VGA output on new iMac G5 (iSight)

According to the tech specs, the new iMac G5 (iSight) can mirror its internal display onto an external VGA display (using the optional adapter).
Can someone who has both the new iMac and the adapter please test whether it actually outputs two different resolutions (for example, 1680x1050 on the internal display and 1024x768 on the external monitor)? Or is it like the older iMac models, which can only drive both displays at the same resolution, effectively rendering the internal display useless while an external one is connected?
Thanks.

It mirrors exactly the same resolution being displayed on the internal display.
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