Apple · AppleVision
AppleVision 850
A 20-inch Trinitron CRT with a 19-inch viewable image, DigitalColor calibration and signal modes up to 1600 × 1200 at 75 Hz, later renamed ColorSync Display.
- Size
- 19″
- Resolution
- –
- PPI
- –
- Panel
- CRT
- Refresh
- –
- Brightness
- –
- HDR
- –
- USB-C power
- –
Specifications
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- Screen size
- 19″
- Panel
- CRT (Nominal 20-inch Trinitron CRT, 19-inch viewable image, 0.26 mm stripe pitch and 0.25 mm grille pitch per Service Source; no fixed native pixel matrix)
- Colour modes
- DigitalColor calibration to original factory measurements, with ambient-light and phosphor-age adjustments; ColorSync support for screen-to-print matching. Brochure white-point selection 4100–9300 K and gamma controls.
- Supported signal modes
- Service Source lists 640 × 480 at 60, 67, 72, 75 or 85 Hz; 800 × 600 at 56, 60, 72, 75 or 85 Hz; 832 × 624 at 75 Hz; 1024 × 768 at 60, 70, 75 or 85 Hz, plus 87 Hz interlaced; 1152 × 870 at 75 Hz; 1280 × 1024 at 75 or 85 Hz; and 1600 × 1200 at 75 Hz. Horizontal scan range 30–94 kHz and vertical range 48–120 Hz. These are supported CRT signal modes, not native resolution or native refresh. November 1997 brochure instead prints 55 Hz for the two lowest modes; Service Source's detailed timing tables are retained.
- Screen coating
- Multilayer antireflection panel and antistatic coating
Connections
- Video inputs
- DA-15
- USB-C charging
- None
- Speakers
- No
- Other connections
- Captive Macintosh DA-15 analogue RGB video cable with integrated ADB connection; supplied PC VGA adaptor. Two ADB pass-through output ports. Non-AV 850 has neither integrated speakers nor microphone; AV connections and audio specifications are not copied.
Design
- Stand adjusts
- Tilt, swivel
- Weight with stand
- 30 kg
- Tilt
- −5° to +15°
- Swivel
- At least ±45°
- Size with stand
- Service Source gives 474 × 484 × 515 mm, each ±3 mm (height × width × depth); November 1997 brochure gives 47.5 × 48.5 × 51.5 cm
- Weight detail
- Service Source publishes 30 kg (67 lb); November 1997 maker brochure instead gives 30.6 kg (67.4 lb), distinct from 35.7 kg fully boxed. Main field retains Service Source's monitor weight.
- Controls
- Front power, brightness, contrast and five buttons for on-screen controls. Additional geometry, colour and gamma controls through Mac Monitors & Sound control panel or Windows on-screen controls; automatic power-on degauss.
Power and support
- Power use
- Service Source and November 1997 maker brochure 150 W maximum; brochure less than 30 W standby and less than 5 W suspend/CPU energy-saving. EveryMac's secondary 180 W figure is not substituted.
- Power supply
- 90–264 V AC, 47–63 Hz; these mains ratings are not screen refresh rates
- Software
- System 7.1 or later and 68040 or later Macintosh processors for AppleVision software; Windows 95 compatibility with supplied adaptor. Maker 5 May 1997 press release says non-AV850 available immediately worldwide while 850AV was expected in June; no AV date substituted. Service Source explicitly describes the November 1997 ColorSync Display rename as the only product change at that point; no duplicate renamed model or unsupported successor link. Brightness and contrast ratio are unpublished.
- Certifications
- Original TCO 92, MPR II, EPA Energy Star and VESA DPMS. Service Source identifies later TCO 95 replacement plastics from January 1998 only for non-AV ColorSync units carrying the rear TCO 95 mark.
Pros and cons
Pros
- Large 19-inch viewable image
- DigitalColor calibration and ColorSync support
- Tilt-and-swivel stand and two ADB device ports
Cons
- Heavy CRT enclosure
- No integrated audio in this non-AV model
Closest rivals
Model | Size | Resolution | PPI | Panel | Refresh | Brightness | HDR | USB-C power | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19.8″ | – | – | CRT | – | – | – | – | 2001 | |
| 19″ | – | – | CRT | – | – | – | – | 1997 | |
| 19.1″ | – | – | CRT | – | – | – | – | Mar 1994 |
