A liquid crystal display device includes a liquid crystal display panel. A
light guide plate is disposed at a rear side of the liquid display panel.
The light guide plate has an exiting surface facing the liquid crystal
panel and a reflecting surface opposite to the exiting surface. The
reflecting surface has a plurality of grooves. A light source unit is
disposed along at least one side of the light guide plate. The reflecting
surface includes a first region formed the groove of a first length and a
second region formed with groove of a second length shorter than the
first length.