Even those of you after a dedicated LCD for gaming are occasionally going to want to watch a movie - so this unusual 32in model with built-in DVD player kills the proverbial two beasts with one boulder. As long as it's good for gaming, too, Korean company DMTech might be onto something here.

That DVD deck is certainly well-specified. As well as regular DVDs it can play VCDs, recordable DVDs, CDs and MP3 files, making it ideal for the Web savvy and DiVX downloaders among you.

The DML-4132WD also boasts more ins and outs than we might expect at this low price. Component video and DVI inputs (PC data only - this screen is not fully HD-ready) are the highlights, alongside all kinds of audio connections.

Easy does it

A sparse but simple menu system that quickly tunes in analogue TV kicks the DMTech's performance off nicely, but a run-through of Pro Evolution Soccer 4 does reveal some problems.

Let's start with the good stuff. Colours are very pleasing, being vibrant and well saturated throughout, and stationary pictures are highly detailed and clean. The green of the pitch - so often the colour that trips up LCD TVs - does look a little pale, however. But the real problems start when gameplay commences, because that issue with motion is once again in evidence.

The DML-4132WD is certainly not the only screen to suffer from a slightly blurred presentation of quick camera pans (which are constant in most games), and it's also far from the worst, but the problem is there nonetheless. Horizontal shots prove to be the most troublesome for what is an LCD panel with a sluggish response time.

Cracks in the road

While diagonal lines are tightly represented, meanwhile, close-ups from Pro Evolution are sometimes broken up. It's a similar story with our Forza Motorsport and Colin McRae Rally games: both the road markings and the general cohesiveness of the background and foreground graphics are far from impressive.

There's also a 'glazed' look to the screen that can become annoying - but we must stress that this DMTech copes with games (through what is an admittedly basic composite video feed) fairly well overall, and they are certainly playable on this screen. Be sure to twiddle the settings for colour, sharpness, contrast and brightness until the picture suits: it's worth it.