Samsung 1440x900 monitor on a PPC mini

Hi-
Usually find me over in the networking area, but I found a good deal on a Samsung 931BW, wide-screen LCD.
I'm running a PPC mini 1.25Ghz, Tiger 10.4.8
Has anyone had success on a mini to get 1440x900 resolutino to display properly? Ive looked at Samsung's site, but there's really nothing useful there for mac. (maybe not such a good deal, eh?)
Any experienced mac folks be able to help?
Thanks,
rick

Thanks,
but for some reason I didn't subscribe to this thread (duh) and didn't see your excellent response.
Meanwhile, I returned the Samsung, and went back to my original 4:3 monitor, sintead of messing around with widescreen.
Maybe another time.
Thanks!

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