Can a standard PC electret microphone be connected to mic input?
Yes. There is a combined Headphones and Mic connector conforming to OMTP pin standard.
Mic can be an electret mic type, the Mic. pin is providing mic bias voltage, thus standard electret microphones as thosed used in a PC can be connected with the use of an OMTP splitter cable. Mic input is a 'Consumer Audio' mic level, -30dBu, 10K. On the same connector, Left & Right pins provide 'Consumer Audio' line-level audio output, -10dBV, 600Ohm to drive either headphones or active speakers.