External monitor with new mbp 13"

Hello I've a issue with my new macbook pro 13" (i5,8go,SSD). I have a external 27" monitor yiiama B2776HDS-B1 who was working fine with my macbook pro 13" 2010 running on snow leopard. But with my new one, I've got a black border on each side of the screen with the same resolution (1920x1080) used with my old macbook. My macbook is linked with a vga cable and a apple mini display adaptator.

Well the new iMac has mini-display out. You can use the fallowing adapters with the iMac:
Mini-Display To HDMI:
Griffin Mini DisplayPort to HDMI with Audio + DVI
Kanex Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Cable with Audio Support (10 ft.)
Belkin Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter
If by D-SUB you mean VGA:
Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter
If by DV-D you mean DVI-Digital:
Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter
or the already listed above, Griffin Mini DisplayPort to HDMI with Audio + DVI
If you want to use HDMI input, and you don't have a DHMI cable, the Kanex is adapter is a cable. Witch could save you some money. If you go with another HDMI adapter you may want to pick up a Apple HDMI to HDMI Cable (1.8 m)
The griffin adapter dose both HDMI and DVI. WItch makes it a more versatile adapter.
One of the advantages of HDMI over DVI is that HDMI supports video & audio over a single cable. But if your Display has limited set of HDMI cables, you may want to save the HDMI ports for some thing that requires HDMI, Like a blueray player.
DVI supports some larger resolutions. And if you want to use it for a computer display that could be an important advantage.

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http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20World%20Computing/VIDU2DVIA/
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loading packages...
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xf86-video-intel
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