Apple's Last Ever CRT Display!

Back in July of 2000, Apple released their very last CRT Studio display. Let's clean one up and see if it's still usable today :)
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[@psivewri]

I forgot how cool CRT monitors were until I made this video 🙂 ► Gear I Use (Affiliate Links): Dell G7 15 Laptop: amzn.to/32VOSux Keychron K2 Keyboard: amzn.to/2F51NCh Logitech G502 Mouse: amzn.to/351iae1 Benq 144Hz Screen: amzn.to/3jJk1YW Fujifilm Camera Bodies: amzn.to/2EXdPxL Fujifilm Lenses: amzn.to/3jY8xB9 Rode NTG3 Microphone: amzn.to/3jKWeHZ Rode Videomicro Microphone: amzn.to/3hXoua4 Rode Wireless Go Microphone: amzn.to/3bsVaWr Audio Interface: amzn.to/31XXVvV Manfrotto Tripod: amzn.to/356r7Tq RGB LED Light: amzn.to/3i2eNqL Godox SL-60w Video Light: amzn.to/31Vtsyl Apple iPad Pro: amzn.to/3h0i20H

[@jaydenridley4]

Psivewri I subscribed and hit the bell PS: I live in qld PSS: I liked the comment you pinned

[@nobrickzkickz2747]

You can buy ADC to DVI adapters online for use on a modern computer

[@psivewri]

@@nobrickzkickz2747 Yep, I've been following some of those powered adapters on eBay. Just not sure whether I want to spend $35 plus postage on one yet 🙂

[@nobrickzkickz2747]

@@psivewri if you do, it would make a great video

[@NgoViGiaPhuA]

Psivewri how the hell did that lizard get to that crt

[@JonnyInfinite]

Lizards in your monitor Welcome to Australia

[@RuviaPawz]

Lol

[@Viktor007]

Mark zuckberg

[@thesidneychan]

They're common in Asia, actually.

[@jaseaquino]

Too hysterical... 😂

[@grantersg]

PETA has joined the chat

[@therealcoolpup3196]

you: *saves gecko* *everyone liked that*

[@akeiai]

Everyone [but me(I FUCKING HATE GECKOS!)] liked that.

[@Framed7]

He didn't show it on camera, but he actually had a chomp on the lizard

[@tanasirobert9157]

waffeltek you were either drunk or you’re 8...

[@PanPandJa]

@@tanasirobert9157 I think he's both

[@mix3k818]

Gex is a save

[@jasonandrews7355]

Come for the retro tech, stay for the wildlife conservation.

[@stoopidhaters]

Crikey!

[@canoopsy]

*stand included 😂😂😂

[@psivewri]

You can't take that for granted these days 😅

[@picklerick_91]

Psivewri SO TRUE 🤣🤣

[@Supertimegamingify]

Gecko included

[@ivanmaric69]

that's insane, 154hz in 2000... people definitely didnt apreciate it as much as they do today! also 1600x1200 which was insane for that time

[@motap4935]

That better than 1080p so thats still a quite good moniter

[@AeroBigDick]

@@motap4935 It's not, 1080p has about 150,000 more pixels, but it's really not too big of a difference. The discrepancy is because it's a 4:3 monitor and 1080p is 16:9

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

@@motap4935 how u work that out ??????? maths not ya strong point

[@motap4935]

@@girlsdrinkfeck lol wut

[@quetzacoatlx]

CRT displays have a great advantage on refreshing rate, and a great color range as well.

[@julianromero6208]

Lizard buddy was trying to help you save 15 % or more on car insurance.

[@ktsp2538]

Lol

[@HoloScope]

Woah dude you look just like me

[@HoloScope]

It might just be the hairstyle tho

[@dullbananas9901]

😂

[@abandonedacc]

That wasn't the same Lizard as the Geico Lizard...

[@HughJeffreys]

Definitely the best looking CRT ever built! Would love to find one of these one day.

[@gamergrill9629]

Comes with a free lizard, too!

