The 575 had the best monitor of the entire 5xx series. The more common 580 was basically the same but with a cheaper screen to keep the price down.

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That is likely true, but it was the same Sony Trinitron used in the Color Classic. Thanks for reminding me about the 580, that truly was the ugly duckling of an already deformed product line. In fact the same cheap monitor in the 5000 series destroyed any aesthetic beauty of that machine which was designed to use the Trinitron "flat" screen. Damn you Apple!

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Er, all Hook models up to the 580 had 14" Trinitrons in them that easily match and surpass the quality of the Color Classic's display. The 580 had a shadow mask tube. The 580 was also based on the 630 motherboard (IDE hard drives, shared DRAM for video). However, the 580 does allow the incorporation of a TV tuner, so that gets it some points back. ;-)

Peace,

Drew