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Macintosh TV?!
A Macintosh TV?!
It seems to be just an LC520 in a black case with a built in TV tuner.
But is says on the front: "Macintosh TV"
What is the story with this?
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/sys/331011954.html
It seems to be just an LC520 in a black case with a built in TV tuner.
But is says on the front: "Macintosh TV"
What is the story with this?
http://seattle.craigslist.org/see/sys/331011954.html
exactly what it says its no more then that apart from being black
it has a page of lowendmac
it has a page of lowendmac
They're very rare - sadly that one looks trashed, so not worth getting in my opinion.
only thing worth getting from them is the tv card
Yeah, if it wasn't so trashed I would have considered getting it.
Poor thing!
Poor thing!
expect to pay more for them then they are worth
hmmm its just 25
..get it ! sod the damage
hmmm its just 25
..get it ! sod the damage
Yeah, that is very true!
25$ it the asking price
25$ it the asking price
like i just edited my reply sod the damage
get it
how much chances do you think you have to get an offer like that ?
get it
how much chances do you think you have to get an offer like that ?
You think I should?
Okay I will take your advice.
Okay I will take your advice.
i think you should
i would do it it might not be much of a mac but its a nifty collectors item even if it is incomplete and somewhat damaged
i would do it it might not be much of a mac but its a nifty collectors item even if it is incomplete and somewhat damaged
I sent the guy an email.
Hope to hear from him soon.
I will keep you posted.
Hope to hear from him soon.
I will keep you posted.
rightey dokey skip
and then you need to look for a black keyboard and mouse
which might prove even more trouble some
and then you need to look for a black keyboard and mouse
which might prove even more trouble some
I would imagine so
stil worth it though
but you cant watch tv and use mac os at the same time
one wil freeze for the other
but you cant watch tv and use mac os at the same time
one wil freeze for the other
yeah rare...ive got one myself
The later PDS cards are superior. The Mac TV only supported taking screenshots from the TV and couldn't play TV in window, only full screen.
Go for it. It may have a bit of damage, but only 10,000 were mass produced and as such, they're rare.
The PDS, etc TV cards were better, but the rarity of the Macintosh TV name makes the Mac TV more of a collectible item.
The PDS, etc TV cards were better, but the rarity of the Macintosh TV name makes the Mac TV more of a collectible item.
The damage on that is not too bad really, and it looks like it has been glued together. As for the keyboard and mouse, try checking the eBay UK as Apple shipped black PowerMac 5400s and 5500s with matching keyboards here. You do see the keyboards quite often and they tend not to demand a very high price (but shipping to the US might).
Alternatively, spray a normal keyboard black!
Alternatively, spray a normal keyboard black!
The keyboard wouldn't be the type that shipped with Mac TVs, though
When Apple designed the Macintosh TV, their target customers were students who didn't have enough space in their rooms to accommodate, both, a computer and a television set; so they married the two together and shipped it with a space-saving Apple Keyboard II in a black finish.
It may be rare, but I'm not too sure if I'd want to fork out $25 for one in that condition and minus peripherals, though. See if you can bring him down to $10.
Is the casing on the Mac TV identical to on the LC series machines that look similar? If so, you could maybe paint one of those cases black and use the innards and nameplate of the broken Mac TV to make an undamaged one, with a lot of work? Painting a Keyboard II would be impossible though wouldn't it, as there would surely be no way of getting the letters back on the keys?
Probably. I think you can get key transfers though as a friend of mine did that to convert her English notebook keyboard to Russian Cyrillic. Took alot of time and patience but it was do-able.
To vent some musings though, I would love a Macintosh TV but I have never seen one in the flesh (mainly because I live in the UK). I'm sure a few have probably found their way into the country but I've yet to hear of one.
Man, I haven't herd back from the guy.
I sure hope I will soon!
I sure hope I will soon!
25 is worth it i think
Yeah thats not bad.
I mean, there was only 10,000 made.
I mean, there was only 10,000 made.
I think it would be almost more annoying to have a trashed one than not have one at all though, as you're so close to having a rare Mac but it's in really bad condition - it would just really irritate me. Though if my idea of painting the casing from an AIO LC would work then it might be worth getting.
It's not *that* bad, I'd get it.
why thank u
If it were cheap enough, I'd grab it for parts. Most of the guts can be transplanted to other Mac models from the same era, but the case looks like it was dropped off the desk.
I'd definately grab it...a Mac TV is a Mac TV!