3. use a bike gear connected to a bike chain which is nailed to the outside of the circular plate.
I like your idea of using a bike chain as the driven gear and a bike sprocket as the pinion.
Just remember guys, the monitor only turns 90 degrees, so the chain or big gear does not have to go all the way around.
I have thought about using a rotating monitor on my cab.
I have drawn up an electrical diagram that uses relays to switch a DC motor.
Turn switch on, motor rotates to a certain point set by a limit switch and stops.
Turn switch off motor rotates backwards to another limit switch and stops.
This switch could be an output from the computer's printer port.
I was thinking of letting the computer automatically turn the monitor based on the game you have chosen.
I sorta put this on the back burner, but this thread has got me started again.
Oh, and by the way, Anubis, we call the mechanical types at my job "Flange Heads".
And they call us electricians "Watt Heads".