This application provides a display apparatus and a driving method therefor. The display apparatus includes: a storage module, configured to provide display data; a timing controller, configured to: read the display data, convert the display data to image data, and output the image data and a control signal; a brightness adjusting module, configured to adjust a working state of the brightness adjusting module according to the control signal; and a display module, configured to receive the image data output by the timing controller and present a corresponding image, where after finishing configuring the image data of the display module and receiving a feedback signal sent by the display module, the timing controller controls the brightness adjusting module to be turned on, and the brightness adjusting module is connected to the timing controller by using a spring and a probe of a fan-out area.