Getting external monitor to show 16:9 (widescreen)

i have a 37" LCD monitor (ACER) hooked up with VGA cable from my iMac. on the second display, my desktop background picture shows up as a widescreen image, the same as on the iMac screen. but if i drag anything over to it, the item/application appears stretched. when i mirror the two, it turns my iMac display into a 4:3 image. basically, my LCD is only receiving a 4:3 signal, not a 16:9. ideally, my LCD is 1920x1080 resolution, but it says "out of range" when i try it. any ideas whether its the VGA vs. DVI/HDMI? or is it a setting in the computer?
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It's not set in FCP... use the Pref Panel in System Preferences
System Preferences>Blackmagic>Processing>Select output processing...
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