Liquid crystal display device operating in a vertically aligned mode

A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a first substrate;
• a second substrate disposed generally parallel to said first substrate;
• a first electrode pattern formed on a first principal surface of said first substrate facing said second substrate;
• a first molecular alignment film formed on said first principal surface so as to cover said first electrode pattern;
• a second electrode pattern formed on a second principal surface of said second substrate facing said first substrate;
• a second molecular alignment film formed on said second principal surface so as to cover said second electrode pattern;
• a liquid crystal layer confined between said first molecular alignment film and said second molecular alignment film, said liquid crystal layer comprising a liquid crystal mixture of a plurality of liquid crystal compositions at least including liquid crystal molecules having a negative dielectric anisotropy such that said liquid crystal molecules align generally perpendicularly to said first principal surface in a non-activated state of said liquid crystal display device in which no driving voltage is applied across said first and second electrode patterns,
• said first substrate, said second substrate, said first electrode pattern, said second electrode pattern, said first molecular alignment film, said second molecular alignment film and said liquid crystal layer thereby forming a liquid crystal panel,
• a first polarization element disposed at a first side of said liquid crystal panel;
• a second polarization element disposed at a second, opposite side of said liquid crystal panel;
• said liquid crystal mixture having a dielectric anisotropy in a range between -3.8 and about -2.0.