Monitor and card for use with FC, AE and DVDSP

Hi everyone
Since a couple of months I'm getting more and more assignments to create motion graphics for commercials, billboards and DVD's. So far I'll got along quite well with my usual equipment (G5 2x2ghz, dual monitors, 2,5gb RAM and a GeForce FX 5200 graphic card).
But so far I've had to check the final outcome on a friends reference monitor and nowadays I simple don't have the time (or energy) to do that.
But when I'm looking at all the possible equipment to buy I get confused. What I really need is a way to see my stuff from After Effects mainly on a monitor so I can see how it behaves on a PAL-screen.
Anybody out there that can help me?

Okay, First you've got to tell us the format you're working in. DV, Uncompressed, HD? Then we can give you some direction for the kind of interface you'll need to view your material. If you're working in DV, Aftereffects will allow you to view via firewire. Not sure how it compares to looking at it from fcp via firewire. It may just be a proxy and not give you an accurate view.

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