Advice Needed: Looking for 1080P, Minimum 2 HDMI, and 3.5mm audio out, sub $300 budget

Sorry for the awful title, just wanted to fit in everything.

I am looking for a single monitor to pair with my laptop while I do some programming, internet browsing, and/or netflix. The monitor would also be used for some light gaming on Xbox One. I currently use a 720p TV for this purpose and its very dark while gaming, yellow while watching Netflix, and blurry while trying to program. I am thinking about building my own PC so I'd like to future proof the monitor for the PC.

My main requirements are:

• 1080p resolution (at a minimum, wouldn't be adverse to 1440p at the right price)

• 2 HDMI inputs or more (one for laptop, one for Xbox One so that I don't have to a lot space for a switch)

• 3.5mm audio out for headphone jack

I live with roommates that I don't want to disturb with audio coming from my laptop or the Xbox One. For the laptop, that's fine since I can just set it to output audio through its headphone jack instead of HDMI but unfortunately, I can't get the Xbox One to cooperate. You're supposed to be able to plug whatever headphones into the controller and hear the audio but I use the provided chat headset and the only thing I can hear through that is other people who are chatting, the game audio itself still plays through my TV speakers which I do not want it to. I've just worked with the ghetto solution of having the chat audio in one hear while using headphones from the TV to supply the game audio to the other ear. I know you can get a DAC to do SPDIF out from the Xbox One to 3.5mm out but that sacrifices some of the already quaint desk space that I have. I am not sure if a proper gaming headset would handle both of these functions in one, or if it would work fine just by plugging it into the Xbox One controller.

In terms of desk space, the monitor will sit on a stand that's located above the Xbox One, and I think I could probably fit a 27" monitor at the most.

The HP 27xw is on sale at my local Costco for $170 but it doesn't have audio out, which really sucks because I would have bought it on the spot. My budget is up to $300 and the next one I was looking at is this ASUS VX24AH 1440p but its bit on the pricier side. There's also this Dell U2414H or this ASUS MX259H.

I am also not sure if I need something with G-Sync/FreeSync, nor does it need to be VESA compatible, but I do believe that I would prefer IPS over TN, even if that means somewhat compromising on performance. Any suggestions?

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