Portable terminal

Abstract

Visibility of a transmissive liquid crystal display panel is improved in outside and inside environments. A liquid crystal display 110 to be installed in a portable terminal includes a transmissive liquid crystal display panel 106, a high directivity backlight 103 disposed opposing to the liquid crystal display panel 106, and a transmission diffusion changeover film 104 for conducting a changeover between transmission diffusion states of light emitted from the high directivity backlight 103. The transmission diffusion changeover film 104 is disposed between the liquid crystal display panel 106 and the high directivity backlight 103 and is constructed to be capable of conducting a changeover between a first state wherein straight light transmittivity of emission light from the high directivity backlight 103 is relatively high and a second state wherein the straight light transmittivity of emission light from the high directivity backlight 103 is relatively low.

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