Abstract: An illumination device according to the present invention is provided with: a chassis (14); a cold-cathode tube (17); an optical member (15); a clamping member (30) that is provided at an aperture edge (14b) of the chassis (14), has a supporting section (36) and a frame (16), and moves together with the deformation of the chassis (14); and a buffer part (31) that is disposed between the optical member (15) and the frame (16), wherein the buffer part (31) is provided with a plurality of mountain-shaped protrusions (32) arrayed in parallel in the peripheral direction of the aperture edge (14b) and having a mountain shape in a cross section and a rectangular shape in a plan view, the mountain-shaped protrusion having top parts thereof contacting the optical member (15), and wherein, in the mountain-shaped protrusions (32), of the two inclined surfaces constituting each mountain-shaped protrusion (32) in a cross-sectional view, a first inclination angle (?1) formed by the optical member (15) and a first inclined

Abstract: An image pickup apparatus operates in a normal power-consumption mode in the period after reception of an image-transfer request command from a digital television set until completion of an operation for transferring still image data in accordance with the image-transfer request command, and operates in a low power-consumption mode in the period after the completion of the operation for transferring the still image data in accordance with the image-transfer request command until reception of another image-transfer request command from the digital television set.

Abstract: Dual display screens are oriented back-to-back such that one display screen is visible from a first direction and one display screen is visible from a direction opposite the first direction.

Abstract: A video display device includes: a video processing unit generating and displaying video signals; an air cooling fan cooling the video processing unit by generating cooling air; a filter arranged on an intake side of the air cooling fan to remove dust; and a cooling duct to be a ventilation flue of the cooling air, having a bay portion as a concave portion formed by a protruding portion provided at an outlet end of the cooling air.

Abstract: An image display device includes: an external light measurement unit measuring the illuminance of an external light a plurality of times, and generating a measurement value indicating the illuminance; a storage unit storing history data which shows the measurement values, and color mode data which shows a correspondence between the illuminance and a color mode; a determination unit, based on the history data, determining whether or not it is a changed condition wherein the illuminance changes upward or downward, or the illuminance fluctuates; and an adjustment unit, in the event that it is not the changed condition, determining the color mode to be applied based on the measurement values and the color mode data, and adjusting the color or brightness of an image in accordance with the color mode, and in the event that it is the changed condition, continuing the adjustment currently being applied as the image adjustment.

Abstract: An illumination device according to the present invention is provided with a control substrate 40 mounted on a chassis 14 and a substrate cover 60 that is arranged to cover the control substrate 40, and the substrate cover 60 and the chassis 14 are formed of a conductive material. The substrate cover 60 includes attaching parts 64 attached to the chassis 14 and a plurality of contact pieces 70 that come into contact with the chassis 14. First contact pieces 70A that are arranged from among the plurality of contact pieces 70 at positions comparatively distant from the attaching parts 64 of the substrate cover 60 are configured to bend along the thickness direction with greater ease than second contact pieces 70B that are arranged from among the plurality of contact pieces 70 at positions comparatively near to the attaching parts 64 of the substrate cover 60.

Abstract: The edge light type backlight device (12) includes a light guide plate (19); an LED light source (17); a reflective sheet (25), the edge thereof on the side facing the LED light source (17) extending toward the LED light source (17) beyond the surface of the light-guiding plate (19) that faces the LED light source (17); and a chassis (14) that has a bottom plate (14a) and side plates (14b) rise from one surface of the bottom plate (14a) and that stores therein the LED light source (17), the reflective sheet (25), and the light guide plate (19). The LED light source (17) is affixed to the side plate (14b) of the chassis (14). In the reflective sheet (25), near an edge of the reflective sheet (25) on a side facing the LED light source (17), a fold line (25a) for bending is disposed across two edges connected to that edge.

