Liquid crystal display apparatus

A liquid crystal display apparatus comprising:

• a liquid crystal display panel comprising an array substrate comprising a thin film transistor, an opposite substrate facing to the array substrate, and a liquid crystal layer disposed between the array substrate and the opposite substrate, the liquid crystal layer comprising homeotropically aligned liquid crystal molecules;
• a first polarizing plate disposed on an outer surface of the array substrate, the first polarizing plate having a first transmission axis;
• a second polarizing plate disposed on an outer surface of the opposite substrate, the second polarizing plate including a second transmission axis perpendicular to the first transmission axis;
• a phase difference film disposed between the second polarizing plate and the liquid crystal layer, the phase difference film having an in-plane retardation value in a range of about 120 nm to about 150 nm and a thickness retardation value in a range of about 240 nm to about 300 nm;
• and
• a backlight unit providing light to the first polarizing plate,
• wherein the phase difference film comprises:
• a biaxial film;
• and
• a negative C-plate,
• wherein an in-plane retardation value of the biaxial film is in a range of about 120 nm to about 150 nm, and
• wherein a thickness retardation value of the negative C-plate is in a range of about 190 nm to 210 nm.