connected straight to a monitor or modern TV... 
That's definitely not "the best way" to play Amiga games, imho they look terrible on an LCD. A CRT is infinitely superior for Amiga games.
For me the ultimate Amiga gaming set up is an A1200, 8GB CF Card, ACA 030 with RAM and an 030 and a stack of games via WHDLoad. Hooked up to a Philips CM8833-II, if you want something bigger a nice Trinitron CRT.
