Liquid crystal display device

1. A liquid crystal display device comprising in the following order from a viewing surface side:

a first polarizer;

an out-cell retardation layer;

a first substrate;

an in-cell retardation layer;

a horizontally aligned liquid crystal layer;

a second substrate; and

a second polarizer,

the liquid crystal display device further comprising a viewing angle compensation film between the first polarizer and the out-cell retardation layer or between the second substrate and the second polarizer,

the out-cell retardation layer being a laminate including in the following order from a viewing surface side: a first retardation layer having an NZ coefficient of 1.0 or greater and 1.1 or smaller and an in-plane retardation of 120 nm or greater and smaller than 137.5 nm; and a second retardation layer having an in-plane retardation of 0 nm or greater and 10 nm or smaller and a thickness retardation of 80 nm or greater and 150 nm or smaller,

the in-cell retardation layer being a third retardation layer having an NZ coefficient of 0.7 or greater and 1.4 or smaller and an in-plane retardation of 120 nm or greater and smaller than 137.5 nm,

wherein the viewing angle compensation film is disposed between the first polarizer and the out-cell retardation layer, and

the in-plane retardation of the first retardation layer Re(A1), the NZ coefficient of the first retardation layer NZ(A1), and the thickness retardation of the second retardation layer Rth(C1) satisfy a relation expressed by the following Formula 1:

P− 10≤ R th( C 1)≤ P+ 10  (Formula 1)

wherein P satisfies a relation expressed by the following Formula P1:

P =Re( A 1)−(Re( A 1)/ NZ ( A 1)−95)−(120−Re( A 1))  (Formula P1).

2. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the first retardation layer has an in-plane retardation of 135 nm or smaller.

3. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the viewing angle compensation film is a laminate including: a retardation layer having an NZ coefficient of 0.7 or greater and 1.3 or smaller and an in-plane retardation of 130 nm or greater and 150 nm or smaller; and a retardation layer having an in-plane retardation of 0 nm or greater and 10 nm or smaller and a thickness retardation of 80 nm or greater and 100 nm or smaller.

4. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the liquid crystal display device further comprises an antireflection film on a viewing surface side of the first polarizer, and

the antireflection film has a minimum visible light reflectance within a wavelength range of 550 nm or greater and 780 nm or smaller.

5. A liquid crystal display device comprising in the following order from a viewing surface side:

a first polarizer;

an out-cell retardation layer;

a first substrate;

an in-cell retardation layer;

a horizontally aligned liquid crystal layer;

a second substrate; and

a second polarizer,

the liquid crystal display device further comprising a viewing angle compensation film between the first polarizer and the out-cell retardation layer or between the second substrate and the second polarizer,

the out-cell retardation layer being a laminate including in the following order from a viewing surface side: a first retardation layer having an NZ coefficient of 1.0 or greater and 1.1 or smaller and an in-plane retardation of 120 nm or greater and smaller than 137.5 nm; and a second retardation layer having an in-plane retardation of 0 nm or greater and 10 nm or smaller and a thickness retardation of 80 nm or greater and 150 nm or smaller,

the in-cell retardation layer being a third retardation layer having an NZ coefficient of 0.7 or greater and 1.4 or smaller and an in-plane retardation of 120 nm or greater and smaller than 137.5 nm,

wherein the viewing angle compensation film is disposed between the second substrate and the second polarizer, and

the in-plane retardation of the first retardation layer Re(A1), the NZ coefficient of the first retardation layer NZ(A1), and the thickness retardation of the second retardation layer Rth(C1) satisfy a relation expressed by the following Formula 2:

Q− 10≤ R th( C 1)≤ Q+ 10  (Formula 2)

wherein Q satisfies a relation expressed by the following Formula Q1:

Q =Re( A 1)−(Re( A 1)/ NZ ( A 1)−100)−(120−Re( A 1))×( NZ ( A 1)−1.0)×100  (Formula Q1).

6. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the first retardation layer has an in-plane retardation of 135 nm or smaller.

7. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the viewing angle compensation film is a laminate including: a retardation layer having an NZ coefficient of 0.7 or greater and 1.3 or smaller and an in-plane retardation of 130 nm or greater and 150 nm or smaller; and a retardation layer having an in-plane retardation of 0 nm or greater and 10 nm or smaller and a thickness retardation of 80 nm or greater and 100 nm or smaller.

8. The liquid crystal display device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the liquid crystal display device further comprises an antireflection film on a viewing surface side of the first polarizer, and

the antireflection film has a minimum visible light reflectance within a wavelength range of 550 nm or greater and 780 nm or smaller.