Samsung 2494LW monitor with mini?

has anyone used this monitor with the new 2010 mac mini? i ask due to the calibration option it has not working with snow. can it be adjusted without the "magictune"?
LCD / TFT : Where Can I Get MagicTune?
Note: Magic Tune is currently only available for the following operating systems:
Microsoft :
Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, 2003, XP, Vista (32/64 bit) and Windows 7 (32/64 bit).
Apple:
Mac OS X 10:2.6 to 10.5.7, at this time there is no support for Leopard.
Magictune is a software equivalent of the on screen display menu, if Magic tune does not work on your system you have the following options. You can use the built-in OSD menu of the monitor, or you may be able to adjust the settings using the advanced settings of your video card. Please contact your pc or video card manufacturer for assistance.
http://ars.samsung.com/customer/usa/jsp/faqs/faqsview_us.jsp?SITE_ID=1&PG_ID=0&AT_ID=80666&PROD_SUB_ID=0&PRODID=133

Hi there
I just got a new Mac Mini and a 32 inch Samsung LCD 450 series. I am not sure of max resolution but I know it's a 720p set. I have been impressed with the plug and play set up via a VGA cable. But, I can not seem to figure out how to get the max resolution set up either.
The Mac display preferences only give me choices for standard monitor sizes that are not proportional to the Samsung screen, I have tired both 800 x 600 and the 1024 x 768 I have mixed and matched this with changing the picture proportions on the TV (16:9 vs 4:3). Things either seem stretched or overly square.
Am I missing something here, Is there somewhere else I should be looking for settings to tweak?
Any help or steering toward other resources would be most welcome.
Thanks, Josh

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Hi there
I just got a new Mac Mini and a 32 inch Samsung LCD 450 series. I am not sure of max resolution but I know it's a 720p set. I have been impressed with the plug and play set up via a VGA cable. But, I can not seem to figure out how to get the max resolution set up either.
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1.
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