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Post #5 by trag
Source Forum68kMLA
Category68k
Post DateTue, 24 Apr 2012 - 23:34
Original URLhttps://68kmla.org/bb/threads/connecting-68k-macs-to-lcd-monitors.25253/
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I have a few IBM T85A LCD panels which I use with my Macs. They like 1280 X 1024 @ 60 Hz the best but it also does 72Hz, 75Hz and 76Hz. Plus other frequencies at other resolutions. It even supports 832 X 624 @ 75 Hz. The color/brightness evenness on these panels is amazing. Unfortunately, the back lights are not as bright as they could be. They're good enough, but I'm tempted to try replacing the tubes to see if they're aged and dimmed or if this is as bright as they ever were.

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/product-and-parts/detail.page?&LegacyDocID=VLAR-42RKN3

See the table of resolutions near the bottom.

User's Guide:

http://download.lenovo.com/ibmdl/pub/pc/pccbbs/options/t85aug.pdf

The T84H is similar but lacks two of the 1280 X 1024 frequencies. However, it has a DVI port, which is admittedly, not very useful in 68K Macs, but is nice if you want to have a modern computer and a legacy computer connected at the same time.

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/product-and-parts/detail.page?&LegacyDocID=MIGR-4QDSS3

The page for the T85A claims that

Detachable, tilt/swivel base that can be replaced by third-party accessories meeting the VESA Flat Panel Monitor Physical Mounting Interface Standard (FPMPMI) for a range of alternate mounting solutions
But if that thing's back meets the VESA mounting standard, it must be some part of the standard which no-one else ever used.

I built these brackets

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so that I could mount the thing on a wall mount. More images here:

http://www.prismnet.com/~trag/LCD_Bracket/

If you get a T85A somewhere you can have a mounting bracket for the cost of shipping. For reasons, I built 20 of the brackets, but I only have five of the panels. I did manage to sell one bracket on Ebay to (IIRC) a guy in Brazil many years ago.

Oh, look. You can get 100 of the later T860 model (fewer resolutions supported)

http://support.lenovo.com/en_US/downloads/detail.page?DocID=PD005055

for $2500 if you're in or near Connecticut:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/USED-LCD-Monitors-17-18-LOT-of-100-IBM-SAMSUNG-and-OTHERS-/110868023992?pt=Computer_Monitors&hash=item19d03fcab8