A liquid crystal display includes a lamp assembly, a light guiding plate, and liquid crystal display panel assembly. The light guiding plate includes a light input face for receiving light from the lamp assembly, a light reflection face with at least one brightness enhancement recess, a light output face opposite the light reflection face for emitting light towards the liquid crystal display panel assembly, and a plurality of side faces. The at least one brightness enhancement recess reflects toward the light output face light from the light input face and light reflected by the side faces.