In active matrix organic light emitting diode (AMOLED) displays, when a variable refresh rate is applied and the frame rate changes, the image’s color and luminance quality in AMOLED displays deteriorates. The frequency-dependent cognitive differences were experimentally demonstrated by using 6.76″ AMOLED displays. This phenomenon is dependent on the emission time and the data programming time on the frame rate. This degradation of the image quality during the frequency switch could be prevented by applying a variable initial voltage (VINI) to the OLED anode. For a frequency change between 60 and 120 Hz, the measured just noticeable color difference (JNCD) decreased from 7.50 to less than 1.00 in luminance, and from 2.34 to 0.02 in color. As our approach can prevent image quality distortion by utilizing an existing compensation pixel structure without additional compensation steps, it will be a promising technique for improving the picture quality in AMOLED displays.
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