Laptop ---> Bigger monitor

[vetiver]

I have an HP Pavilion dv6000 notebook (save your condolences if you don't like it). I want to play poker on a monitor larger than this 16" screen w/o having to buy a desktop computer. Can my laptop connect to a monitor (such as this)? If it can connect to some but not others like the 30 inches, what is the determining factor? I see what looks like a monitor connection on the side of my laptop but it doesn't look like any of those diagrammed in the Monitor FAQ thread.

If I didn't provide specifics tell me what else you need to know. Thank you in advance for any help [img]/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]