Liquid crystal display and method of manufacturing the same

Abstract

A liquid crystal display according to the invention includes a liquid crystal display element ( 100 ) having a liquid crystal layer ( 4 ) containing liquid crystal molecules oriented so as to assume a bend alignment when an image display is being made, and at least one retardation plate for compensating for a retardation of the liquid crystal layer, wherein the display is made by varying the retardation of the liquid crystal layer in accordance with video signals inputted from outside to vary the transmittance of the liquid crystal display element to light for display, characterized in that: the liquid crystal display element ( 100 ) includes a plurality of red pixels for displaying a red color, a plurality of green pixels for displaying a green color, and a plurality of blue pixels for displaying a blue color; and a thickness ( 53 B) of the liquid crystal layer ( 4 ) associated with the blue pixels is larger than a thickness ( 53 R, 53 G) of the liquid crystal layer associated with the red pixels and/or the green pixels.

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       18 . A liquid crystal display comprising: a liquid crystal display element having a liquid crystal layer containing liquid crystal molecules oriented so as to assume a bend alignment when an image display is being made, and at least one retardation plate for compensating for a retardation of the liquid crystal layer; and a lighting device for emitting light outgoing to the liquid crystal display element, wherein the display is made by varying the retardation of the liquid crystal layer in accordance with video signals inputted from outside to vary the transmittance of the liquid crystal display element to the light outgoing from the lighting device for display, 
 characterized in that:    the lighting device is configured to substantially equalize outgoing light amounts in respective wavelength regions corresponding to red, green and blue; and the lighting device has light sources for emitting a red light, a green light and a blue light, respectively, and    the liquid crystal display further comprises lighting device control means for controlling the lighting device in a manner to cause the light sources to emit respective color lights by time division.    
   
   
       19 . The liquid crystal display according to  claim 18 , wherein the lighting device has a light-emitting diode for emitting the outgoing light.  
   
   
       20 . The liquid crystal display according to  claim 18 , wherein the lighting device has an electroluminescent device for emitting the outgoing light.