SO I came across an ad for a Apple ADC flat screen. price was right so I inquired(figured it was either a Tube one or 15". reply I got was, it was last used on a G4 mini, don't know if it will work with anything newer. huh...

so I bit. ended up being a 17" studio(LCD) with an ADC to DVI adaptor WOOT! hooked up to my macbook now.

only downside, it's really a cumbersome setup. there are wires everywhere!