Macbook Unibody problem or Display problem?

Hello,
I don't know if this question is specifically linked to the Macbook Pro 15", but it's the best guess.
I finally broke down and bought a Minidvi to DVI adapter so that I could hook my Macbook Pro to my older 23" cinema display. The problem that I have found is that I can't get the Cinema display to get to it's highest resolution when mirroring displays. When they aren't mirrored I can get it up to it's highest resolution. Is this a known issue that I haven't been able to find? Is there a graphics card update that I don't know about? What's funny is when you do change the resolution, the OS says you've put it in the high resolution, but when you look at the monitor, it's plain to see that you're not.
I also just tried this on my 17" 2.3GHz Macbook Pro and got the same results.
I've reset the PRAM, restart with and without the monitor hooked up.

What you're trying to do is not possible. That's the definition of "mirroring" - you get a mirror image of the notebook's display on the external monitor - down to the screen resolution. If your MBP's native resolution is 1440x900, then that's what you get on the external monitor. The only time you'll have optimal resolution on both while mirroring is if both displays have the same native resolution. The other two options you have are to span displays, or use the notebook in closed lid mode with a USB or Bluetooth keyboard/mouse.

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