Abstract: A display system includes a display-color function image generator and a DCF image converter. The DCF image generator generates a DCF image from a source image. In the DCF image, each pixel is associated with a respective DCF configured to convert an input value to a display color value. The DCF image generator inputs values to respective DCFs to convert the DCF image to a displayable image having pixels associated with respective display colors.

Abstract: A backlight device 24 according to the present invention includes: LED substrates 30; LED light sources 28 placed on the surfaces of the LED substrates 30; a light guide plate 20 having light-receiving surfaces 20a on the side faces, the plate being placed such that the LED light sources 28 and the light-receiving surfaces 20a face each other; a chassis 22 having a bottom plate and a plurality of side walls 22b, 22c, 22d, and 22d standing upright from the bottom plate, the chassis being open on a top side opposite to the bottom plate and storing at least the LED light sources 28 and the light guide plate 20; and spacer members 34 for regulating the gaps between the side walls and the light guide plate 20, the spacer members being made of an elastic material. The LED substrates 30 are placed along the surfaces of the side walls, and the spacer members 34 are placed in the corners between the adjacent side walls 22b, 22c, 22d, and 22d.

Abstract: A portable motorized device for remotely inserting or removing (racking) draw-out power circuit breakers. Many different designs of draw-out circuit breakers may be connected or disconnected from an energized bus by a human operator cranking a jack screw mechanism that is part of the breaker. The device herein described provides a portable, motorized device that can be hand-carried to the work location and affixed to the circuit breaker without the need of any modification to the breaker or its enclosure. The torque that is required to operate the breaker's racking mechanism is provided by an electrically powered gear motor. Attached to the output shaft of the gear motor is a socket that engages the circuit breaker racking screw. Anti-torque is provided by a portion of the portable racking device that engages the racking screw support frame.

Abstract: A portable motorized device for remotely inserting or removing (racking) screws for draw-out power circuit breakers. Many different designs of draw-out circuit breakers may be connected or disconnected from an energized bus by a human operator cranking a jack screw mechanism that is part of the breaker. The device herein described provides a portable, motorized device that can be hand-carried to the work location and affixed to the circuit breaker without the need of any modification to the breaker or its enclosure. The torque that is required to operate the breaker's racking mechanism is provided by an electrically powered gear motor. Attached to the output shaft of the gear motor is a socket that engages the circuit breaker racking screw. Anti-torque is provided by a portion of the portable racking device that engages the racking screw ‘window’. The friction created by the torque of the socket against the racking screw and the racking device engaging the racking screw window.

Abstract: Disclosed is an edge-light type illumination device that saves space while increasing the heat dissipation efficiency of heat emitted from a light source. The disclosed illumination device is provided with: a light source (17); a light guide plate (18) having a light-receiving surface (18a) disposed facing the light source (17) and receiving light from the light source (17), and a light-emitting surface (18b) from which the light is emitted; a chassis (14) having a bottom plate (14a) arranged in parallel with the light emitting surface (18b), with the light source (17) arranged on an edge of the bottom plate (14a); and a heat dissipating member (30) having a mounting section (31) that faces the light-receiving surface (18a) and that has the light source (17) mounted thereon, and a heat-dissipating section (32) connected with the mounting section (31) so as to transfer heat and being in contact with the bottom plate (14a) of the chassis (14).

Abstract: A liquid crystal display device (display device) 10 according to the present invention is provided with a display area AA that displays an image, and a non-display area NAA surrounding the display area AA. The non-display area NAA includes at least a backup wire 32 as a first wire and a source wire 24 as a second wire arranged on an upper side with respect to the backup wire 32 and intersecting with the backup wire 32. The backup wire 32 includes an intersecting portion 32CP intersecting with the source wire 24. The intersecting portion 32CP includes a crank portion 35 cranked at a side edge of the intersecting portion 32CP a second wire extending direction in which the source wire 24 extends.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal panel in which the bright point defect is effectively corrected is provided. The method of manufacturing a liquid crystal panel 11 including a pair of substrates 40 and 30, and a liquid crystal layer 50 provided between the pair of the substrates 40 and 30 includes detecting a bright point defect in the liquid crystal panel 11; forming a first light blocking portion BL1 in one of the substrates 40 and 30 and in a part of an area that surrounds the bright point defect with a plan view; forming a recess in a portion of one of the substrates 40, 30 that overlaps the bright point defect and on a surface of the one of the substrates 40 and 30 that is opposite from a surface facing the liquid crystal layer; and forming a second light blocking portion BL2 in the recess.

