Patent ID: 7733449

Claim:
A liquid crystal display comprising: a first substrate and a second substrate; liquid crystal layer sandwiched between said first substrate and said second substrate; a first polarization plate disposed on said first substrate on a side opposite to said liquid crystal layer; a second polarization plate disposed on said second substrate on side opposite to said liquid crystal layer; one or more retardation films disposed between said first substrate and said first polarization plate and between said second substrate and said second polarization plate; pixel electrodes disposed on one of said first substrate and said second substrate on a side of said liquid crystal layer; and a counter electrode disposed on the other of said first substrate and said second substrate on the side of said liquid crystal layer, wherein: longer axes of liquid crystal molecules of said liquid crystal layer are aligned generally perpendicular to said first substrate and said second substrate while voltage is not applied; said first polarization plate and said second polarization plate include each a polarization layer and a pair of protective layers sandwiching said polarization layer; a retardation R th of said protective layers disposed on said first polarization plate on the side of said liquid crystal layer and on said second polarization plate on the side of said liquid crystal layer is −5 nm or larger and 5 nm or smaller; and a negative C-Plate is provided between said first substrate and said retardation film and between said second substrate and said retardation film.