eMac LCD

[Maccess]

So you have an eMac with a bad analog board, and fixing it costs more than the computer is worth?

Check out this eMac CRT to LCD conversion project, with more information here about running an eMac without the original analog board.

Result: A working eMac for a little bit more than the cost of a 17" LCD, and a machine that is 30 pounds lighter and consumes less electricity.

Remember to heed the warning at the top of the page:


CRTs can hold a charge in the thousands of volts. They act as a capacitor, and can hold this charge for days, even if the computer has not been plugged in. This charge can kill you.

Discharge your CRT properly, or get a trained monitor technician to remove the CRT.

[activeingredient]

Checked the link and it was really cool!
Makes me want to get an eMac with busted crt/video and do the LCD Hack project.

It looks a lot sleeker with an lcd than the crt, since the front bezel was trimmed down.

I remember thinking about doing this for an iMac before.

[Macmon]

Nice!!!!. At least I have a reference if in any case that happens.

[redangel]

This is great!

[Maccess]

And for its little brother: iMac G3 LCD Conversion.

Same precautions for CRT handling apply.

CRTs can hold a charge in the thousands of volts. They act as a capacitor, and can hold this charge for days, even if the computer has not been plugged in. This charge can kill you.

[imabs]

wow. this is great.
but we still hope that Apple can evenmore develop the eMac.

i do have a problem with eMac with regards to its monitor. it's really bad to the eye.
it has flickering attitude. masakit talaga sa mata!!!!

[activeingredient]

And for its little brother: iMac G3 LCD Conversion.

Ahh finally an iMac G3 LCD Mod Hack... Great find Maccess.

When I was searching for an iMac LCD hack early or mid last year, it was not existing yet on MacMod.

Thanks for this. Will save the page as a PDF for future references.

[husayno]

I have an imac dv with broken analog board and i dont know what to do with it today until this thread came out. Very nice find.

but how much it will cost if i gonna buy an 15lcd monitor today? any suggestion? If its gonna be more than 10k, i might not do the convertion. Mabebenta pa ba ang imac na tulad nang sa akin?

[Maccess]

I have an imac dv with broken analog board and i dont know what to do with it today until this thread came out. Very nice find.

but how much it will cost if i gonna buy an 15lcd monitor today? any suggestion? If its gonna be more than 10k, i might not do the convertion. Mabebenta pa ba ang imac na tulad nang sa akin?

Most 15" LCD monitors are below 10T. Check with Villman or PCX or OpenPinoy. It is important to choose a 15" LCD that:

1) will fit in the opening in the front of the iMac case.
2) uses a 12V supply (you don't want an LCd that has an integrated 220V power supply).