Abstract: In order to prevent the display quality of a display device from deteriorating due to an external stress, a liquid crystal panel for displaying images and characters, and an illuminator for projecting light from the back of the liquid crystal panel are supported by a mold frame (1) in FIG. 3 and a front frame fixed to the mold frame (1). The mold frame (1) is formed with mounting holes for attaching the liquid crystal panel to an external device such as personal computer, and is at its corners with cutouts (20) for absorbing the external stresses which are propagated through the mounting holes in a state where the display device is attached to the external device.

Abstract: A liquid crystal panel module includes a liquid crystal panel unit on a backlight unit. The backlight unit preferably has a holding member for holding the liquid crystal panel unit in a specific position on the backlight unit with no gap therebetween. Preferably, the backlight unit comprises a light guide; a lamp for emitting illumination from one side of the light guide; and a reflector for collecting light from the lamp on the light guide. The reflector has a polygonal cross section, a thickness greater than the thickness of the light guide, and is open to only the thickness of the light guide on the light guide side of the reflector.