External monitor on T61

For many properly a simple question, but I rely do not know.
I have a T61 with nVidia Quadro NVS 140M, Intel Core Duo processor T7500(2.2GHz) and 2GB RAM. I use Win XP pro.
I would like an external monitor for use with Photoshop CS3 and Lightroom.
I am looking for a 24” monitor with 1920x1200px.But can my computer show this resolution? (I have no docking station)
I would like to use Lightroom in 2 screen mode, can anyone give me an answer?
Best regards
Sam

that can be handled easily on the vga, but due to the analgoue signal on the vga port, there will be lot of noises on the external large monitor (like discolouration, flickers, etc).... i would definitely suggest you get the dvi support on the dock.
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Section "Monitor"
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Last edited by jakub (2014-11-16 12:05:19)

jakub wrote: Option "LeftOf" "LVDS-1"
Should that not be "left-of"?

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