I have a Polyview V396, distributed by <a href="http://www.protac.com.au/">Protac</a>. It probably has a bunch of other model names though. It has an 8ms response time, and the best brightness I've seen in a monitor. I paid $NZD300 for it, but the price online was greater than it actually was in the store.

I personally can't stand widescreens; I feel like I'm losing out on vertical screen space.
You'll also pay substantially more for a widescreen.

After a bit of searching, it does apear that Australian-based vendors are a little more expensive than down here, so you may be out of luck there, unfortunately. Still, definitely check around local vendors, because many will have cheaper stock not listed online.

<a href="http://www.rustylime.com/show_article.php?id=237">Here</a> is a review on my monitor; the guy who wrote it is pretty happy.
He does mention a dead pixel - I also have a stuck pixel, but it took a year to appear, which is very good for an LCD.