Patent ID: 8164715

Claim:
A liquid crystal display that includes a liquid crystal cell and a first polarizing plate and a second polarizing plate respectively provided on each side of the liquid crystal cell, wherein the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate each includes a polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film and protective films provided on both sides of the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film, the protective films that are provided on surfaces opposite to the liquid crystal cell of the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate each has the vapor transmissivity of 100 g/m 2 Day or less, and the protective films that are provided on surfaces abutting the liquid crystal cell of the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate each has the vapor transmissivity of more than 1,500 g/m 2 Day, the liquid crystal display further comprising a film that is provided on the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film and has the vapor transmissivity of more than 200 g/m 2 Day and a luminance improvement film that is provided on the film having the vapor transmissivity of more than 200 g/m 2 Day between the polyvinyl alcohol polarizing film and the film having the vapor transmissivity of100 g/m 2 Day or less of at least one polarizing film of the first polarizing plate and the second polarizing plate.