Newer monitors should be able to handle older video cards with aplomb. Nothing they cannot deal with.
Not if he's plugging a large monitor to a 2007 laptop. One way to check is to lower the display resolution and see if the graphics are clear. If so, it means the laptop can't properly handle 1920x1080.
I dunno' all the latest hardware shit, but a newer monitor should be able to handle lower resolutions. It's not like they can't handle lower rez. Sheesh! If that is the case, then they have monitors on ebay from 2010 for 5 bux. That's the best solution then. ROFL.