Liquid crystal display

A liquid crystal display, comprising:

• a first display substrate including a plurality of pixel electrodes corresponding to a plurality of pixels, respectively;
• a second display substrate disposed opposite to the first display substrate;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second display substrates,
• wherein
• each of the pixel electrodes comprises first and second subpixel electrodes, which are disposed contiguous to each other in a first direction,
• each of the first and second subpixel electrodes comprises a plurality of minute branches,
• the second subpixel electrode comprises:
• a first electrode portion, which is disposed near a side of the first subpixel electrode;
• a second electrode portion, which is disposed near another side of the first subpixel electrode;
• and
• an electrode portion connecting pattern, which connects the first and second electrode portions,
• the first subpixel electrode is divided into a first first-subpixel area, in which the minute branches extend in a first diagonal direction, which forms an acute angle with the first direction, a second first-subpixel area, which is contiguous to the first first-subpixel area in a second direction crossing the first direction and in which the minute branches extend in a second diagonal direction crossing the first diagonal direction, a third first-subpixel area, which is contiguous to the first first-subpixel area in the first direction and in which the minute branches extend in a third diagonal direction crossing the first diagonal direction, and a fourth first-subpixel area, which is contiguous to the second first-subpixel area in the first direction, and in which the minute branches extend in a fourth diagonal direction crossing the second diagonal direction,
• the first electrode portion of the second subpixel electrode is divided into a first first-electrode-portion area, which is contiguous to the first first-subpixel area in the first direction and in which the minute branches extend in the first diagonal direction, and a second first-electrode-portion area, which is contiguous to the second first-subpixel area in the first direction and in which the minute branches extend in the second diagonal direction, and
• the second electrode portion of the second subpixel electrode is divided into a first second-electrode-portion area, which is contiguous to the third first-subpixel area in the first direction and in which the minute branches extend in the third diagonal direction, and a second second-electrode-portion area, which is contiguous to the fourth first-subpixel area in the first direction and in which the minute branches extend in the fourth diagonal direction.

A liquid crystal display, comprising:

• a first display substrate including a plurality of pixel electrodes corresponding to a plurality of pixels, respectively;
• a second display substrate disposed opposite to the first display substrate;
• and
• a liquid crystal layer disposed between the first and second display substrates,
• wherein
• each of the pixel electrodes comprises first and second subpixel electrodes, which are disposed near to each other in a first direction,
• each of the first and second subpixel electrodes comprises a plurality of minute branches,
• the second subpixel electrode comprises:
• a first electrode portion, which is disposed near a side of the first subpixel electrode;
• a second electrode portion, which is disposed near another side of the first subpixel electrode;
• and
• an electrode portion connecting pattern, which connects the first and second electrode portions,
• the first subpixel electrode is divided into a first first-subpixel area, in which the minute branches extend in a first diagonal direction, a second first-subpixel area, which is disposed near the first first-subpixel area in a second direction crossing the first direction and in which the minute branches extend in a second diagonal direction crossing the first diagonal direction, a third first-subpixel area, which is disposed near the first first-subpixel area in the first direction and in which the minute branches extend in a third diagonal direction crossing the first diagonal direction, and a fourth first-subpixel area, which is disposed near the second first-subpixel area in the first direction, and in which the minute branches extend in a fourth diagonal direction crossing the second diagonal direction,
• the first electrode portion of the second subpixel electrode is divided into a first first-electrode-portion area, which is disposed near the first first-subpixel area in the first direction and in which the minute branches extend in the first diagonal direction, and a second first-electrode-portion area, which is disposed near the second first-subpixel area in the first direction and in which the minute branches extend in the second diagonal direction,
• the second electrode portion of the second subpixel electrode is divided into a first second-electrode-portion area, which is disposed near the third first-subpixel area in the first direction and in which the minute branches extend in the third diagonal direction, and a second second-electrode-portion area, which is disposed near the fourth first-subpixel area in the first direction and in which the minute branches extend in the fourth diagonal direction,
• the first display substrate further comprises first, second and third thin-film transistors,
• the first thin-film transistor provides a first subpixel voltage to the first subpixel electrode, and
• the second thin-film transistor provides a second subpixel voltage to the second subpixel electrode along with the third TFT.