Cool or clunky?
The front-mounted DVD player has a dramatic impact on the 22LU7000's appearance. Below a fairly normal-looking, 22-inch screen, tidily finished in a high-gloss black, there's a startling angled foot that houses the DVD player and juts out by about 45°. Whether you find this design cool or clunky is a matter of taste. But making the DVD tray so easy to access is a definite stroke of genius.
Despite its bulk and protruding DVD tray, the 22LU7000 can still be mounted on a wall. In fact, the TV is at its most appealing when hanging on a wall, as the angled prop that you have to slot in to make the TV stand up on a table looks rather clumsy from certain angles.
Usually, LCD TVs with built-in DVD players will have you fumbling around in search of the elusive, side-mounted DVD slot. That's hardly ideal, especially if you've got your TV mounted on a wall. But LG's 22-inch, HD Ready 22LU7000 LCD TV brings the DVD player around to the front, where you can easily get at it. It's available online for around £300.
