I have a 19" lcd, I believe it has a 135* viewing angle... not sure though...
so the whole viewing angle thing has never been a problem for me,
as for non native resolutions, my monitor is still very clear and usable, and that makes only a very slight difference in games, (I tend to play at native anyway) and I have never had any "ghosting" either...
now that I think of it, I have forced 1600x1200... but it looks kind of odd... still readable though...
I have to use crt monitors in school, in fact mine is a 21 inch, but crt's actually have a smaller screen than what it says, so it would be comparable to a 19, aside from that, I hate havening to stare at it all day, makes my eyes bleed
lcd ftw
I am very happy with mine:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824224008
definitely worth the price