SZ6 maximum available resolution thru port replicator DVI-D

Hi guys!

Title sais it all. I'd like to find out what is the maximum resolution available thru the SZ6 port replicator's Dual-link DVI-D port. Any help appreciated.
According to the nVidia 8400M GS specsheet it is 2560x1600.
The japanese "Owner made" SZ5 site lists 1920x1200.
SonyStyle US doesn't mention, at least I couldn't find any relevant information.

 

Single link DVI can do up to 1920x1200, and dual link up to 2560x1600. The GPU (as cited by nVidia) is capable of dual-link connections but it is up to the laptop manufacturer (Sony) to choose whether or not to use single or dual link.

So I'm about 99% certain the SZ can only do up to 1920x1200.

 

NVIDIA GeForce 8400M GS GPU

Available all the graphic memory

Main memory - at the time of 2GB selection maximum 831MB
Main memory - at the time of 1GB selection maximum 319MB

External display output
(At the time of DVI connection)

Largest approximately 1677 ten thousand color
(1920×1200, 1920×1080, 1680×1050, 1600×1200, 1360×768, 1280×1024, 1280×768, 1024×768 and 800×600)

External display output
(At the time of analog RGB connection)

Largest approximately 1677 ten thousand colors
(2048×1536, 1920×1200, 1920×1080, 1680×1050, 1600×1200, 1360×768, 1280×1024, 1280×768, 1024×768 and 800×600)

This was taken from the Japan VAIO website.

 

The port replicator has a dual-link DVI-D. It'd be pretty stupid to put a dual-link DVI on the port replicator and only support the single-link DVI's max resolution.

 

Yeah, you are right. The specifications on the Japanese website say DVI-D.

You could always try it. Even if it does not have native support, using a program like PowerStrip may enable you to output to that resolution. I am not really sure if it would work, though.

 

The D in the DVI-D means digital only, it's not an issue. This picture clearly shows that the DVI port on the port replicator is a dual-link DVI-D in fact. In theory the VGA supports resolutions up to 2560x1600 thru the dual-link DVI.
The question is whether Sony has limited this resolution or not. If they limited the max resolution to 1920x1200 why did they put a dual-link DVI port on the port replicator, a single-link DVI would've done the job.

It'd be nice to have somebody confirm it before I fork out a buttload of money for a new 30" monitor.

 

^aggreeeddddddd

 

I went to a SonyStyle store today and asked the tech guys about my resolution issue. They were as knowledgeable of computers as a 2 year old kid. They both agreed that the external display's resolution doesn't depend on the computer at all. Yeah, sure.

Later today I used SonyStyle's Customer Care Live Chat. First guy (Andrews) kept me waiting for about 15 minutes then said he couldn't help.
The second guy (Mullen) said that 'The external display resolutions of the Computer can't be more than the native resolutions of the Notebook LCD.'.

Unfortunately e-mail and telephone support requires a serial number which I don't have, so I'm stuck.

 

I'm guessing you'll either have to bite the bullet and try it yourself or wait for someone else to.

Judging by what the sales and support people have said, they are clueless and of no help.

Have you tried asking one of the more knowledgeable resellers, like P1?

 

That's a good tip, I e-mailed them this morning. Looking forward to their answer.

 

anyone EVER get an answer??? I've had my sz360 hooked up at 2560 res, on one of those matrix 2 to 1 monitor combiners, but I ordered a 30" dell monitor and am curious as to whether I should cancel as it ONLY accepts DVI D... Anyone know??? PLS

 

I have the 30" Dell for about two weeks now. So far I couldn't get any higher resolution than 1280x800 on it. I've tried several different drivers, no luck.
Haven't gotten any help from P1, Sony, Dell, nVidia either.

 

well I've had it hooked up via dvi on the dock to my 1080p 46" and it worked very easily at full 1920x1080... I think that's the max res though over dvi.

 

It might be, but the 3007WFP-HC only supports 2560x1600 and 1280x800, nothing in between.

 

did you get this to display any higher?
I noticed the docking station dont have speaker or mike connections
that was a mistake on Sonys part

 

The docking station had more use when the computer used to only have 100mbit nic... the dock provided Gigabit NIC and DVI... now, it is pretty much a way to get DVI... but it's also nice to not have to plug everything in when you come to work.

 

ya but if you have a nice speaker setup thats not USB then you need to plug it in each time