I have an Iiyama Vision Master Pro 17" that can do 1280x1024 @ 85 Hz and 1600x1200 @ 70 or so.
I need to get rid of it since I now have a Viewsonic P95f+, so maybe we can work something out. I don't have a history selling things online, so you may want to check elsewhere, but I think that monitor would be perfect for what you are doing if you can find it. IMO, it's better than my current Viewsonic (except for the smaller size).
Hmmm, maybe I'll have to look into a dual monitor setup...at least that would get me some additional use out of my monitor.
OK, never mind, I'm keeping it!
Still though, see if you can find one of those.
-D'oh!