Macintosh TV
| Also known as | Mac TV LD50 Peter Pan |
|---|---|
| Type | All-in-one |
| Release date | October 25, 1993 |
| Introductory price | US$2,097 (equivalent to $4,565 in 2024) |
| Discontinued | February 1, 1994 |
| Units shipped | 10,000 |
| Operating system | System 7.1 - Mac OS 7.6.1 With 68040 upgrade, Mac OS 8.1, or with PowerPC upgrade, Mac OS 9.1 |
| CPU | Motorola 68030 @ 32 MHz |
| Memory | 5 MB RAM (80 ns 72-pin SIMM), expandable to 8 MB, 1 MB ROM |
| Storage | 160 MB HDD, 1.44 MB SuperDrive |
| Display | Built-in 14" Sony Trinitron CRT |
| Graphics | Video: 512 KB VRAM; supports 640 × 480 at 8-bits |
| Dimensions | 17.9" × 13.5" × 16.5" |
| Weight | 40.5 lb. |
| Successor | Power Macintosh G3 All-in-One |
| Website | support |
The Macintosh TV is a personal computer with integrated television capabilities released by Apple Computer in 1993. It was Apple's first attempt at computer-television integration. It shares the external appearance of the Macintosh LC 500 series, but in black. The Macintosh TV is essentially a Performa 520 that can switch its built-in 14" Sony Trinitron CRT from being a computer display to a cable-ready television. It is incapable of showing television in a desktop window, although it can capture still frames to PICT files.
It comes with a small credit card-sized remote control that is also compatible with Sony televisions. It was the first Macintosh to be made in black and comes with a matching black keyboard and mouse. Later Apple would issue a custom black Performa 5420 in markets outside the United States with many of the features of the Mac TV. Apple's similar TV tuner card was a popular option for later LC, Performa series, and select models of Power Macintosh G3 beige computers.
Only 10,000 were made in the model's short time on the market.