Abstract: Aspects of the present invention are related to systems, methods and apparatus for calibration of multiple display apparatus in a display ensemble.

Abstract: A communication apparatus (100) includes: a communication unit (10) connectable to one end of a cable (50); a first detection unit (111) which detects a maximum transmission capability of an external device based on a communication standard with which the external device complies, the external device being connected to an other end of the cable (50) connected to the communication unit (10); a second detection unit (112) which detects a maximum transmission capability of the cable (50) connected to the communication unit (10); and an alert output unit (114) which outputs an alert when the maximum transmission capability of the cable (50) is smaller than the maximum transmission capability of the external device, the maximum transmission capability of the cable having been detected by the second detection unit (112), and the maximum transmission capability of the external device having been detected by the first detection unit (111).

Abstract: A display method and display apparatus are provided. The display method includes receiving a broadcast signal that contains a main image and a sub-image, setting a restriction area where motion estimation is restricted in the sub-image, performing motion estimation in areas corresponding to the broadcast signal other than the set restriction area, and displaying the broadcast signal obtained after the motion estimation is performed.

Abstract: Display functions in an electronic device may comprise combining runtime color adjustments with brightness adjustments triggered by ambient light detection. Light sensors may be utilized to detect ambient lighting conditions, which may cause adjustment of brightness level applicable to a display (or screen) of the electronic device. The adjustment of brightness level may then be combined with adjustment of contrast level that may also be applicable to display functions. In this regard, a particular contrast level may be selected based on the detected ambient lighting conditions—e.g., by mapping various contrast levels to preconfigured ambient lighting levels. The contrast adjustment may comprise adjusting colors and/or sharpness. Using contrast adjustments, in conjunction with the brightness adjustments, may allow for achieving the same levels of readability with less brightness, and/or for increased readability with the same brightness.

Abstract: A vehicle-mounted system (1010) for recording video and audio. The system (1010) uses distributed processing, including encoding the video and audio at their source(s), and a high-speed, e.g., Ethernet, bus (1148) connecting the various system components and external devices. The system (1010) may include a display monitor (1040) which is integrated into the same housing (1020) as a rear view mirror (170) of the vehicle, with the display monitor (1040) being located behind the mirror (170) and video displayed on the monitor being visible through the mirror (170).

Abstract: A display apparatus includes: a display that displays a screen corresponding to a video signal; a write unit that writes the video signal into a memory at a predetermined writing speed; and a read unit that reads the video signal which is written into the memory at a reading speed which is different from the writing speed, and that displays the read video signal on the display, wherein the memory has a capacity which is smaller than the video signal of 1 frame, includes a write address and a read address, the addressing of which is formed in a ring shape, and independently writes and reads the video signal at different speeds.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a television receiver includes a housing, and a supporting member accommodated in the housing, including a first supporting surface, a second supporting surface located on an opposite side of the first supporting surface, a first end portion, a second end portion located on an opposite side of the first end portion, a third end portion connecting the first and second end portions, and a fourth end portion located on an opposite side of the third end portion, and including a plurality of openings penetrating from the first supporting surface to the second supporting surface. In addition, the supporting member includes a beam provided between the openings, and the beam includes a first beam portion which is parallel to the first or third end portion, and a second beam portion which is not parallel to the first and third end portions.

