22'' Viewsonic monitor for T60

Just to continue my previous about DVI interface for T60 in a wider context. Actually, I am looking to buy 22'' LCD monitor from Viewsonic and considering the following models.
 Viewsonic Vx2233wm (Full HD 1920 x 1080)
Viewsonic VX2260wm (Full HD 1920 x 1080
Viewsonic Vx2262wm (Super-HD 1680x1050)
http://www.viewsonic.com/products/desktop-monitors​/l…ries/vx2233wm.htm
http://www.viewsonic.com/products/desktop-monitors​/l…ries/vx2260wm.htm
http://www.viewsonic.com/products/desktop-monitors​/l…ries/vx2262wm.htm 
I don't game, use only office applications: Internet, Excel, Word, etc. The questions are:
1) should I pay $30 more for Full HD monitor, or it makes no sence if I connectit in only to T60? 
2) What max resolution will I have a chanse to setup at my monitor with T60 though VGA?
3) Does it make sence to pay ~$130 for USB-> DVI adapter, or the improvements in the picture will not be considerate vs. VGA connection?

Hi slava739,
I'm not positive, but believe that your T60 will drive 1920x1080 over VGA, if you want. However, I'd recommend using a digital connection instead. (I'm a bit of a fanatic that way.) A less expensive option than the $130 USB -> DVI adapter is to get a 2504 Advanced Mini Dock. You can find used/refurbed ones on eBay (and sometimes the Lenovo Outlet) for ~$80 last time I checked. It's quite handy to have the dock for all your external connections, anyway.
You didn't say what OS you're running. Windows 7 is apparently resolution-independent; might make sense to go for the most pixels (highest resolution) you can, you can change the resolution as needed. Vista and earlier don't scale all icons / GUI elements properly, so it's better to choose your monitor's native resolution as something you'll actually use all/most of the time. If your eyesight is good, 1920x1080 on a 22" is probably ok. But 1680x1050 might result in less eyestrain, especially if you use your computer for long periods of time.
Good luck!
-Frank
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