Don't let today's lack of money determine how much you financially earn tomorrow.
Why would you go through so much trouble for a ghetto solution. I'm sure you can find a cheap second monitor with a little bit of effort on your part. You'll be wasting a perfectly good computer that could be making you money, even if you get it to work as a monitor screen. To get out of the slums you'll need to start doing thing right. People know when they come to your studio if it looks right right or not. They know the difference between a professional sound and an amateur one. They know this regardless of their level of experience with making music. We've collectively and subconsciously set the standard for what we want from music makers when we listen and watch. People know what to expect from us because we're constantly giving them songs to reference. Learn how to do it right.
Connecting a second monitor is cheap by the standards of most producers and engineers. If you're having trouble affording a second monitor then your not doing the one thing vital to any beat makers, producers, engineers and general music professionals career; you're not leasing or selling your works. Even if this is your hobby, you shouldn't waist valuable resources on mediocre task. Maximize the use of your resources and start making money today. Use the money to buy a cheap monitor for yourself so your can continue more important task like finishing incomplete beats and making sound packs for people.
