Thanks for all the replies guys. Now that I've started looking I'm spoiled for choice.
My CRT resolution is 1280x1024 and I run pretty much everything on COD on high with no dramas.
Now I'm worried about having a too high native res when stepping up to wide screen.
So you guys say that the IPS panels are the go? What about LG then? I found cheap LED backlit IPS panels with faster response times than the Dells.
http://www.lg.com/au/common/compare/...%3Fvalue%3DALL
I also remember losing quite a bit of the cockpit when borrowing the widescreen from work. You had to look down to see the lower half of the instrument panel.
Here's my CRT:
http://imgur.com/953y0
Here's the borrowed from work flatscreen:
http://imgur.com/RkOwW