A drive circuit, for a display apparatus, capable of preventing the occurrence of malfunctions, when the power is turned on, and the destruction of an
output device. The drive circuit comprises an edge pulse generation circuit for generating a
front edge pulse and a back edge pulse of an input
signal, a first level shift circuit for converting the
front edge pulse, a second level shift circuit for converting the back edge pulse, a logic circuit, a flip-flop circuit, a setup
resistor connected to a
signal line in the flip-flop circuit or in the post stage of the flip-flop circuit, an output
amplifier circuit connected to the post stage of the setup
resistor, and an
output device connected to the output
amplifier circuit, wherein a capacitive load of the display apparatus is driven by the
output device and the setup
resistor is connected between the power supply
signal line of the output
amplifier circuit and the signal line.