Displayport Samsung 1080p monitor image problem

Hello all,
I connected a 21.5" Samsung 22C650D 1080p monitor to a 21.5" iMac (model 10,1) running Lion, via Mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort cable and the image looks low res. I've gone through the monitor's adjustment menus and the iMacs's display menus and nothing fixes it. Any other Samsung monitor users out there know anything that I may be missing?
Thanks for the input (no pun intended),
Tony

Thank you. That's what i had assumed, since all Mac products are designed to be compatible only with Mac products. I will go ahead and get my 30$ Mac adapter and throw away the 12$ one i got in the mail today.

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