Liquid crystal display device and backlight thereof

A liquid crystal display device, comprising:

• a liquid crystal panel;
• a light guide disposed below said liquid crystal panel, said light guide having an end surface, an upper surface, and a lower surface;
• a lamp facing said end surface;
• a lamp housing having an inner side holding said lamp inside, said lamp housing including an upper end portion and a lower end portion;
• and
• a main supporter, a portion of which is between said lamp housing and said liquid crystal panel.

A backlight for an LCD device, comprising:

• a lamp housing including an upper extension;
• a lamp light within said lamp housing;
• and
• a light guide horizontally spaced apart from said upper extension.

An LCD device, comprising:

• a liquid crystal display panel;
• a light guide disposed below said liquid crystal display panel;
• a lamp housing including an upper extension, said upper extension being horizontally spaced apart from said light guide;
• a plurality of optical films above at least a portion of the upper surface of said light guide;
• a lamp light within said lamp housing;
• and
• a lamp wire supplying power to said lamp light.

An LCD device, comprising:

• a liquid crystal display panel;
• a light guide disposed below said liquid crystal display panel;
• a lamp housing aside said light guide;
• a main supporter on a side of and above said lamp housing, wherein said main supporter is thermally insulating;
• a lamp light within said lamp housing;
• and
• a lamp wire supplying power to said lamp light.