Abstract: A display driving circuit comprising a video signal transformation circuit, a reference voltage generating circuit, a DAC and an interpolation operational amplifier is provided. The video signal transformation circuit transforms an input video signal into a transformed video signal with a higher bit depth. The transformed video signal comprises an upper n bits data and a lower m bits data, wherein n+m equals a bit depth of the transformed video signal. The reference voltage generating circuit generates reference voltages. The DAC selects a first reference voltage and a second reference voltage to interpolation operational amplifier from the reference voltages according to an upper n bits data of the transformed video signal. The interpolation operational amplifier outputs a driving voltage to display device according to the first reference voltage, the second reference voltage and the lower m bits data of the transformed video signal.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to realize the suppression of uneven brightness at low cost in a lighting device. A backlight unit 12 according to the present invention includes: LEDs 17 as a light source; a chassis 14 including a bottom plate 14a disposed on a side opposite to a light output side with respect to the LEDs 17 and housing the LEDs 17; and a first reflection sheet 22 reflecting light including a square-shaped bottom portion 24 disposed along the bottom plate 14a, and at least two rising portions 25 and 26 rising from at least two adjacent sides of the bottom portion 24 toward the light output side such that a seam J is formed between adjacent side edges 25a and 26a. An overhang portion 28 is formed on the side edge 25a of the first rising portion 25 of the at least two rising portions 25 and 26. The overhang portion 28 overhangs beyond the seam J in a direction from the bottom portion 24 to the second rising portion 26.

Abstract: A display apparatus which displays a graphic object is provided. The display apparatus includes a video processor which processes a video signal and forms an image, a graphic processor which processes graphic data and forms a graphic object, a display which displays the image and the graphic object, a controller which applies different cubic effects on each of the image and the graphic object, respectively, and controls the video processor and graphic processor to maintain a state where the graphic object is displayed on an overlay layer which is above a reference layer where the image is displayed.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a display device includes: an image display module having a first surface; a lens module configured to face the first surface and to be connected to the image display module by a connector with a gap from the image display module; and a first spacer configured to be disposed between the image display module and the lens module.

Abstract: Provided is an illuminating device capable of positioning or fixing a light guide plate in a chassis while preventing intensity distribution in a plane of light emitted from a front face of the plate from becoming nonuniform. An illuminating device (4) includes a plate-shaped light guide plate (11), a box-shaped chassis (14) with its upper face open and arranged to house the plate, a frame-shaped frame (5) extending along an outer peripheral end portion of the plate and attached to an upper side of the chassis, and a light source (21) arranged to project light onto a predetermined lateral end face (11a) of the plate, wherein the frame includes a presser member (6) disposed on its lower face (5b) and arranged to sandwich the plate between the presser member and the chassis, and wherein the plate includes an engagement member (12) arranged to engage with the presser member.

Abstract: A television receiver for content with which genre information is associated includes: a basic picture quality information receiving section which associates, with a single piece of genre information, a plurality of candidates for picture quality information regarding the content with which the genre information is associated, and which receives basic picture quality information indicating which one of the plurality of candidates is based on; a picture quality correction information creating section which receives picture quality correction information for further correcting the picture quality, and which creates, in accordance with the basic picture quality information and the picture quality correction information, information for correcting the picture quality; and a picture processing section which corrects the picture quality and which creates a picture to be displayed by a liquid crystal display device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a display in the housing, a module in the housing, and a member attached to an end of the display. The member is configured to support the module and includes a cutout portion at an inner side of an end region of the module in a direction substantially parallel to the end of the display.

Abstract: An object of this invention is to provide a lighting device in which a predetermined distance between the LED units and the optical member can be maintained without increasing the number of the parts, and to provide a display device, and a television device including the same. The lighting device includes a chassis 21, an LED unit 30, and an optical member 22. The chassis 21 houses the LED unit 30. The LED unit 30 includes an LED package 31 and a printed circuit board 32. The LED package 31 is mounted on the LED package 31. The LED package 31 includes an LED chip sealed therein and a spacer portion 37. The optical member 22 is arranged opposite the LED package 31. The spacer portion 37 is in contact with and maintains the optical member 22 having a predetermined distance away from the LED package 31.

