Patent ID: 8031292

Claim:
A liquid crystal display comprising: a light guide plate guiding incident light; a first point light source assembly including first point light source elements providing the light to the light guide plate and a first support substrate having the first point light source elements, the first point light source assembly being disposed at one side of the light guide plate; a second point light source assembly including second point light source elements providing the light to the light guide plate and a second support substrate having the second point light source elements, the second point light source assembly being disposed at the opposite side of the light guide plate; a liquid crystal panel assembly disposed on the light guide plate and displaying image information; and a lower container accommodating the light guide plate, first and second point light source assemblies, and liquid crystal panel assembly, wherein the first support substrate is larger in area than the second support substrate, wherein a number of the first point light source elements is same as a number of the second point light source elements, wherein the lower container comprises a bottom, a first side and a second side substantially perpendicular to the bottom, a first groove disposed between the bottom and the first side, and a second groove disposed between the bottom and the second side, and the first groove is deeper than the second groove.