Patent ID: 8203675

Claim:
A liquid crystal display device comprising: a liquid-crystal cell having a liquid-crystal layer that aligns vertically to the substrate thereof in the black state, first and second polarizing elements that are disposed to sandwich the liquid-crystal cell therebetween in a manner that their absorption axes are orthogonal to each other, an optically-biaxial retardation film A disposed between the first polarizing element and the liquid-crystal cell, and an optically-biaxial retardation film B disposed between the second polarizing element and the liquid-crystal cell, wherein the retardation films A and B differ from each other in the optical anisotropy and the retardation film A and the retardation film B satisfy the following conditions (V) and (VI): Re A (446)− Re A (548)> Re B (446)− Re B (548) (V) Rth A (446)− Rth A (548)> Rth B (446)− Rth B (548) (VI); wherein Re A (λ) [nm] means retardation in plane of the retardation film A measured at a wavelength of λ [nm]; Rth A (λ) [nm] means retardation alone thickness direction of the retardation film A measured at a wavelength of λ [nm]; and similarly, Re B (λ) [nm] and Rth B (λ) [nm] each mean retardation in lane and retardation along thickness direction of the retardation film B measured at a wavelength of λ [nm].