Apple AppleVision 1710AV vs Apple Multiple Scan 17 Display

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AppleVision 1710AV compared with Multiple Scan 17 Display

	AppleAppleVision 1710AV	AppleMultiple Scan 17 Display
Overview
Released
Released	August 1995	April 1994
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16.1″	16.1″
Panel
Panel	CRT (Nominal 17-inch Trinitron CRT, 16.1-inch viewable image, 0.26 mm stripe pitch; no fixed native pixel matrix)	CRT (Nominal 17-inch Trinitron CRT, 16.1-inch viewable image and 0.26 mm stripe pitch; no fixed native pixel matrix)
Colour modes
Colour modes	DigitalColor feedback and automatic calibration against factory measurements, with ambient-light and phosphor-age compensation; ColorSync 2.0 support. Selectable colour temperature 4100–9300 K in Apple's Japanese specification.	Digital controls for colour temperature; TidBITS launch coverage reports 5000, 6500 and 9300 K settings
Supported signal modes
Supported signal modes	Apple lists 640 × 480 at 60 or 66.67 Hz; 800 × 600 at 60.31 or 75 Hz; 832 × 624 at 74.55 Hz; 1024 × 768 at 60 or 74.93 Hz; 1152 × 870 at 75 Hz; and 1280 × 1024 at 60 or 75.03 Hz. Horizontal scan range 30–80 kHz and vertical range 50–120 Hz. Supported signal modes depend on the computer/video card, not a native matrix or native refresh rate.	Apple's support sheet lists 640 × 480 at 59.95, 66.7 or 75 Hz; 800 × 600 at 55.98, 60 or 75 Hz; 832 × 624 at 75 Hz; and 1024 × 768 at 60 or 75 Hz. Service Source gives horizontal scan range 29–82 kHz and vertical range 50–150 Hz; ranges are not a native refresh rate. Supported modes depend on computer and adaptor.
Screen coating
Screen coating	Antiglare and antistatic treatment	Bonded glass panel with multilayer antiglare and antistatic coating
Connections
Video inputs
Video inputs	DA-15	DA-15
USB-C charging
USB-C charging	None	None
Speakers
Speakers	Yes	–
Other connections
Other connections	Macintosh 15-pin DA-15 analogue RGB connector, supplied PC VGA adaptor, ADB input and two pass-through device connections. Front headphone output mutes the internal speakers; audio input/output and microphone connections are described in Service Source. No second independent video input inferred from secondary wording.	Captive Macintosh 15-pin DA-15 analogue RGB video cable. Two front ADB device ports and rear ADB pass-through; front microphone input and speaker/headphone output with rear sound-in and sound-out connections to the computer. These are pass-through audio ports, not a claim of integrated speakers. MCmicrocomputer describes the supplied VGA adaptor and audio/ADB cables.
Speaker detail
Speaker detail	Built-in bass-reflex stereo speakers and directional microphone. Service Source states 70 Hz–20 kHz ±6 dB audio response and 92 dB SPL at 1 kHz, measured at 0.5 m; these are maker audio claims, not reviewer measurements.	–
Design
Stand adjusts
Stand adjusts	Tilt, swivel	Tilt, swivel
Weight with stand
Weight with stand	27 kg	22.5 kg
Size with stand
Size with stand	Service Source and October 1995 Apple Facts give 507 × 405 × 452 mm (height × width × depth); Apple's Japanese specification instead gives 507 × 410 × 484 mm, retained as a regional source difference	Apple support lists 16.7 × 15.9 × 17.8 inches (height × width × depth); Service Source separately publishes 424 × 405 × 452.3 mm
Weight detail
Weight detail	Service Source and Apple Facts publish 27 kg (60 lb); Japanese specification approximately 27 kg	Service Source publishes 22.5 kg (50 lb); no conversion from the pounds-only support sheet
Controls
Controls	Power, brightness, contrast, geometry, convergence, colour temperature, bass, treble, volume, microphone on/off and speaker mute. AppleVision Macintosh software provides screen controls; PC operation uses on-screen controls. Automatic power-on degauss.	Front-panel power, reset, brightness and contrast; image position, size, rotation, convergence and colour temperature. Automatic degauss on power-up.
Power and support
Power use
Power use	Service Source and English support archive state 130 W maximum; Japanese specification instead gives 150 W operating maximum, 11 W or less standby and 0 W energy-saving mode	Maximum 150 W; Energy Star power conservation
Power supply
Power supply	Service Source and Japanese specification 100–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; English archive instead lists 100–120/220–240 V bands. Mains frequency is not screen refresh.	90–132 or 198–260 V AC, 47–63 Hz; mains figures are not display refresh rates
Software
Software	System 7.1 or later. Contemporary 7 August 1995 TidBITS reports Apple announcing availability; Apple's later English support archive dates introduction 8 August 1995. August retail month retained rather than inferring an exact day. Japanese regional dimensions and power differ from Service Source; figures remain qualified. Brightness and contrast ratio are unpublished.	System 7.1 or later; older Macintosh models may require additional adaptors beyond 640 × 480. Contemporary Apple press release reproduced in the newsletter dated 11 April 1994 states availability that month, corroborated by TidBITS 25 April. Apple's later support archive instead lists March 1994 introduction; April retail month is retained. Brightness and contrast ratio are unpublished.
Certifications
Certifications	EPA Energy Star, VESA DPMS and MPR-2; additional regional approvals listed in Apple's Japanese specification	EPA Energy Star; MPR II emissions compliance described in TidBITS launch coverage