M2 Mac Mini Opinions?

My Nephew has just learnt his fifth language at 17 and I told him if he learned Italian so I had someone to speak it with id get him a new pc. Hes looking to get into video editing to do a language channel and hes trying to sell me on this over a laptop and its like one third the price of a decent spec macbook pro.

Do i need to buy an apple monitor for it or can i hook it up to a regular pc monitor?