Abstract: A storage unit stores and holds, for each location, a set of location information indicating a location which can be used by a broadcast program and color temperature information in the location. An arithmetic control unit acquires one piece of location information stored and held in the storage unit. A video signal processing unit performs a color correction process for a video signal contained in a broadcast signal on the basis of the color temperature information stored and held in the storage unit and set with the location information acquired by the arithmetic control unit. A display unit displays a video based on the video signal after the correction.

Abstract: A backlight unit includes a chassis, LED light sources, and a reflection member. The LED light sources are arranged in a matrix on a bottom plate of the chassis. The reflection member includes side wall portions and through holes through which the LED light sources are passed. The side wall portions surround each of the LED light sources passing through the respective through holes. The side wall portions have inclined surfaces on side surfaces thereof that lead light from the LED light sources toward the opening side of the chassis. Each of the side wall portions located between the LED light sources that are adjacently positioned in a diagonal direction has a height greater than a height of each of the side wall portions located between the LED light sources that are adjacently positioned in a vertical direction or in a horizontal direction.

Abstract: A backlight unit includes a chassis, a plurality of LED light sources, and a reflection member. The chassis includes a bottom plate and side plates, and has an opening on a front surface side. The LED light sources are arranged in a matrix on a front surface of the bottom plate of the chassis. The reflection member includes a plurality of through holes through which the respective LED light sources are passed and side wall portions having inclined surfaces on the sides thereof. The side wall portions provided in the end portion of the bottom plate of the chassis has a height greater than a height of the side wall portions provided in the middle portion of the bottom plate, and surround each of the LED light sources. The inclined surfaces lead light from the light sources toward the opening side of the chassis.

Abstract: Provided is an illuminating device capable of preventing a light guide plate from being shaved because of contact with a fixation member on a back face side of an end portion of the plate. The illuminating device includes alight guide plate (11), a chassis (14) housing the plate and including a bottom plate (14a), and a light source holding member (15) fixed to the bottom plate by a fixation screw (16) and holding a light source (21) close to a light entrance face (11a) of the light guide plate, and further includes a concave portion 12 preventing contact between a screw head (16a) of the screw and the light guide plate and disposed on a back face of an end portion (11d) of the light guide plate at a position where the head is to be disposed if the screw is disposed on a side of the back face.

Abstract: Provided is an illuminating device capable of being reduced in thickness. An illuminating device (100) includes a light guide plate (7), a box-shaped chassis (4) arranged to house the light guide plate, light-emitting boards (5) including light-emitting elements (51) on wiring boards (52) and disposed so as to erect in the box-shaped chassis 4, and a frame (11) arranged to cover the chassis. Each of the light-emitting boards has a configuration that the light-emitting elements aligned in a longitudinal direction of each wiring board are unevenly distributed on each wiring board while disposed on an edge portion on a long side of each light-emitting board.

Abstract: An image display device and a home network system are provided. The image display device transmits a broadcasting signal including at least one of a video data, an audio data, and an additional data according to predetermined transmission conditions. The home network system includes at least one external device connected to the image display unit through a wire or wireless network to output the transmitted broadcasting signal.