[@psivewri]

This is the only one I've ever come across. By chance an old guy down the street was throwing it out 🙂

[@carholic-sz3qv]

Hope you're wrong

[@aretard7995]

it's the Mitsubishi Diamond Pro 2060u in my opinion

[@canzarpli]

sony fw series much better

[@c0r5e]

4:22 “ Only costs 499$ *STAND* included “ Ok i know where we are going 😂

[@siddhoot]

Desi Car Guy PK Apple 2019: ok let’s sell a stand for 999 bucks

[@dbw1405]

@JUS24TIN Even though, bucks here means US dollars but it can mean different currencies in different context.

[@anotherhumanbeingblyat8935]

@@siddhoot Apple 2020: Let's sell each pixel in a monitor for $1000 each

[@kquote03]

i s t h i s a j o j o r e f e r e n c e

[@Sherolox]

kQuote03 $499 for a stand? Count me in.

[@FuzzyPuppet]

As legend would have it, that lizard went on to raise a beautiful family and lived happily ever after!

[@TheaEllie]

…and spread the gospel of Eucalyptus Oil.

[@theforerunnerreclaimer]

The lizard went on to save everybody 15% or more on car insurance

[@iMac296]

oh fuck

[@simtel01]

*That's an interesting tutorial for "how to remove a lizard out to an Apple computer".*

[@noah_aviation8845]

😂😂😂😂

[@MrAwawe]

*monitor

[@virtualtools_3021]

@@MrAwawe computer**

[@MrAwawe]

@@virtualtools_3021 nope, that's a monitor, not a computer. You might be confusing it with the iMac G3, an all in one system with both a computer and a CRT-display in a translucent plastic casing. This, however, is only the display.

[@virtualtools_3021]

@@MrAwawe sorry m8. it has a microcontroller (computer) inside for communicating display information to the devices its connected to.

[@_monti142]

_Gecko remembered that_

[@gwenmichigander277]

Would that be a Minecraft: Story Mode reference? :)

[@user-lo6kq9ls4u]

@@gwenmichigander277 any telltale game...

[@Wooystun_ok]

The Lizard Doesn't Want to move on from CRT's 😂

[@yamira.737]

@MattsNotBanned_ haha yeah..

[@stacy3]

Yes

[@wulfone5961]

I thought he was going to say next I sprayed the lizard with the garden hose. lol

[@aksiyonbizde3016]

2000 Apple CRT: 154hz refresh rate and Stand included 2019 Pro Display XDR: 60hz refresh rate no stand include Nice Job Tim!

[@billman69]

2029 apple Pro display No video output included

[@cunnyman]

The refresh rate thing is stupid to compare. That's the advantage of CRT over LCD or OLED or whatever we use these days. It's not Apple's fault LCDs can't adjust its refresh rate like CRTs do. Not to mention, their Pro monitor that has separate stand is actually 5K.

[@aksiyonbizde3016]

Somanithel Kheang this is just a joke. No need to be serious

[@cunnyman]

Sure but the refresh rate part really makes little sense

[@billman69]

Jonathan Ive was around when Steve jobs was, but removing the headphone jack is stupid

[@Jurtaani]

i can picture that gecko going around your garden, telling all his friends how he used to live inside of an apple.

[@dedin3718]

Lizard: hipity hopoty this crt is my proporty

[@dash1dash2]

1:07 "There were no tutorials online that helped me with the removal of lizards stuck in a CRT display casing".

[@hgeri005]

That Lizard was a feature of that monitor back in 2000. Jony Ive at his finest.

[@RightNowMan]

Good one!

[@seanthebandgeek5040]

This is by far my favourite episode on this channel so far. I love the quality and the effort put into this. 10/10 👌

[@ollonollon1]

The ADC connector is as you said a combination of power, usb and DVI. These can all be separated out of the cable. If you look up the pinout for the ADC connector, you can quite easily solder your own cable terminating in dvi. This will make this iconic monitor able to be connected to any modern pc.

[@MSNWindows7]

This is mostly true, but for anyone looking to do this, there are some caveats with this. You'll need an ADC equipped Mac to "boot" the display. And this will not work with the DVI to ADC adapter that Apple sold, as this display needs the analog pins of a DVI connector (as this display is technically VGA), which the DVI to ADC adapter lacks.

