Liquid crystal display including compensation film

Abstract

A liquid crystal display is provided, which includes: a first panel; a second panel facing the first panel; a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first panel and the second panel; a biaxial compensation film disposed on an outer surface of the first panel; a first polarizing film disposed on an outer surface of the biaxial compensation film; a C-plate uniaxial compensator disposed on an outer surface of the second panel and having a horizontal retardation lower than about 10 nm; and a second polarizing film disposed on an outer surface of the C-plate uniaxial compensator.

1 . A liquid crystal display comprising: 
 a first panel;    a second panel facing the first panel;    a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first panel and the second panel;    a biaxial compensation film disposed on an outer surface of the first panel;    a first polarizing film disposed on an outer surface of the biaxial compensation film;    a C-plate uniaxial compensator disposed on an outer surface of the second panel and having a horizontal retardation lower than about 10 nm; and    a second polarizing film disposed on an outer surface of the C-plate uniaxial compensator,    wherein the C-plate uniaxial compensator comprises a TAC film and the TAC film has a vertical retardation ranging from about 45 nm to about 55 nm.    
   
   
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       32 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 1 , wherein the TAC film has a slow axis parallel to an absorption axis of the second polarizing film, and the biaxial compensation film has a horizontal retardation ranging from about 43 nm to about 73 nm and a vertical retardation ranging from about 95 nm to about 135 nm.  
   
   
       33 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 1 , wherein the TAC film has a slow axis perpendicular to an absorption axis of the second polarizing film, and the biaxial compensation film has a horizontal retardation ranging from about 35 nm to about 65 nm and a vertical retardation ranging from about 95 nm to about 135 nm.  
   
   
       34 . A liquid crystal display comprising: 
 a first panel;    a second panel facing the first panel;    a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first panel and the second panel;    a biaxial compensation film disposed on an outer surface of the first panel;    a first polarizing film disposed on an outer surface of the biaxial compensation film;    a C-plate uniaxial compensator disposed on an outer surface of the second panel and having a horizontal retardation lower than about 10 nm; and    a second polarizing film disposed on an outer surface of the C-plate uniaxial compensator,    wherein the C-plate uniaxial compensator comprises a TAC film and the TAC film has a vertical retardation ranging from about 55 nm to about 65 nm.    
   
   
       35 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 34 , wherein the TAC film has a slow axis parallel to an absorption axis of the second polarizing film, and the biaxial compensation film has a horizontal retardation ranging from about 50 nm to about 80 nm and a vertical retardation ranging from about 85 nm to about 125 nm.  
   
   
       36 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 34 , wherein the TAC film has a slow axis perpendicular to an absorption axis of the second polarizing film, and the biaxial compensation film has a horizontal retardation ranging from about 35 nm to about 65 nm and a vertical retardation ranging from about 85 nm to about 125 nm.  
   
   
       37 . A liquid crystal display comprising: 
 a first panel;    a second panel facing the first panel;    a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first panel and the second panel;    a biaxial compensation film disposed on an outer surface of the first panel;    a first polarizing film disposed on an outer surface of the biaxial compensation film;    a C-plate uniaxial compensator disposed on an outer surface of the second panel and having a horizontal retardation lower than about 10 nm; and    a second polarizing film disposed on an outer surface of the C-plate uniaxial compensator,    wherein the C-plate uniaxial compensator comprises two TAC films and each of the TAC films has a vertical retardation ranging from about 45 nm to about 55 nm.    
   
   
       38 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 37 , wherein each of the TAC films has a slow axis parallel to an absorption axis of the second polarizing film, and the biaxial compensation film has a horizontal retardation ranging from about 65 nm to about 95 nm and a vertical retardation ranging from about 42 nm to about 82 nm.  
   
   
       39 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 37 , wherein the TAC films have slow axes parallel to each other and perpendicular to an absorption axis of the second polarizing film, and the biaxial compensation film has a horizontal retardation ranging from about 45 nm to about 75 nm and a vertical retardation ranging from about 42 nm to about 82 nm.  
   
   
       40 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 37 , wherein one of the TAC films has a slow axis parallel to an absorption axis of the second polarizing film, the other of the TAC films has a slow axis perpendicular to the absorption axis of the second polarizing film, and the biaxial compensation film has a horizontal retardation ranging from about 55 nm to about 85 nm and a vertical retardation ranging from about 42 nm to about 82 nm.  
   
   
       41 . A liquid crystal display comprising: 
 a first panel;    a second panel facing the first panel;    a liquid crystal layer interposed between the first panel and the second panel;    a biaxial compensation film disposed on an outer surface of the first panel;    a first polarizing film disposed on an outer surface of the biaxial compensation film;    a C-plate uniaxial compensator disposed on an outer surface of the second panel and having a horizontal retardation lower than about 10 nm; and    a second polarizing film disposed on an outer surface of the C-plate uniaxial compensator,    wherein the C-plate uniaxial compensator comprises two TAC films and each of the TAC films has a vertical retardation ranging from about 55 nm to about 65 nm.    
   
   
       42 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 41 , wherein each of the TAC films has a slow axis parallel to an absorption axis of the second polarizing film, and the biaxial compensation film has a horizontal retardation ranging from about 80 nm to about 110 nm and a vertical retardation ranging from about 20 nm to about 60 nm.  
   
   
       43 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 41 , wherein the TAC films have slow axes parallel to each other and perpendicular to an absorption axis of the second polarizing film, and the biaxial compensation film has a horizontal retardation ranging from about 55 nm to about 85 nm and a vertical retardation ranging from about 20 nm to about 60 nm.  
   
   
       44 . The liquid crystal display of  claim 41 , wherein one of the TAC films has a slow axis parallel to an absorption axis of the second polarizing film, the other of the TAC films has a slow axis perpendicular to the absorption axis of the second polarizing film, and the biaxial compensation film has a horizontal retardation ranging from about 65 nm to about 95 nm and a vertical retardation ranging from about 20 nm to about 60 nm.