attaching 2560x1600 monitor to laptop

[feeltch]

Hello!

Does any laptop support output of 2560x1600 resolution?
Does it have to have displayport connector?
I have Sony Vaio Z and whn I connect it to HP 30" I get only 1280 resolution.

 

[zagood]

HDMI should output 2560x1600. Check your laptop, you've probably got an HDMI out. Buy cables online, I'd recommend monoprice, they're pretty expensive instore at places like Best Buy and Radio Shack. Be sure whatever you get is identified as "High Speed HDMI" or "Category 2."

 

[feeltch]

Thanks for reply.
My laptop doesn't support 2560x1600 resolution for sure, and I've done googling and didn't find any laptop that does. I'm just wondering if anybody did connect laptop to 30" monitor and got that native resolution.

My Sony specifications crop

 

[zagood]

Actual model of the laptop? Z-series page I found says it uses the GT 330m, which should output 2560x1600 over HDMI:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/product_geforce_gt_330m_us.html

Maximum Digital Resolution 2560x1600
Maximum VGA Resolution 2048x1536

 

[cfedu]

any recent mac laptop can do it with MINI displayport. I'm not to sure about HDMI some might work most will not. Some 1600P monitors will only accept that the res with the DP and DL DVI even if it has HDMI. It all depends which HDMI standard they are using 1.0, 1.1,1.3,1.4

 

[feeltch]

I have older one, Z31XN/B with nvidia 9300M GS but also new models with gt 330 don't support 2560 as it is stated on sony site model specifications.
The nvidia alone supports 2560 resolution, but Sony 'was saving money' by installing cheaper hardware - as stated someone on a forum. No Sony laptop supports 2560x1600 resolution output I think.

 

[zagood]

Well, that sucks then.

 

[feeltch]

yes
now just wondering if any laptop besides mac supports 2560 resolution output

 

[zagood]

Man, that's annoying. Looks like everything but the cheap HDMI ports they're using will support it.

Don't have time for a full search, but check out the HP Envy, maybe some of the Dell business line. But yeah, probably need displayport.

 

[trosti]

Has anybody tried a DisplayPort to Dual Link DVI adapter? Dell has several laptops with 2560x1600 resolution on DisplayPort.
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/cables/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=330-5521#Overview

 

[JAG87]

Anything with display port/DVI will work for sure.

HDMI should work too, but I think you will have to create a custom resolution, because the control panel will usually only display HDTV resolutions for that connection.