Two quick questions about the Z3

[18000rpm]

1. Does the headphone/microphone jack support iPhone-compatible headsets? ie. does the mic work as well?

2. What's the highest resolution the HDMI port supports? Any way to use 2560x1440 monitors when I won't have the dock?

Thanks...

[maven1975]

1. Does the headphone/microphone jack support iPhone-compatible headsets? ie. does the mic work as well?

2. What's the highest resolution the HDMI port supports? Any way to use 2560x1440 monitors when I won't have the dock?

Thanks...

1: Yes

2: 1920x1080

[18000rpm]

Thanks for the info maven.

Sucks that I can't use it with 2560x1440. Oh well.

[lovelaptops]

Thanks for the info maven.

Sucks that I can't use it with 2560x1440. Oh well.

Without the PMD, the SVZ/Z2 is powerful and fast, but not very versatile. If Sony had decided to use a mini display port to hitchhike the Lightpeak to, like the A-company, you would have a high res monitor option right from the base computer. But Sony chose to have their proprietary/non-Thunderbolt-compatible Lightpeak implementation ride on a USB3 port, which may have been the better choice for most people because you need the second USB3 on the road but when you want to plug into a high res monitor you're more likely to be in your home/office replete with docs and peripherals including the lowly PMD.

[Valnar]

Without the PMD, the SVZ/Z2 is powerful and fast, but not very versatile. If Sony had decided to use a mini display port to hitchhike the Lightpeak to, like the A-company, you would have a high res monitor option right from the base computer. But Sony chose to have their proprietary/non-Thunderbolt-compatible Lightpeak implementation ride on a USB3 port, which may have been the better choice for most people because you need the second USB3 on the road but when you want to plug into a high res monitor you're more likely to be in your home/office replete with docs and peripherals including the lowly PMD.

The Z2 has VGA and HDMI. The same on the PMD! You can connect I think with a hacked .inf file a high resolution TFT with HDMI!

[Supermiguel]

The Z2 has VGA and HDMI. The same on the PMD! You can connect I think with a hacked .inf file a high resolution TFT with HDMI!

Can any one confirm this?

[pyr0]

^Correct, but you get limited to 35Hz or something like that.

Read here:

[SUCCESS] 2560x1440 support on new VPC-Z2 (Dell U2711)

[Supermiguel]

but it does support 1920x1080 normally? and its full 1920x1080 no limitations?

[Supermiguel]

in you guys opinion is the PMD worth it???

[Valnar]

but it does support 1920x1080 normally? and its full 1920x1080 no limitations?

The Z2 supports on VGA and HDMI natively 1920*1080 without PMD.