There is provided a method for controlling electrodes in a plasma display. The method includes providing addressing signals to (a) a first electrode in a first row, a second electrode in a second row, a fifth electrode in a fifth row and a sixth electrode in a sixth row; and subsequently to (b) a third electrode in a third row and a fourth electrode in a fourth row. The second row is adjacent to the first row, the third row is adjacent to the second row, the fourth row is adjacent to the third row, the fifth row is adjacent to the fourth row and the sixth row is adjacent to the fifth row.