I did a little research into the monitors used on Pirates a while ago. There were 2 different 27" LCD panels used. One was HDMI and one was DVI. The DVI model was made by 'AUO' in China and was said to have the superior picture. These are commercial LCD panels that are meant to be on for long hours and are now out of production. However, hooking up even a regular pc monitor also works. It seems to be more a matter of finding the right size panel and also one that fits the chassis/swing arm from the game.

The DVI monitor used in POTC is M270HVN02.1

Panel Brand:AUO
Panel Model:M270HVN02.1
Panel Size:27.0 inch
Panel Type:a-Si TFT-LCD, LCM
Resolution:1920(RGB)×1080 , FHD
Pixel Format:RGB Vertical Stripe
Display Area:597.6(W)×336.15(H) mm
Bezel Opening:601.6(W)×340.15(H) mm
Outline Size:630(W)×368.2(H)×11(D) mm
Surface:Antiglare, Hard coating (3H)
Brightness:300 cd/m2 (Typ.)
Contrast Ratio:3000 (Typ.) (TM)
Viewing Angle:89/89/89/89 (Typ.)(CR=10)
Display Mode:AMVA, Normally Black, Transmissive
Best View on:Symmetry
Response Time:7/5 (Typ.)(Tr/Td)
Display Colors:16.7M 72%(CIE1931)
Lamp Type:15S4PWLED, 30K hours, Without Driver
Frequency:60Hz
Touch Screen:Without
Panel Weight: 2.18Kgs (Typ.)
Application Desktop Monitor,Signal Interface: LVDS (2 ch, 8-bit), 30 pins, Connector
Input Voltage:5.0V (Typ.)
Environment:Operating Temp.: 0 ~ 50 °C ;Storage Temp.: -20 ~ 60 °C

Genuinely curious - If these AUO displays are garbage, then why do they seem to be 2-3x as expensive as most small LCD TVs?

So, what model display panel is in your machine? What connection inputs does it have?

What model LCD panel do you have and what inputs does it have? You're the 3rd person to chime in saying that they have 'the good one' with no specifics. I'm curious what other panel was used for POTC.

I'd likely be in for a replacement for POTC.