Another thought with regard to your multi media activities :-) Quite a few monitors these days are great, in that the convergance of High Def, Films etc. etc. need a DVI link to the monitor rather than the older analog VGA style inputs. A lot now have this and so do check that you will not be lumbered with just a 15 pin VGA input.
I paid a bit more for the Samsung last year, but it has a forest of inputs and includes a TV and radio tuner, which I never use. My own is just hooked up to a spare Sky box, (though I will never work out why I bothered with that cr*p) so ultimately, I paid WELL over the odds :-)
Those DVI cables aren't that cheap and there are two sorts - so make sure you get the right one.
Conan