a display in the rgb format this would be a set of data which define a brightness value for the individual colors these image data are digitally encoded for example a pixel is described by an rgb color value composed of three times six bits fig1 shows a display device 1 which has a graphic unit 2 and a display unit 3 graphic unit 2 has a graphic controller 4 in a first specific embodiment graphic controller 4 processes image information which is supplied to graphic unit 2 via an input 5 in another specific embodiment graphic unit 2 may also have an arithmetic unit 6 which calculates display signals and relays them to graphic controller 4 for display in addition further control information may be relayed from a data bus 8 to graphic controller 4 via a terminal 7 graphic controller 4 converts the appropriate image data into display signals for display unit 3 according to appropriate specifications adapted to display unit 3 the display signals are adapted for example to the number of pixels of display unit 3 for example 800 u00d7 600 pixels the display signals are transmitted from graphic controller 4 to display unit 3 via a preferably multi wire data line 9 in.