Liquid crystal display panel and liquid crystal display device

Abstract

The present invention provides a liquid crystal display panel capable of increasing the contrast not only in the front direction but also in oblique directions, and a liquid crystal display device. The liquid crystal display panel includes a first substrate; a second substrate; and a liquid crystal layer arranged between the first substrate and the second substrate, the liquid crystal display panel including a first O-type polarizing element on an outer side of the first substrate, the liquid crystal display panel including a second O-type polarizing element on an outer side of the second substrate, the liquid crystal display panel including an E-type polarizing element between the second substrate and the liquid crystal layer on an inner side of the second substrate, the liquid crystal display panel including viewing angle compensation film(s) between the first O-type polarizing element and the E-type polarizing element, wherein a thickness-direction phase difference between the first O-type polarizing element and the second O-type polarizing element is equal to or smaller than the thickness-direction phase difference between the first O-type polarizing element and the E-type polarizing element.

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