Ok, so I have roughly, a hundred thousand options on the system I am building. I've pretty much got the PC all set in my head, but I have decided that my 19" viewsonic CRT, as much as I love it, is just too damn big. I would like to buy one of those uber-LCD widescreens, but, since I've always been a proponent of the tube, I'm not sure where to start. I have seen things that look nice in the stores from HP, Apple, and Sony.. But what are factors to consider? So far, these things are all I know that may or may not be important.

Response time - lower the better
Native Resolution - Should be what I want to run in, or greater? (i.e, is it gonna look like crap in 1280x800 if the NR is higher than that? or more is always better?)
Aspect ratio - What is this and is it important?
Connectability - Is DVI the standard, or should I look at something with component VGA in as well?
Brand / Manufacturer - So who's good with LCD's? I've always liked Viewsonic and Sony CRT's.

Links to good value examples would really be appreciated.

Bill