Old LG Monitor with Mini?

Hi guys
For many years i've been planing to buy an apple computer, but they are too expansive here in brazil. So the Mac Mini (which costs around R$2800; that means US$1100) could be a option.
The problem buying the mini is that i only have an old LG Studioworks 561N monitor, and i don't know if the mini is compatible with this monitor. Do you guys know if the mini will run with this monitor?

You don't say what sort of Inputs it has available, but if VGA, DVI or HDMI then yes, you might need to buy an adapter of some type though ...

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1.
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2.
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3.
VGA to Mini DP adapters : does that mean that I can use 5/6 monitors at the same time that way ?
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