Dunno if this works out cheaper in dollars but i recently got http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B0015MISAG for my vga lcd panal, just plug it into vga port and a tv at the same time, set up the resolution etc on tv, and it appears on the monitor, no fannying about . Sony are a bit stupid not supporting vga from the start and selling a lead themselves like with the xbox 360, especially since its just a command in the bios guess they think people are going to buy a hdmi tv instead of finding a work around. Sadly with this set up it won't play dvd's/blueray discs through the vga port. So if hes planning on using it to watch films then the one you posted will be better.