Does this look like active matrix?

[imactheknife]

This looks like active matrix. Its for sale, but dont want passive lol.. looks good if its passive

 

[3lectr1cPPC]

With a good one, it's really hard to tell directly head on. The best way to tell a really good passive panel apart from an active one is to look at it from an off angle. That will be a dead giveaway, as the passive panels will wash out much worse than active ones will.
I can't tell for that one from the photos, but the 520c did ship with passive, so if it is an active panel, it was swapped.

 

[desertrout]

That picture quality looks pretty good, but it's hard to tell from a still image... active matrix benefits are mostly seen in the refresh / response. Maybe ask the seller for a video? Or if they know it was bought with the active matrix upgrade?

 

[3lectr1cPPC]

I found the same listing - I can tell from one of the other photos where it looks washed out - it’s passive.

 

[imactheknife]

I found the same listing - I can tell from one of the other photos where it looks washed out - it’s passive.

Ok, yeah would love a 540c, but price lol.. was hoping this was an upgrade

 

[3lectr1cPPC]

I know right! I got mine in admittedly poor condition but fully working last year at the VCF Swap Meet for $100, thinking I got a decent deal. Managed to haggle down from $150 as I thought that was too much. Then I go more recently to check eBay and I see them going for $200-300! Can't believe it.

 

[croissantking]

I was lucky to get my 540c for £79 including postage, I think! It was a bit of a beater, and dirty, but fully working. The original owner had more system extensions installed than I could believe.

 

[joshc]

The original owner had more system extensions installed than I could believe.

Did they overlap the Mac OS startup splash screen? That's when you know you definitely have too many extensions installed...

 

[croissantking]

It was almost two full rows but it took 4 minutes to boot from happy mac to desktop

 

[joshc]

Something I've wanted to do for a while is see how slow/unstable I could make System 7 by just installing as many shareware extensions/control panels as possible... I'd imagine some of them would cause really weird conflicts, especially the ones that essentially do the same thing.

 

[imactheknife]

I know right! I got mine in admittedly poor condition but fully working last year at the VCF Swap Meet for $100, thinking I got a decent deal. Managed to haggle down from $150 as I thought that was too much. Then I go more recently to check eBay and I see them going for $200-300! Can't believe it.

Yeah Thats sweet! I will Keep looking. I have missed out on a few online, oh well lol. I have a 540 grey scale which is nice too.