Patent ID: 8054433

Claim:
A display comprising: a display device including picture elements of a plurality of colors, each being driven in accordance with an image to be displayed; and a viewing angle control device that is arranged on at least one of a backside and a front side of the display device and controls a viewing angle of the display device, wherein the viewing angle control device includes: a pair of substrates, each including at least an electrode and an alignment film; liquid crystal sandwiched between the pair of substrates; a driving circuit that applies a voltage to the electrode provided on each of the pair of substrates; and a pair of polarizers provided so as to sandwich the pair of substrates therebetween, the driving circuit switches the voltage to be applied to the electrode, thereby switching a range of the viewing angle in which a display on the display device can be viewed, between a first state providing a first viewing angle range and a second state providing a second viewing angle range that is within the first viewing angle range and narrower than the first viewing angle range, and the viewing angle control device includes a dielectric film at a position corresponding to the picture element of at least one of the colors in the display device on at least one of the pair of substrates, the dielectric film adjusting voltage-transmittance characteristics of the liquid crystal of the viewing angle control device.