Dude... I had the same problem a couple of months ago. I had to finish something for work and my monitor just stopped working. What did I do? I used my TV as a temporary monitor to finish my work for the day and the next morning I just bought a new one.Breaking my own rule to clear up that the busted monitor isn't stopping him, you guys like to twist my words a bit, I did say that it was making it a bit slower but never that it was keeping him from working.
Who would have thought that if something breaks down you can actually replace it! Genius, right?
It's a monitor we're talking about, not a new house. I'm pretty sure he can afford it.