Lighting device and video display device using the same

Alighting device for emitting light comprising:

• a base chassis;
• a reflection sheet provided on the base chassis;
• an optical element arranged at a predetermined distant position away from the reflection sheet in a direction in orthogonal to a light emitting surface of the lighting device;
• a plurality of LEDs arranged in one row in a space between the reflection sheet and the optical element so as to emit light in a direction in parallel with the light emitting surface of the lighting device;
• and
• an optical sheet provided on the light emitting surface side of the optical element,
• wherein a light shielding pattern is provided at a position corresponding to each of the LEDs on the light emitting surface side of the optical element, and
• the light shielding pattern is configured by stacking a plurality of light shielding layers in which a light shielding layer positioned closest to the optical element side among the light shielding layers has a ratio of white color higher than a ratio of white color of at least one of the other light shielding layers.