Patent ID: 7643107

Claim:
A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising: a first liquid crystal display having a viewing mode of at least one of a transmissive mode and a reflective mode; a second liquid crystal display having a viewing mode of at least one of a transmissive mode and a reflective mode, and disposed above said first liquid crystal display with a viewing side of each of said displays facing upward; a backlight, disposed behind said first liquid crystal display, for illuminating said first liquid crystal display; a first absorptive polarizer disposed between said first liquid crystal display and said backlight; a second absorptive polarizer disposed on an upper side of said second liquid crystal display; and a reflective polarizer, disposed between said first liquid crystal display and said second liquid crystal display, for reflecting external light that passed through said second liquid crystal display, wherein the maximum power consumption of said second liquid crystal display is smaller than that of said first liquid crystal display.