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    2 questions about a Vaio FZ

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by daveozzz, Apr 2, 2008.

  1. daveozzz

    daveozzz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Hi,

    I'm thinking about buying a FZ31s (in the UK) but wasn't sure about a couple of things:

    1. Since 1280x800 is a bit lower than I would like for photographic work I was going to get an external monitor (good idea for photo processing anyway).
    The monitor I was looking at (Samsung 2232BW) has a DVI input and I see the FZ31s looks like it only has a HDMI output.
    Will I be able to run the monitor at it's native resolution of 1680x1050 using a HDMI to DVI converter? Is anyone doing this? Good results?

    2. Am I right in thinking the Blu-ray drive is read only and you cannot burn blu-ray disks?

    Cheers for any help.
    Dave.
     
    daveozzz, Apr 2, 2008
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  2. nahiyan13

    nahiyan13 Notebook Evangelist

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    Not sure about the monitor , but the Blu-ray drive on the Sony Vaio FZ31S is a reader AND writer. So you WILL be able to burn blu-ray discs.
     
    nahiyan13, Apr 2, 2008
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  3. daveozzz

    daveozzz Notebook Enthusiast

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    one to tick off the list.. thanks.
     
    daveozzz, Apr 2, 2008
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    daveozzz Notebook Enthusiast

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    Was reading a bit more about HDMI. Sounds like since HDMI is backward compatible with DVI that a HDMI->DVI converter should in theory work fine to a monitor. So I'd guess it should give 1680x1050 too. It'll just not carry any audio.

    Still would like to hear from someone who's tried it!
     
    daveozzz, Apr 2, 2008
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  5. Woodgypsy

    Woodgypsy Notebook Evangelist

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    FZ I have seems to have DVI output, next to HDMI out and S-Video out.
     
    Woodgypsy, Apr 2, 2008
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  6. deathpenalty

    deathpenalty Notebook Consultant

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    You can easily convert HDMI or VGA to DVI with an adapter for about £2 off any good computer website such as ebuyer.co.uk or goto Maplins if there is one nearby.
     
    deathpenalty, Apr 2, 2008
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  7. Transfer

    Transfer Notebook Consultant

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    With the HDMI output you can set many different resolution settings when connected, so I would imagine with a simple DVI converter it would be usable for you. I have FZ4 series.
     
    Transfer, Apr 2, 2008
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  8. ScuderiaConchiglia

    ScuderiaConchiglia NBR Vaio Team Curmudgeon

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    I thought all the FZ series machines had VGA, S-video and HDMI outputs. Are you SURE you have DVI out?

    Gary
     
    ScuderiaConchiglia, Apr 2, 2008
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