Abstract: A video device to generate analog video signals to a plurality of display devices comprises a video processing chip, a plurality of video output interface circuits and a plurality of detection circuits. The video processing chip converts input video data into the analog video signals and comprises at least one video decoder and a plurality of analog to digital convertors. The video output interface circuit transmits the analog video signals to the plurality of display devices. The detection circuit detects voltage of horizontal sync signals of the analog video signals to determine connection of the video output interface circuit to the display device, and generates a feedback signal to the video processing chip to control the video decoder and the analog to digital convertor accordingly.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a back plate of a liquid crystal display (LCD) module and a splice structure thereof. The back plate is assembled at least by a first back plate portion and a second back plate portion, wherein at least one splice structure is defined between the first back plate portion and the second back plate portion, and the shapes of two sides of the splice structure are correspondingly engaged with each other. Besides, the convex portion is provided with a fixing hole thereon, and the concave step portion is correspondingly provided with a fixing pillar therein. The fixing pillar passes through the fixing hole to fix the first back plate portion and the second back plate portion. The present invention can use different type of material to assemble into the back plate, so as to intensify the splicing strength except for decreasing the material cost.

Abstract: A picture signal processing system includes a playback apparatus and a display apparatus connected via first and second communication units. The playback apparatus receives a video signal made up of source data generated by moving giant image data in a constant direction at a constant speed, wherein the giant image data has a number of pixels far greater than the number of pixels in a display region. The playback apparatus reads source data speed information stored in the video signal header, and transmits the video signal and the speed information to the display apparatus. The display apparatus references a table to determine how to process the video signal on the basis of the speed information, processes the video signal, and then displays the processed video signal.

Abstract: An image display apparatus includes: an image display panel having a two-dimensional matrix with (P×Q) pixels each including first, second and third sub-pixels for displaying respective first, second and third elementary colors, and fourth sub-pixel for displaying a fourth color; and a signal processing section configured to receive first, second and third sub-pixel input signals respectively provided with signal values of x1-(p, q), x2-(p, q) and x3-(p, q), and to output first, second, third and fourth sub-pixel output signals respectively provided with signal values of X1-(p, q), X2-(p, q), X3-(p, q) and X4-(p, q), which used for determining the display gradations of the first, second, third, and fourth sub-pixels, respectively, with regard to a (p, q)th pixel where notations p and q are integers satisfying equations 1?p?P and 1?q?Q.

Abstract: Disclosed are an illumination device to be located immediately below an object to be illuminated, wherein a plurality of point-like light sources are arranged, and a display device provided with the illumination device. Even in a structure wherein the light emitted from point-like light sources is diffused and planarly emitted, in order to provide an illumination device which can uniformly and planarly emit the light without reducing the light intensity at the overlapped portion of the light emitted from the point-like light sources, point-like light sources (LED light sources) each diffusing the light to be emitted in a square-shaped light emission distribution, and an illumination device (LED backlight device) wherein the point-like light sources are arranged in a planar manner so that the square-shaped light emission distributions of the light diffused by the point-like light sources are overlapped in parallel.

Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a lighting device including a chassis, a lamp, and a lamp holder for mounting the lamp on the chassis, in which the lamp is less likely to be damaged due to warping or distortion of the chassis. A backlight according to the present invention includes linear cold cathode fluorescent tubes arranged in parallel with each other, a chassis housing the cold cathode fluorescent tubes, and lamp clips mounting the cold cathode fluorescent tubes on the chassis. The lamp clips are each arranged at least 0.125X away from ends of the chassis in an axial direction of the cold cathode fluorescent tube, in which is a length of the chassis measured in the axial direction of the cold cathode fluorescent tube.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus sequentially provides a display device with a plurality of image output including a first image, a second image set to become at least a part of an image that is not correlated with the first image when luminance values of pixels of the first image are added to it, and a third image set to become an image, which is obtained by adding luminance values of pixels of all pluralities of images, higher spatial-frequency components than those of the first image. The image processing apparatus has an optical shutter control unit for controlling an optical shutter provided between the display device and a viewer to make the shutter be in a light transmission state while a part of or all the first image is displayed, and in a light interception state while other images are displayed.

