Hi Femfatale,
May I suggest looking into using a tv for a monitor? Hubby and I use Vizio tvs as monitors.
I'm not sure the real difference between a regular monitor and a tv is. As when we got the tv for me, we were replacing my older monitor that was about to die.
Price wise a tv for a monitor maybe cheaper. At least when we went to replace my monitor, it was cheaper to buy a tv. And they have built-in speakers
That's another thing I love about using a tv for a monitor.
Hope this helps,
MrsFlynn