@kev @yetiops Oh, also, not going 4K makes things *much* less expensive. The last time I bought new was in 2007 and I still need to crack open that now-dead matched pair of 1280x1024 displays and recap them.
My current setup is a a $7 passive DP-to-DVI adapter, a 1280x1024 monitor a family member found, fully-functional, in an eWaste bin, a 1920x1080 monitor a family friend gave me when upgrading, and a 1280x1024 monitor a friend gave me because the power button was broken.
I've also got some spare 1280x1024 monitors from thrift stores that ran between $7 and $15 and a 1280x1024 monitor that I got earlier from the local non-chain used games shop for $30.
(I haven't needed to check pawn shops yet and, if I can find time to practice desoldering and recap the half dozen dead LCDs under the basement stairs, I may not need to for a *long* time.)