GearXS offers a refurbished Major Brand 17" LCD Monitor for $34.99 with free shipping. (A random branded LCD will be shipped; you can't choose the brand.) That's $59 under the cost of buying a new unit of any brand. The monitor will have cosmetic blemishes, no more than four dead pixels, and at least VGA input. Potential brands include NEC, Samsung, Dell, IBM, and Acer.

Of note, you can opt for a refurbished Major Brand 19" LCD Monitor for $44.99 with free shipping. That's also a price low by $59. No warranty information is provided for either size.