A
liquid crystal display device with a switchable viewing angle, and a viewing angle switching method. The
liquid crystal display device comprises a display panel (20), wherein the display panel (20)comprises a first substrate (21), a second substrate (22) arranged opposite the first substrate (21), and a
liquid crystal layer (23) located between the first substrate (21) and the second substrate(22); a viewing angle control
electrode (215) is arranged on the first substrate (21), and a common
electrode (225) and a pixel
electrode (227) are arranged on the second substrate (22); the display panel (20) may be switched between a wide viewing angle mode and a narrow viewing angle mode. The
liquid crystal display device also comprises a display control module (33) and a
voltage output module(34), wherein in the wide viewing angle mode, the screen refresh frequency of the display panel (20) is the same as a
data input frequency at which screen data is input to the display control module (33), and the
voltage output module (34) outputs a direct-
current voltage to the viewing angle control electrode (215); and in the narrow viewing angle mode, the screen refresh frequency of the displaypanel (20) is twice or quadruple the
data input frequency at which the screen data is input to the display control module (33), and the
voltage output module (34) outputs a
periodic alternating-
current voltage to the viewing angle control electrode (215).