[@iabf6365]

70% of comments: lizard related 20% of comments: Dang Apple included the stands free then.. 10%: of comments:other

[@exiled_to_elba]

1% of comments: this

[@pim2377]

You are one of those 10%

[@Sherolox]

Eh, it’s rather: 85% Lizard/Gecko 10% Stand 5% Other

[@Tedaa]

You only have 50k subs? The quality of The video was so good

[@AaronCarson14]

i honestly had never noticed this 🤯

[@EventuallyTM]

to be 100% honest I don't want him to get more subs so he can interact with his fans

[@vitotheo]

I'm actually wondering how that gecko managed to get in there.

[@2531Prasad]

Theres a giant whole around the usb port

[@user-qp3qj2jv6f]

vent holes

[@kokomisorbet]

@Clorox Bleach No need to be toxic, for fucks sake.

[@huangjunwei7211]

@@2531Prasad interesting way to spell "hole"

[@civil_tortilla]

@Clorox Bleach r/woosh

[@SpeedyNoriega]

"Remember when Apple included stands with their displays?" The Apple of today would have charged you $300 for that plastic stand easy.

[@Bigthebomb]

**cough** 999$ **cough**

[@polskiobywatel553]

Apple is like EA these days.

[@AbdAbdAbdAbd]

@@polskiobywatel553 ApplEA

[@sriramsundar8388]

@@Bigthebomb he's talking about that plastic stand.

[@t0nito]

As long as suckers keep buying their products they'll keep doing it.

[@droolerdork]

Dang that cleaned up real nice! What a thing of beauty

[@WALLYPHANTOM]

you're so relaxed doing commentaries like this and i love it

[@teddygoboom1]

Hey, if you want to remove the scratches I would recommend looking into a 3M headlight buffing kit, they work wonders and are great for polishing plastic, metal, paint etc...

[@alekoldchannel1950]

Lizards in Australia: *that looks like a modern house*

[@stoopidhaters]

I think Geckos are attracted to Glass which is why you see them on Windows.

[@RKGAMINGOFFICIAL]

@@stoopidhaters But what is it doing in a iMac if it's attracted to Windows?

[@stoopidhaters]

@@RKGAMINGOFFICIAL It likes both, not sure about Linux though.

[@TheAppleEnthusiast]

Your videos are so wholesome and i really like that about this channel :)

[@fravez]

Just found this channel by randomly scrolling through KZbin, what to say, clear video, concise, non repetitive, good quality and very informative, top notch!

[@lenselinkberinge]

Loving your video's lately, keep it up!

[@aegonthedragon7303]

They made a ADC to DVI adapter in the 2000's and you should be able to find one on eBay. Also: poor gecko, good to see him free.

[@harysuper]

Nice video! I love the old studio monitors. Can't forget about the eMac though, that was the last full on computer they made that was CRT.

[@bg9232]

4:21 Stand included 😆😆😆😆 .. Nailed it bro

[@Roshan_420]

so beautiful fr love the transparency

[@BigRobChicagoPL]

Da Geko busy keeping that CRT in working order

[@10veryintelligentlevels35]

$499 was expensive for a CRT at the time. A top Iliyama monitor cost $199.

[@RandyWaage]

I owned one like this for awhile. It truly was a beautiful monitor! I do remember it being quite heavy like most CRT monitors. Thanks for posting. :)

[@lychitrash]

i just found your channel and i absolutely love old tech so i find this channel amazing. instant subscription! ❤️

[@NJ2010100]

@ 4:51 I love the way that looks. It's retro and modern all at once! Cool.

[@GeorgePerakis]

He protecc He attacc but most importantly He saved the gecc.

[@hatcellucard599]

Swap attacc and protecc and it would rhyme

[@bobmiah]

Hat Cellucard its a meme

[@ryanhughes8036]

wait but it would be funnier if it rhyned

[@Neoptolemus]

I have the same screen in mint condition. A piece of art for sure.

[@thatonethattalksalot7656]

Nostalgia is definetly hitting me by the load seeing this! Great video!

