circuit and the output voltage of the collector of the transistor Q1 with the resistors R5 and R4, and determines the brightness control amount. I have decided. When the resistance ratio R4 / R5 is reduced, the luminance control amount decreases, and luminance saturation occurs on the white side when a bright video signal is received and on the black side when a dark video signal is received, but it is natural. On the other hand, when R4 / R5 is increased, the brightness control amount increases, and saturation of the brightness is less likely to occur. The luminance control voltage fluctuates based on the output voltage of the inverting and amplifying unit 4 with reference to the voltage based on the output voltage from the luminance adjustment circuit, and the degree of this fluctuation is determined by the resistance ratio of R4 / R5.

【0014】本実施例では、図3に示す如く、液晶表示
体の入力ダイナミックレンジ(コントラストを付加する
ことの可能な電圧範囲)の2.OVに対して、映像信号
振幅を3.OVとし、±0,4Vの制御を行なって、自
然さを損なわない範囲で、白側、黒側の飽和を抑えるよ
うに、R4/R5を2.2に選定している。従って、輝
度調整回路からの出力が6.2Vのときは、制御電圧は
1.95〜2.45Vで変化し、輝度調整回路からの出
力が7.OVのときは、制御電圧は2.5〜3.OVで
変化する。
In this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 3, the input dynamic range (voltage range in which contrast can be added) of the liquid crystal display is 2. The video signal amplitude is set to 3. R4 / R5 is selected to be 2.2 so as to suppress the saturation on the white side and the black side within a range that does not impair the naturalness by controlling the voltage to OV and ± 0.4V. Therefore, when the output from the luminance adjustment circuit is 6.2 V, the control voltage changes from 1.95 to 2.45 V, and the output from the luminance adjustment circuit is 7. In the case of OV, the control voltage is 2.5-3. Varies with OV.

【0015】図3において、13は映像信号の段階波入
力時の液晶表示体への入力波形の例、14は明るい映像
信号入力時の液晶表示体への入力波形の例、15は暗い
映像信号入力時の液晶表示体への入力波形の例である。
液晶表示体の入力ダイナミックレンジ4は、2〜4Vの
2.OVの固定であり、映像信号には輝度調整回路の抵
抗VRIからの電圧と、映像信号の平均的な直流電圧の
反転・増幅電圧とに基づき変動する輝度制御電圧に基づ
き得られたのバイアス電圧が与えられる。17はバイア
ス電圧により制御される制御範囲(土0.4V)であ
る。制御範囲17の調整の基準値は、図1の輝度調整回
路の抵抗VRIで決められる。また、この制御範囲17
内での調整により、原映像信号が暗い状態で変化する場
合は、入力ダイナミックレンジの中心より低い側で、原
映像信号が明るい状態て変化する場合は、入力ダイナミ
ックレンジの中心より高い側で変化する。
In FIG. 3, reference numeral 13 denotes an example of an input waveform to the liquid crystal display when a step signal of a video signal is input, reference numeral 14 denotes an example of an input waveform to the liquid crystal display when a bright video signal is input, and reference numeral 15 denotes a dark video signal. It is an example of the input waveform to the liquid crystal display at the time of input.
The input dynamic range 4 of the liquid crystal display is 2 to 4V. OV is fixed, and the video signal has a bias voltage obtained based on a luminance control voltage that fluctuates based on the voltage from the resistor VRI of the luminance adjustment circuit and the inversion / amplification voltage of the average DC voltage of the video signal. Is given. Reference numeral 17 denotes a control range (0.4 V for soil) controlled by the bias voltage. The reference value for the adjustment of the control range 17 is determined by the resistance VRI of the brightness adjustment circuit in FIG. The control range 17
If the original video signal changes in a dark state due to adjustment within the range, it changes on the side lower than the center of the input dynamic range, and if the original video signal changes in a bright state, changes on the side higher than the center of the input dynamic range. I do.

【0016】回路の応答速度決定部6は、CIの容量に
よる回路の時定数により、輝度の自動調整の、映像信号
に対する応答速度を決定している。応答速度は速すぎる
と画面の部分により輝度が変化して不自然であり、遅す
ぎると映像信号の変化に対して迫従できなくなり、おお
むね一垂直走査期間、1/60秒程度が良好な結果とな
る。
The response speed determining section 6 of the circuit determines the response speed to the video signal for the automatic adjustment of the luminance based on the time constant of the circuit based on the capacitance of CI. If the response speed is too fast, the brightness changes depending on the screen part, which is unnatural. If the response speed is too slow, it is difficult to follow the change in the video signal. Generally, a vertical scanning period of about 1/60 second is good. Becomes

【0017】[0017]

