Liquid crystal display and display apparatus set having the same

Abstract

Provided are a slimmer liquid crystal display (LCD) and a display apparatus set having the same. The LCD includes: a liquid crystal panel having sides; a light guide plate (LGP) which is overlapped by the liquid crystal panel; a container accommodating the LGP; a printed circuit board (PCB) which is disposed between the LGP and a sidewall of the container along one of the sides of the liquid crystal panel, and which is configured to provide an image signal to the liquid crystal panel; and a light source which is disposed between the LGP and a sidewall of the container along another one of the sides of the liquid crystal panel, and which is configured to provide light to the liquid crystal panel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A liquid crystal display (LCD) comprising:
 a liquid crystal panel comprising a substrate and a data wiring which is disposed on the substrate;   a light guide plate (LGP) which is overlapped by the liquid crystal panel, the LGP having a short side and a long side that is longer than the short side;   a printed circuit board (PCB) which is positioned along the long side of the LGP;   a light source which is positioned along the short side of the LGP; and   a driver integrated circuit (IC) chip receiving RGB data for displaying images and providing a data driving signal to the data wiring.   
     
     
         2 . The LCD of  claim 1 , wherein the PCB is positioned along the long side of the LGP exclusively, and wherein the light source is positioned along the short side of the LGP exclusively. 
     
     
         3 . The LCD of  claim 1 , wherein the driver IC chip is electrically connected to the PCB and includes a data driver and a timing controller embedded in the driver IC chip. 
     
     
         4 . The LCD of  claim 3 , wherein the timing controller receives the RGB data for displaying images, and wherein the data driver provides the data driving signal to the data wiring. 
     
     
         5 . The LCD of  claim 3 , the timing controller is not disposed on the PCB. 
     
     
         6 . The LCD of  claim 1 , wherein the driver IC chip is not disposed on the PCB. 
     
     
         7 . The LCD of  claim 1 , wherein the PCB is positioned the same plane as the LGP. 
     
     
         8 . The LCD of  claim 1 , the liquid crystal panel has at least a short side and at least along side that is longer than the short side. 
     
     
         9 . The LCD of  claim 8 , further comprising a container accommodating the LGP, wherein the container comprises a lower container and an upper container, and wherein the PCB is placed within the lower container and is interposed between the LGP and a lower sidewall of the lower container, wherein the lower sidewall of the lower container is parallel to the long side of the liquid crystal panel, and the light source is disposed between the LGP and a left or right sidewall of the lower container which is parallel to the short side of the liquid crystal panel. 
     
     
         10 . The LCD of  claim 8 , wherein the driver IC chip is disposed along the long side of the liquid crystal panel.