¿Can be a better resolution in the external display?

I recently buy a new LCD ViewSonic 22" full HD (its declared to support 1920X1080) and Im very happy with my acquisition. Now I can work in a large screen with Page and Final Cut Pro but still I feel it can be a better resolution in the bigger display the same as in the little 13" in my MBP 7.1 Indeed the display resolution it's 1080p in the LCD and 1280X800 in the little screen. I would like to ask if I did the right settings and if not what can I do? If it is possible of course.
Thanks in advance
Josef Carel

No worries man .. your concern is known as pixel width or pixels per square inch..
you do the maths by multiplying horizontal inches with vertical inches of your display
that's your display area in square inches ..
and then you multiply 1920 x 1080 ..
that's your total number of pixels
when you divide the area to the number of pixels you get pixels per inc
and the higher the value the smaller each individual pixel therefore harder for your eye to spot them resulting in smoother display ..
That's why I've advised you the 22 inch display in the first place and I'm sure now you appreciate the advice more

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