Liquid crystal display device operating in a vertically aligned mode of liquid crystal molecules

A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a first substrate;
• a second substrate facing said first substrate;
• a liquid crystal layer interposed between said first and second substrates;
• and
• a group of electrodes disposed on said first substrate so as to create an electric field in said liquid crystal layer generally parallel to said first substrate in an activated state in which a drive voltage is applied to said group of electrodes;
• said liquid crystal molecules aligning generally perpendicularly to a plane of said first substrate in a non-activated state in which said drive voltage is not applied to said group of electrodes, said liquid crystal molecules aligning generally parallel to said plane of said first substrate in said activated state;
• said liquid crystal molecules having a pre-tilt angle of less than 90° in at least one of a part of said liquid crystal layer corresponding to a pixel and said electrode on said first substrate.