[@dpc4548]

It's a shame that monitors have only gotten worse since crts. We still use them every day in the editing bays and I have two for my home pc. This one just happens to be rather pretty, though.

[@TheRealBoringShyGuy]

Guy founds lizard kept for 6 years and frees it Lizard : My Time Has Come

[@fordmavericksosx3569]

Wow! I’ve never seen this monitor before! It’s beautiful!

[@certs743]

Beautiful monitor. I still have the 23 inch LCD from the same lineup.

[@zsoltpeterdaniel8413]

You could get a splitter that gives you usb, vga, barrel jack for power.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Good video dude. I like seeing your restorations. What will you think of next?

[@psivewri]

Good question, I'll be starting my next video today. I have no idea yet 😅

[@WarriorsPhoto]

Psivewri How about something other then a computer video?

[@marktw88]

This is probably the most Aussie tech review I've seen!! Good job mate ;)

[@Hyperion540]

I came across your channel a couple of months ago, your one of the best Aussie channels I know.

[@ArjotGill]

Now an Apple stand cost $999 And this whole setup cost 499 That's the evolution 💰💰

[@ApolloVIIIYouAreGoForTLI]

Ahhh don't remove the Gekko, He's stock from the factory. Always happy to sub/like a fellow Aussie..

[@pokemaster.iceman]

This was a nice throwback for me. A lot of my early short films were edited on these displays. The stand is on backwards.

[@ACEMAN5253]

This popped up in my recommended and as it turns out, my Dad bought one of these at a garage sale a few months back. I had no clue about it and obviously didn't look hard enough online when looking for one. Thanks for the video, cool thing to have!

[@oldico5597]

Wasn't there a 23 or 21 inch model? I heard they're one of the best CRT Displays ever made.

[@loganarzuaga8316]

There was a 21" but they stopped making it when they changed to the clear case design so it the case it comes in is designed to match the power mac g3 like the older 17" monitors

[@sen_dd]

0:58 *Geico. 15 minutes can save you 15 percent or more on car insurance.*

[@ctrang0458]

super awesome how it has a clear casing

[@ethand4784]

man this is the one I've been waiting for

[@xxamexx0017]

What pets do u own? A Dog and u? There’s a gecko in my monitor

[@ReedHarston]

Now I want to find mine... and get a bigger desk to fit it on. :P There is an adapter that serves as a power brick and lets you plug in to a standard DVI plug, so you can use the display with other computers. I was using one of those LCD cinema displays for a while with the adapter until my brother gave me his old monitor. :P

[@psivewri]

True! I'm probably gonna buy one of those adapters off of eBay 🙂

[@ReedHarston]

Psivewri I’m curious how much they are going for these days. If I remember correctly they were $100 new from Apple.

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

I still use a 13 inch 18 year old CRT TV. We also have a Sears CRT TV from 1980 that still works.

[@mlgkid1016]

Congrats on 100k

[@gjuroo]

"Thankfully, I managed to release him back into our garden without injury." (image shows injured finger)

[@solid_soap9132]

1600x1200, up to 154hz in the year 2000, $500 a monitor stand in 2019... $1000

[@delarageaz]

did you just re-mounted the stand backward ? X)

[@theodore9668]

It looks so beautiful

[@toniido]

You know that moment when you look to the back of your monitor and find a LIZARD

[@frankhan8993]

"stand included"

[@MarkHyde]

So glad to see the lizard was safe :) Kudos - Had this exact model monitor for many years.

[@zeniktorres4320]

Good video. I forgot about this monitor. Nice design.

[@cromulence]

You need to fix the rotation - it's all skewed and doesn't look right. For me, the most noteworthy thing about this display is that its a CRT that is powered from a graphics card. No other CRT has done that. Ever.

[@subzakk4226]

Why Americans are scared of Australia: Everything Why Australians are scared of Australia: Magpies

[@Noah-Lach]

This is, without a doubt, the coolest looking monitor I've ever seen.

[@alwyswin8045]

Wow I’d love this machine

[@andreibalasa745]

And then here we are in 2019, paying 999$ for a stand

[@brandon_nope]

No one is going to buy the stand unless they actually need to.

