Apple · Color Plus

Apple Color Plus 14-inch Display

Released 1993

A 14-inch shadow-mask colour CRT with an 11.9-inch viewable image, a 640 × 480 signal mode and an included tilt-and-swivel base.

Size
11.9″
Resolution
–
PPI
–
Panel
CRT
Refresh
–
Brightness
–
HDR
–
USB-C power
–

Display

Screen size
11.9″
Panel
CRT (Nominal 14-inch shadow-mask colour tube, 11.9-inch viewable image per current support and Service Source; archived TIL13871 instead gives 13-inch viewable. Maker dot pitch 0.28 mm. Analogue CRT has no fixed native pixel matrix.)
Pixel pitch
Maker 0.28 mm dot pitch
Supported signal modes
Current Apple support specifies 640 × 480 at 66.7 Hz with 35 kHz horizontal scan; exact TIL13871 gives 67 Hz and 35 kHz, while Service Source instead lists 67 Hz and 31.5 kHz. These are maker signal modes and conflicting scan figures, not native resolution or native refresh. TIL active raster width 9.4 inches and height 7 inches nominal; colour depth depends on the computer's video hardware.
Calibration
Maker TIL13871 luminance 25 footlamberts ±3, retained in its published unit; no conversion to an unpublished cd/m² headline

Connections

Video inputs
DA-15
USB-C charging
None
Speakers
No
Other connections
Macintosh DA-15 analogue RGB connection, identified by EveryMac's exact-model page and visible two-row connector in Ben Boldt's exact-model Commons photograph. Archived TIL13871 lists a differing fifteen-pin assignment and explicitly removed a former VGA-compatibility claim in November 1993; neither direct PC VGA compatibility nor an extra VGA port is inferred. No integrated audio.

Design

Stand adjusts
Tilt, swivel
Weight with stand
11.5 kg
Tilt
Included tilt-and-swivel base per maker TIL13764; numerical range unpublished
Swivel
Included tilt-and-swivel base per maker TIL13764; numerical range unpublished
Size with stand
Service Source metric values 328 × 368 × 385 mm (height × width × depth) match archived TIL13871. Their paired inch values differ; current support instead publishes 14.2 × 14.2 × 16 inches. These maker dimensional conflicts are not silently converted or combined.
Weight detail
Maker Service Source and TIL13871 publish 11.5 kg (25.3 lb); current support gives 26 lb without metric
Controls
Front brightness, contrast and power controls per Service Source and maker description; TIL13871 additionally identifies front horizontal and vertical shift controls

Power and support

Power use
Maker 70 W; current support labels this maximum
Power supply
Service Source domestic 100–125 V AC and international 220–240 V AC, both 50–60 Hz. TIL13871 separately gives input ranges 90–134 V USA and 200–265 V Euro. Regional ratings are qualified and mains frequency is not screen refresh.
Software
Compatible modular Macintosh systems and most PowerBook models per maker description; actual compatibility depends on computer video output. Current support and contemporary TIL date introduction October 1993; exact first retail day/month was not independently established, so year 1993 retained. No unsupported successor or display-card colour-depth limit inferred. Photo shows an aged surviving unit, not a restored or recoloured enclosure.
Certifications
Maker TIL13764 and TIL13871 state Swedish MPR II requirements for low-frequency electric and magnetic emissions

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Included tilt-and-swivel base
  • Front brightness, contrast and power controls
  • Direct connection to compatible Macintosh computers

Cons

  • One documented signal mode
  • No integrated audio
  • Domestic and international power versions differ

Closest rivals

Model
SizeResolutionPPIPanelRefreshBrightnessHDRUSB-C powerReleased
12.4″––CRT––––1995
12.8″––CRT––––1987
13″––CRT––––1993

Sources

  1. support.apple.com/en-us/112393
  2. macdat.net/files/pdf/apple/servicesource/display_colorplus-14.pdf
  3. savagetaylor.com/TIL/TIL13871.pdf
  4. savagetaylor.com/TIL/KB013764.html
  5. savagetaylor.com/TIL/TIL11051.pdf
  6. everymac.com/monitors/apple/classic_monitors/specs/apple_color_plus_14.html
  7. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apple_Color_Plus_14_Display.png
  8. commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Apple-color-plus-14in-display.jpg

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