Apple Multiple Scan 17 Display vs Apple Multiple Scan 720 Display

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Multiple Scan 17 Display compared with Multiple Scan 720 Display

	AppleMultiple Scan 17 Display	AppleMultiple Scan 720 Display
Overview
Released
Released	April 1994	1997
Display
Screen size
Screen size	16.1″	16″
Panel
Panel	CRT (Nominal 17-inch Trinitron CRT, 16.1-inch viewable image and 0.26 mm stripe pitch; no fixed native pixel matrix)	CRT (Nominal 17-inch flat-square shadow-mask CRT with 16-inch viewable image and 0.28 mm dot pitch; no fixed native pixel matrix)
Colour modes
Colour modes	Digital controls for colour temperature; TidBITS launch coverage reports 5000, 6500 and 9300 K settings	–
Supported signal modes
Supported signal modes	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.	Apple's support sheet lists 640 × 480 at 60, 66.7 or 85 Hz; 800 × 600 at 60 or 85 Hz; 832 × 624 at 75 Hz; 1024 × 768 at 60 or 75 Hz; 1152 × 870 at 70 Hz; and 1280 × 1024 at 60 Hz. Service Source additionally lists 800 × 600 at 72 Hz, 1024 × 768 at 70 or 85 Hz, and 1152 × 870 at 75 Hz rather than the support sheet's 70 Hz. Maker timing conflict retained. Horizontal range 30–70 kHz and vertical range 48–160 Hz in Service Source are scan ranges, not a native refresh rate.
Screen coating
Screen coating	Bonded glass panel with multilayer antiglare and antistatic coating	Antiglare and antistatic surface treatment
Connections
Video inputs
Video inputs	DA-15	DA-15
USB-C charging
USB-C charging	None	None
Other connections
Other connections	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.	Macintosh 15-pin DA-15 analogue RGB video cable with separate sync; Windows and MS-DOS VGA computers require an adaptor
Design
Stand adjusts
Stand adjusts	Tilt, swivel	Tilt, swivel
Weight with stand
Weight with stand	22.5 kg	17 kg
Size with stand
Size with stand	Apple support lists 16.7 × 15.9 × 17.8 inches (height × width × depth); Service Source separately publishes 424 × 405 × 452.3 mm	Maker support gives 17 × 16.2 × 16.9 inches (height × width × depth); Service Source also gives 431 × 412 × 428.5 mm
Weight detail
Weight detail	Service Source publishes 22.5 kg (50 lb); no conversion from the pounds-only support sheet	Service Source publishes 17 kg (37.5 lb)
Controls
Controls	Front-panel power, reset, brightness and contrast; image position, size, rotation, convergence and colour temperature. Automatic degauss on power-up.	Front power, brightness, contrast, on-screen display select/adjust and enter controls for geometry adjustments
Power and support
Power use
Power use	Maximum 150 W; Energy Star power conservation	Maximum 120 W
Power supply
Power supply	90–132 or 198–260 V AC, 47–63 Hz; mains figures are not display refresh rates	Service Source specifies 100–120 or 220–240 V AC, 50–60 Hz; later Apple support lists 90–134 or 198–260 V, 47–63 Hz. Source difference retained; mains frequencies are not display refresh rates.
Software
Software	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.	Mac OS 7.5 or later, Power Macintosh, Performa and Quadra with 68040 or later processor; Windows and MS-DOS VGA systems with adaptor. Maker support lists introduction on 8 October 1997, while TidBITS on 10 November 1997 describes that day's announcement and EveryMac flags the conflict. First retail month is not established, so year precision is retained. Maker brightness and contrast ratio are unpublished.
Certifications
Certifications	EPA Energy Star; MPR II emissions compliance described in TidBITS launch coverage	TCO 95 and US EPA Energy Star