Abstract: Provided is a lighting device configured to prevent or suppress breaking of a discharge tube when a discharge tube gripping member is elastically deformed. A backlight unit according to the present invention includes: a discharge tube 28 including a U-shaped curved portion and electrodes at both ends thereof; a backlight chassis housing the discharge tube 28 on an upper side of a bottom surface thereof; a lamp clip 30 including a main body 30a attached to the bottom surface of the backlight chassis and a lamp rubber 30b disposed on the main body 30a and elastically gripping the curved portion of the discharge tube 28; and a first holder 20 covering the curved portion. The first holder 20 includes a rib 20a protruding in the first holder 20. The rib 20a is in contact with the main body 30a of the lamp clip 30 and spaced apart from the lamp rubber 30b with the curved portion covered by the first holder 20.

Abstract: In a liquid crystal display (LCD) driver circuit, harmonizing a pixel inversion pattern and a dither pattern is disclosed. The pixel inversion pattern and the cooperating dither pattern interact with each other in such a way that there is substantially no discernable video artifacts generated. The cooperating dither pattern can be selected from a plurality of dither patterns using a programmable dither block.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a housing, a first radiating portion in the housing, a second radiating portion in the housing, a first heat pipe thermally connected to the first radiating portion, a second heat pipe including a portion crossing the first heat pipe, the second heat pipe thermally connected to the second radiating portion, and a fan configured to blow air to at least one of the first radiating portion and the second radiating portion.

Abstract: A video display apparatus includes: a display module that displays a video; an illuminating module that illuminates the display module; a battery that supplies a power to the display module and the illuminating module; and a display controller that controls the illuminating module to continue illuminating and the display module to switch display of video when the video display apparatus is driven by the battery.

Abstract: A video display apparatus includes plural light sources, plural light source driving portions configured to drive the plural light sources, a reflection mirror configured to reflect and project a light emitted from the light sources onto an object, a mirror driver portion configured to drive the reflection mirror, and a video processor portion configured to conduct signal processing on an input video signal. The lights of the light sources are incident upon the reflection mirror along differing axes so as to be projected onto differing areas and are combined so as to display a picture of an input video signal. The video processor portion effects control so that that a picture corresponding to a region where plural projection pictures optically overlap, is made up with the light emitted from one of the light sources, thereby reducing deterioration of picture quality.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to suppress the brightness distribution in the lighting device. The backlight unit 12 according to the present invention includes an LED 17 as a light source with a light intensity distribution in which light having a peak light intensity travels in a direction inclined with respect to a front direction, a chassis 14 having an opening on a light exit side and housing the LED 17, and a light leading member 22 provided to extend from a mounting surface of the LED 17 toward the light exit side. The light leading member 22 is configured to lead light from the LED 17 toward the light exit side. The employment of the LED 17 with the above light intensity distribution enables an irradiation area A irradiated with the light having the peak light intensity to be larger. This reduces the uneven that may occur in the brightness distribution of the outgoing light.

Abstract: A display screen includes a video region in contact with a left side section of the display screen for performing a scaling display of an input video; a top region at the uppermost part of the display screen for displaying a plurality of items capable of being selected by a user; and a side region provided to the right or left of the display screen for displaying a plurality of items set at a lower level than an item selected by the user. Among the plurality of items displayed in the side region, an item currently selected by the user is so displayed as to be discriminated from the other items. After the item selected has been discriminatively displayed for a prescribed time period, a guidance describing the item being selected is displayed in the side region close to the item selected.

Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a lighting device in which a tubular light source is less likely to be damaged. A backlight unit (lighting device) according to the present invention includes a cold cathode fluorescent tube (CCFT) (tubular light source) including an outer lead (external connecting portion) at an end portion thereof, a chassis housing the CCFT, a connector (connector) attached to an end section of the chassis and electrically connected to the outer lead, a lamp clip (light source holder) mounted on a middle section of the chassis, and a reinforcing portion provided on at least an area extending from the connector to the lamp clip adjacent to the connector. The connector and the lamp clip hold an end portion and a middle portion of the CCFT, respectively.