【発明の効果】以上述べた様に本発明によれば、映像信
号の輝度変化に対応して、輝度調整を自動的に制御する
ことにより、液晶表示体等のブラウン管に比較してコン
トラス卜比が劣る映像表示素子を用いたテレビにおい
て、液晶表示体の入力ダイナミックレンジに対して映像
信号の微調整をバイアス電圧として与えているので、原
映像信号が明るい状態で変化する場合はその様に表示さ
れ、暗い状態で変化する場合いにはその様に表示される
ため、元の映像信号に忠実に、自然な感じを残したま
ま、液晶表示体で映像信号を表示できる。また、抵抗値
の変化に応じて出力電圧を変化させる輝度調整回路によ
り、バイアス電圧の範囲を調整させ、使用者の好みに応
じた画質調整を行うことができる
As described above, according to the present invention, the contrast ratio is automatically controlled in accordance with the luminance change of the video signal, so that the contrast ratio is higher than that of a cathode ray tube such as a liquid crystal display. Television smell using a video display device
Te, since the applied as a bias voltage a fine adjustment of the video signal to an input dynamic range of the liquid crystal display element, if the original image signal is changed in a bright state is displayed as its, vary in a dark state In other words, since the image is displayed like that, the video signal can be displayed on the liquid crystal display body while maintaining a natural feeling faithfully to the original video signal. Also, the resistance value
The brightness adjustment circuit changes the output voltage according to the
To adjust the range of the bias voltage to suit the user's preference.
Image quality can be adjusted .

【図面の簡単な説明】[Brief description of the drawings]

【図1】本発明の液晶テレビの一実施例を示す図であ
る。
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing one embodiment of a liquid crystal television of the present invention.

【図2】ビデオIFICの映像検波出力の信号波形を示
す図である。
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a signal waveform of a video detection output of a video IFIC.

【図3】液晶表示体の入力ダイナミックレンジと映像信
号振幅、及び制御の様子を示す図である。
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an input dynamic range and a video signal amplitude of a liquid crystal display, and a state of control.

【符号の説明】[Explanation of symbols]

(1)・・IF入力 (2)・・ビデオIFIC (3)・・輝度変化検出部 (4)・・極性反転及び増幅部 (5)・・制御量決定部 (6)・・応答速度決定部 (7)・・ビデオクロマIC (8)・・RGB出力 (9)・・階段波入力時の出力波形 (10)・明るい映像信号入力時の出力波形 (11)・暗い映像信号入力時の出力波形 (12)・出力振幅、約1V (13)・階段波入力時の液晶表示体への入力波形 (14)・明るい映像信号入力時の液晶表示体への入力
波形 (15)・暗い映際信号入力時の液晶表示体への入力波
形 (16)・液晶表示体の入力ダイナミックレンジ (17)・本発明実施例による制御範囲
(1) ··· IF input (2) · · · Video IFIC (3) · · · brightness change detection unit (4) · · · polarity inversion and amplification unit (5) · · · control amount determination unit (6) · · · response speed determination (7) Video chroma IC (8) RGB output (9) Output waveform when staircase wave is input (10) Output waveform when bright video signal is input (11) Output when dark video signal is input Output waveform (12)-Output amplitude, about 1 V (13)-Input waveform to liquid crystal display when staircase wave is input (14)-Input waveform to liquid crystal display when bright video signal is input (15)-Dark projection (16) Input dynamic range of liquid crystal display (17) Control range according to the embodiment of the present invention

Claims (2)

(57)【特許請求の範囲】(57) [Claims] 【請求項1】液晶表示体を備えてなる液晶テレビにおい
て、 映像信号の平均的な直流電圧を反転増幅した電圧を出力
する増幅部と、該増幅部からの出力電圧に基づき輝度制
御量を決定する輝度制御量決定部とを有し、前記 映像信号の電圧に前記輝度制御量に基づき変化する
バイアス電圧を与えてなり、 該バイアス電圧は、前記平均的な直流電圧が相対的に高
いときは、前記液晶表示体の入力ダイナミックレンジに
対して前記映像信号の電圧を相対的に低くし、前記直流
電圧が相対的に低いときは、前記入力ダイナミックレン
ジに対して前記映像信号の電圧を相対的に高くするよう
に変化してなることを特徴とする液晶テレビ。
A liquid crystal television having a liquid crystal display, comprising: an amplifying section for outputting a voltage obtained by inverting and amplifying an average DC voltage of a video signal; and determining a luminance control amount based on an output voltage from the amplifying section. and a brightness control amount determining unit which makes giving bias voltage that varies based on the brightness control amount to the voltage of the video signal, said bias voltage when said average DC voltage is relatively high The voltage of the video signal is relatively low with respect to the input dynamic range of the liquid crystal display, and when the DC voltage is relatively low, the voltage of the video signal is relatively low with respect to the input dynamic range. A liquid crystal television characterized by being changed so as to be higher.
【請求項2】可変抵抗を備え該可変抵抗の抵抗値の変化
に応じて前記バイアス電圧を変化させる輝度調整回路を
有することを特徴とする請求項1記載の液晶テレビ。
2. A variable resistor having a variable resistance.
A brightness adjustment circuit that changes the bias voltage according to
2. The liquid crystal television according to claim 1, comprising:
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