BenQ used to be a company which is cheap, decent gear. Now they are cheap stuff and a little more substantial premium. I'm not sure what their first 27-incher will cost when it hits this month, but it could be cheap. And no matter what, the model should be competitively priced.
The M2700HD is a 27-inch, 16x9 monitoring devices to 1080p. No contract right ratio is listed, but the dynamic contrast ratio is 50,000:1, for whatever that's worth. However, with two HDMI inputs and 10W of virtual surround, the M2700HD is ready to fill the niche PC or TV without too much difficulty. And as I said like five times now, it might be kinda cheap.