if i hook up my 2010 13inch MacBook Pro to my 17 inch sony monitor, can i make the screen resolution bigger?

the native resolution on the laptop screen is 1280x800 i think, and the sony monitor can go up to 1600x1200. can i set my macbook so that the resolution size will be 1600x1200 when hooked up to the external monitor?

US Auctions Australian Auctions Austrian Auctions Belgian Auctions Canadian Auctions French Auctions German Auctions Indian Auctions Irish Auctions Italian Auctions Dutch Auctions Polish Auctions Spanish Auctions Swiss Auctions UK Auctions

Best Match Time: ending soonest Time: newly listed Price: lowest first Price: highest first Price + Shipping: lowest first Price + Shipping: highest first

Lenovo Model 9417 HB7 17 Inch LCD Flat Panel Monitor    US $.99

DELL Dimension 4550 P 4 Cpu 266Ghz Ram 1024MB 17 Inch LCD Monitor    US $77.44

Gateway Model 17 Inch Monitor    US $19.50