IBook to 42 inch 1080 plasma display?

Hi,
I just got a 42 inch Panasonic monitor. I got the adapter and VGA cable to go to the plasma.
But the resolution won't change to 1080. I can only go as high as 786.
Is there any way to increase the display resolution to 1080?
Thanks Andy

An iBook can only output video to an external display in a resolution and bitdepth which is supported by the iBook's built-in display; there are no solutions other than using third-party firmware, which may void the iBook's warranty and extended AppleCare.
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