[@user-uw1wq9rj8g]

Back then in the time when Steve Jobs was a god

[@chmyri]

crts with clear casings always look so rad to me

[@euph0rya672]

He sure loves his eucalyptus oil

[@AiOinc1]

2:52 there is NO inherent danger in disassembling a CRT. Once the display is disconnected there is no high voltage generation anymore. The CRT can only act as a capacitor when in circuit. Touching it's anode will do absolutely nothing once it's unplugged, especially such a late model unit. Theres a high value bleeder resistor built in to discharge it before you even get the first screw out. Even with the unit on, taking the anode cap off and holding it in one hand while grounded will only serve to damage the driving electronics. It's extremely high voltage high frequency, which means it can supply no current at all. As soon as you touch it the voltage will drop significantly and the driving transistor(s) will begin to struggle under the load. It'd be the equivalent to touching a 9 volt battery. 4:19 All CRT monitors from this era could self adjust and calibrate, but it looks like yours is doing it wrong anyways. The picture is tilted to one side in every shot. $499 is a lot for a CRT monitor, even in 2000. LCDs were gaining traction rapidly and even the best CRTs failed to meet the image quality of a cheap LCD of the time. Less than a year later you could get an equivalent Dell or ViewSonic monitor for around $299, and those had on screen menus and automatic setup, supported many more resolutions through a more common connection, and some had internal USB hubs as well. Just like everything else, this monitor was about selling a brand name.

[@MrGilgameshJR]

Well, early LCDs image quality was far worse than their CRT counterparts

[@strobetube]

4:39 Year 3000???😂

[@romanbukins6527]

2012: Vinyl Revival 2017: Cassette Comeback 2025: Steam [train] Mainstream 2050: Flight of the Film 2045: Pendulum Party 2055: Hurrah of the Horse 2100: Zeppelin Zeal 2999: CRT is the tea!

[@PaulStompbox]

I heard him clearly say 2000.

[@strobetube]

Paul Stompbox I replayed it like 5times and clearly heard 3000😂

[@ethangilbertmedia]

Strobe Tube something clearly wrong with your hearing because he says 2000...

[@JordanIsBadAtGames]

That looks so rad sitting next to the power mac

[@Transit_Biker]

I have one of these and i love it.

[@LightTheUnicorn]

That was a great time for Apple when it came to design, superb looking CRT. Nice restoration, best of luck to little gecko on the property hunting!

[@PolluxChung]

I had the 21" Graphite CRT Apple display. It was a gem back then although it took so much space.

[@jeffypencil2657]

This was very cool, this was a very nice Apple CRT Restoration.

[@DaneH64]

Another awesome video man, I'm glad you saved the little lizard, you earned a subscriber!

[@jonrutherford6852]

I suspect you've made a friend for life in that lucky gecko. Well done, as usual!

[@CraftyZanTub]

Your bonus gecko cracked me up!

[@Nicholas3412]

I currently run a 3 monitor set up a standard 27 in LCD, a 14 inch dell trinitron from 1996, and a massive 21 inch Apple monitor from 1999, I love the Apple monitor but the dell trinitron display is slightly discolored and it’s only 1024x768. Im considering getting that beautiful Apple one to compliment my other one!!!

[@PaulSahnerPiano]

Nice video. I always liked this display...it struck me as a real transition between Apple’s late 90s design and their titanium- and aluminum-driven future. However for all your jokes about display stands, you managed to put this one on backwards...the two “legs” should be in the front.

[@markedone9778]

What an awesome monitor and it even comes with a free scaly friend inside, I call that a winner.

[@MadmanEpic]

"...stand included." Touché.

[@RexFrizzy]

Whats the mic? Look pretty dope

[@beez1717]

That monitor seems awesome and it looks so cool. How is the display quality compares to the LCD one you mentioned?

[@sjgrall]

I gave a friend of mine one of these that I salvaged from the trash pile at my university in 2008. He still has it in storage somewhere, with the compatible G4 to drive it.

[@KillerHazeisOF]

Love the channel man

[@Tessou]

You have great hair and a soothing voice. Keep doing great work!

[@vivien9406]

OMG :o I want to go back to that era for few days :c