X300 And FULL HD lcd monitor

Just bought an X300, and I love it.
BUT, is there an way to connect it with my iiyama 26" monitor? 1920x1200
I would love it if it could do that.

get the Lenovo usb2dvi converter or the Lenovo digitial video usb port replicator for the dvi out connection, or you can use the vga (not a good idea for high resolution LCD).
Regards,
Jin Li
May this year, be the year of 'DO'!
I am a volunteer, and not a paid staff of Lenovo or Microsoft

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Paul...
Here are some ramblingthoughts on your issue. They expand on the good advice you've already received, and thus do not dispute what others have said.
Make certain your drivers for the graphics card are the latest and greatest. This is the first step you should take. You probably have already done that. If not, go do it. But check the next paragraph first.
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