iMacs (plenty of them!)

[macman142]

Hi everyone.

I used to be a member here a while ago (maybe before the change to the new forums) and since had to recreate my login, but i'm now glad to be back.

I recently picked up a few items i've been trying to source including:

A Macintosh TV

A QuickTake 100 in original box [] ]'>

and all of the 5 'flavour' G3 iMacs with accessories!

As you can tell, i'm very pleased with myself at the moment.

The only one of which that cost me anything significant was the Mac TV - but well worth it.

 

[LCGuy]

A Mac TV in Australia? :O

 

[macman142]

Yeah funky hey!

I don't believe they were ever sold here. I just recently imported mine from the US (hence the 'significant cost').

It has an international power supply in it, which I hadn't expected, so I've been able to just plug it in and use it too.

Unfortunately and as expected, the TV tuner picks up no signal (being NTSC rather than PAL).

 

[macgreg]

Cool - now you can do your own five-flavours style photo!

 

[Bunsen]

There should be a software setting to change it from NTSC to PAL

 

[macman142]

Cool - now you can do your own five-flavours style photo!

Yes, that would be very cool. Some high-res pics would be good. Could have some posters/large prints made?

 

[macman142]

There should be a software setting to change it from NTSC to PAL

Seriously? I'll check it out.

 

[Quadraman]

Yeah funky hey!
I don't believe they were ever sold here. I just recently imported mine from the US (hence the 'significant cost').

It has an international power supply in it, which I hadn't expected, so I've been able to just plug it in and use it too.

Unfortunately and as expected, the TV tuner picks up no signal (being NTSC rather than PAL).

When is Australia going digital? The Mac TV won't be able to get any signal then.

 

[LCGuy]

Metro areas in 2009, regional areas in 2012.

Personally, I wouldn't bother trying to convert the MacTV to PAL - you'd ruin a very rare machine, and its going to be outdated anyway when analog TV gets turned off. You'd be better off running down to Big W, and buying a cheap DVB-T box, and connecting it to its AV in ports.

 

[Bunsen]

I saw a hint somewhere or other that said the tuner is a self-contained metal box on the TV tuner PCB, and that a TV/video repair tech should be able to pop it off and replace it with a DVB tuner. I make no guarantees.

 

[LCGuy]

It is, but really, wouldn't it be easier, and possibly cheaper to simply just add a cheap DVB-T box externally? Not to mention, you'd keep your collectors item stock.

 

[bsod]

There should be a software setting to change it from NTSC to PAL

Seriously? I'll check it out.

At least the TV tuner on my Performa 5200 allows the change from NTSC to PAL, using the Apple Video Player... Don't know how that would work on the Performa.

Oh, and by the way, this problem was mentioned in RetroMacCast, wasn't it? I now recall hearing about the australian who had that problem with the TV tuner in his Mac TV...