Display apparatus

A display apparatus comprising:

• a thin-plate display device having a thickness, a display surface, and a back surface, the display surface being disposed at one side of the display device in a thickness direction thereof for displaying an image, the back surface being disposed at the other side of the display device in the thickness direction thereof;
• and
• a rear cover for covering the back surface of the display device, the rear cover having a back wall and a side wall, the back wall being mounted to the back surface, the side wall being raised forwardly from a periphery of the back wall and extending along the outside of the periphery of the display device,
• wherein a transparent film is adhered to the entire display surface, the film extending beyond the periphery of the display surface from a portion of the film adhered to the display surface, an outer edge of the film, which is an edge in a direction of the extension, being mounted to the side wall, so that a front surface of the display apparatus is formed by the film.