I currently use a CRT for gaming. However, a move is inevitable. One thing that perplexes me is this "optimal resolution" thing.
Now, I know that image quality goes down if you run at less than "optimal", but I find running my work LCD (17" CTX) at its "optimal" 1280 x 1024 is darn unreadable! I'm not short sighted, but I HAVE to run it at 1024 x 768, otherwise it's really uncomfortable to use.