Patent ID: 6084652
Filing Date: 2000-07-04
Classification: G02F

Abstract:
A liquid crystal display device, comprising:a liquid crystal display element formed by sealing a liquid crystal layer between a pair of substrates each of which has an orientation film;a pair of polarizers disposed so as to flank the liquid crystal display element; andat least one optical retardation compensator plate disposed between the liquid crystal display element and the polarizers, the optical retardation compensator plate having an inclining refractive index ellipsoid,wherein the orientation films orient the liquid crystal layer in each pixel such that it is divided into a plurality of divisions of mutually different volumes whose orientation directions are mutually different, and a pretilt angle formed by the orientation films and a major axis of liquid crystal molecules in the liquid crystal layer is set within a range that results in halftone being displayed without tone reversion in a viewing direction opposite to a standard viewing direction with respect to a line normal to the display.