Max resolution connecting to dell monitor

i am dumb so please pretend i'm your mom trying to set this up and asking the Q .  i have a 3 yr old dell 24" (DVI/VGA) monitor and i'd like to connect my 13" MBP to it.  i bought the 'mini displayport to DVI adapter' for my mbp and have connected to my monitor, but the max resolution i can achieve under displays is 1280 x 800 to the monitor, so beats the point of using the larger monitor.  and the res isn't too crisp either.
am i hosed?  if i buy a new monitor to connect to my mbp, can i get finer resolution (i.e. at least 1920x1200)? 
or is the 13" mbp limited to 1280 x 800????

System Preferences > Displays
Mirrored or not?
When mirrored, you use a compromise between what the built-in screen wants and what the external screen wants. If you want to Mirror, you have hit your limit.
If you uncheck Mirrored, you get Extended Desktop, and the | Arrange | pane is added.
Using the arrange pane, you drag the little screens to represent how your real screens are on the bench. The mouse can move across the boundary between the screens and onto the other screen.
Choose the Display pane. You get a separate resolution setting FOR each screen ON each screen.

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