| abstract |
The purpose of the present invention is to provide an image display device having improved visibility. The image display device (1) pertaining to the present invention has a white light source (2) having a continuous light emission spectrum, an image display cell (4), a polarizer (8) disposed on a viewing side from the image display cell (4), and two alignment films having a retardation of 3,000 nm to 150,000 nm on the viewing side from the polarizer (8), the principal axes of alignment of the two alignment films being substantially parallel to each other, or the two alignment films having a different retardation from each other, the difference thereof being at least 1800 nm. |