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I have a brand new CRT to LCD bracket adapter for the old 9inch CRT macs
Posted by: Geekybit on 2023-01-11 14:28:17
So here is the link to where I sell it https://www.etsy.com/listing/1377485134/macintosh-9-inch-crt-to-lcd-bracket?
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I have decressed the price from 9 USD down to 7.50 USD... at this time it is only Sold to US people if you are intrested in making it for another country feel free to message me.
Posted by: avadondragon on 2023-01-14 20:44:50
I'm sure I could find it with a little searching but what LCD are people using with these? I've wanted to do this for a while with one of my empty compact Mac cases I've got lying around.
Posted by: Geekybit on 2023-01-15 13:18:59
I'm sure I could find it with a little searching but what LCD are people using with these? I've wanted to do this for a while with one of my empty compact Mac cases I've got lying around.
This is just a bracket so any LCD really will work , But I tend to use the ipad LCD or 9 inch LCD from amazon... I hope that helps....
Posted by: Byrd on 2023-01-15 14:47:19
@avadondragon I raised the same query in a post last year, am yet to buy the cheap n nasty LCD yet.

@Geekybit thanks for designing this bracket.

Recommended cheap and nasty 4:3 LCD for bare SE case - 8 or 9"?

Hi all, I've an empty Mac SE case and I'd like to try a non-destructive LCD inside with a Raspberry Pi or small PC innards. What piece of crap Aliexpress or eBay HDMI 4:3 LCD would you recommend - and should I go for 8 or 9" size (seems the 9" screen size is right on the edges while the 8" has...
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Posted by: olePigeon on 2023-01-15 15:49:15
If you get an LCD with HDMI inputs, you can then use an RGB2HDMI adapter and attach it directly to the RGB signal off the motherboard. Adrian's Digital Basement did this with a Macintosh Classic.
Posted by: avadondragon on 2023-01-15 16:15:28
If you get an LCD with HDMI inputs, you can then use an RGB2HDMI adapter and attach it directly to the RGB signal off the motherboard. Adrian's Digital Basement did this with a Macintosh Classic.

Gah! That's so cool.

Oh yeah I looked at the HJ080IA-01E mentioned in that post before for such a project. Just couldn't remember where I found it.

I actually have a surplus of working CRT/analog boards though and not enough logic boards to drive them so I'd probably be more interested in going the other way and driving the original CRT with something like a Pi too.

I also have a couple of totally empty cases that I've been thinking of trying to create a G4 compact Mac with and I needed a suitable LCD for. I want to be able to boot to OS 9 natively so I think an eMac 1.0Ghz is the most powerful machine that fits that criteria that I can actually cram into the case. It has native 1024x768 resolution too so that LCD would be PERFECT.
Posted by: Geekybit on 2023-01-15 21:46:28
Gah! That's so cool.

Oh yeah I looked at the HJ080IA-01E mentioned in that post before for such a project. Just couldn't remember where I found it.

I actually have a surplus of working CRT/analog boards though and not enough logic boards to drive them so I'd probably be more interested in going the other way and driving the original CRT with something like a Pi too.

I also have a couple of totally empty cases that I've been thinking of trying to create a G4 compact Mac with and I needed a suitable LCD for. I want to be able to boot to OS 9 natively so I think an eMac 1.0Ghz is the most powerful machine that fits that criteria that I can actually cram into the case. It has native 1024x768 resolution too so that LCD would be PERFECT.
Yeah I think the 8 inch might be a touch too small but I I haven't tried it so who know for sure.
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