MBP doesn't recognize FPD2185W Gateway Monitor

I've had the previous model of the MBP and with the VGA adapter, it worked fine with the FPD2185W Gateway monitor. Now with the newest MBP, and with its new display port requiring having to buy a new adapter, the only thing I can do is mirror the display, and the display flickers and changes color at random intervals. Once, after going toggling mirroring displays and detecting them, I'll be able to actually have the external monitor act as an extra monitor, but there's no rhyme or reason to this. I'm sorry, but if I'm being forced to pay money to buy an adapter so Apple can push its new display port, is it too much to ask that it works with existing monitors?

Thanks for your input. Unfortunately, none of this works at all. I've tried every possible variation on booting up but the sys pref/detect displays doesn't detect another display. The strange thing is that once in a while I can get it going but for only a split second. This is definitely not a cable problem, and the fact that it worked at one point makes me think that there is something inside that is loose or unstable.

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