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    TZ External Resolution

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by imagine, Oct 11, 2007.

  1. imagine

    imagine Notebook Consultant

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    Hi,

    Just a quick question for TZ and/or TX owners. Can these laptops display 1680 x 1050 resolution on the vga output?

    Thanks.
     
    imagine, Oct 11, 2007
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  2. Babydarklord

    Babydarklord Notebook Evangelist

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    Hello,

    The maximum resolution of a Tz and TX or TXN can reach is 1366x768 display resolution on the VGA output.
     
    Babydarklord, Oct 11, 2007
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  3. Rahul

    Rahul Notebook Prophet

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    No, thats for the internal screen, my Vaio TX790P with its broken screen outputted perfectly to my dad's
    22" monitor, 1650 by 1050 by VGA, so the TZ should as well.
     
    Rahul, Oct 11, 2007
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  4. imagine

    imagine Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the reply. That is great news.

    Another question: how easy is it to upgrade the ram? what brand/speed of ram do i need to buy?

    Thx.
     
    imagine, Oct 12, 2007
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  5. Jirka_koffee

    Jirka_koffee Notebook Geek

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    It is not important which brand you choose, the only thing you have to check is that it is SODIMM and DDR2 with 533Mhz (you can buy faster 667Mhz, but memory speed is limited to 533Mhz max, so it will work, but slower than is its capability)

    Upgrade is really easy, just undrive several screws, four I think, and then you'll see ram installed. Just swap them..
    ftp://ftp.vaio-link.com/pub/Manuals/Notebooks/TZ1/TZ1_H_EN.pdf page 144 to 149
     
    Jirka_koffee, Oct 12, 2007
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  6. polarsteam

    polarsteam Newbie

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    The other thing to keep in mind is that the TZ only has a single RAM slot, so to upgrade you'll have to take out the existing stick and put in a new one. If you want to upgrade to 2GB, for instance, you'll need a 2GB stick.
     
    polarsteam, Oct 12, 2007
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  7. jc4ho

    jc4ho Notebook Consultant

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    The TZ drives at 1680 x 1050 my 22" no problem.
     
    jc4ho, Oct 13, 2007
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