In this paper, we report our finite element method (FEM) study on the electro-optical characteristics as well as dynamic molecular behavior for the three liquid crystal modes; vertical alignment (VA), continuous pinwheel alignment (CPA), and optically compensated bend (OCB). Our numerical study revealed that the CPA mode is very promising in view of light transmittance and wide viewing angle characteristics over the VA modes and the OCB mode exhibits an excellent dynamic response behavior over the VA and CPA modes.