摘要 |
A lighting device for a display device includes: a plurality of discharge tubes 17 disposed in parallel arrangement; a support member 151 supporting the ends of the discharge tubes 17; a plurality of connecting terminals 152 arranged on the support member 151 and in the arrangement direction in which the discharge tubes 17 are disposed, the connecting terminals 152 holding the discharge tubes 17 individually and configured to function as a drive-power supply terminal for the respective discharge tubes 17; and a plurality of balancing components 56 configured to balance current quantities of the drive power to be fed to the connecting terminals 152. The balancing components 56 are connected between a power source 170 and the respective connecting terminals 152. The balancing components 56 are disposed on the support member 151, adjacent to the respective connecting terminals 152, and closer to the center in the arrangement direction than the respective connecting terminals 152. |