Need New Inexpensive Monitor for My PM G5

I have inherited a Power mac G5. I think it is worth keeping but it needs a new monitor. Can anyone tell me which brand I might have the least amount of compatability issues with? I bought a new 20" HP today, but the driver software self install would not run on the Mac and as it turns out the HP is defective anyway, no DVI input signal(won't work with my PC either). I will return it.
Any Advice for me on a safe bet brand? Thanks in Advance
Ali

I have actually found some adapters to get from DVI to VGA for less than $5 on ebay.
I was wondering about the opposite way.
I have seen some monitors that have both DVI AND VGA inputs on them. I am wondering if BOTH ports can be utilized at the same time for this.
http://cgi.ebay.com/SOYO-22-Inch-WIDESCREEN-VGA-DVI-TFT-LCD-MONITORW0QQitemZ280305959636QQcmdZViewItemQQptZComputer_Monitors?hash=item280305959636& _trksid=p3286.c0.m14&trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A1|39%3A1|240%3A1318
This would be a much slicker solution to my needs, especially if this particular monitor was worth anything.

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