Patent ID: 7738063

Claim:
A vertically aligned liquid crystal display comprising at least one unstretched polynorbornene based negative C-plate retardation film for thickness retardation compensation between a vertically aligned panel and a polarization film, wherein a total thickness retardation value (R total ) of the vertically aligned liquid crystal display is defined as: R total =R −C +R VA , (Equation 3) 30 nm≦ R total (= R VA +R −C )≦180 nm, (Equation 4) wherein R −C is total thickness retardation value for all negative C-plate type films that can be used for optical compensation in the thickness direction, as given by: R −C =(thickness retardation value of inner protection film of polarization plate)+(thickness retardation value of biaxial A-plate)+(thickness retardation value of negative C-plate); R VA is the retardation value of the vertically aligned panel; and R total is the sum of R VA and R −C .