Tutorial - iMac G3 LCD Replacement

So I bought a iMac G3 computer and I wanted it to be lighter and more power efficient, but how do I do that you ask? Well there is something that weighs a ton and also uses a lot of power. That is the CRT monitor. You might ask what I would replace it with. Well I LCD screen to replace the CRT. In this video we will see how this was done. See if this can be done for other people who may have a damaged CRTs or want a cheaper power bill.

Here are the resource links for this video

here is is the pinout conversion sheet:
https://www.codesrc.com/mediawiki/index.php/Macintosh_VGA

here is the apple Mac 15 pinout:
https://allpinouts.org/pinouts/connectors/computer_video/apple-macintosh-video-15-pin/

here is the 15 pin VGA pinout:
https://allpinouts.org/pinouts/connectors/computer_video/vga-15-pin/

here is where I bought the 15 pin connectors for the Mac side of the cable: (NON affliated)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01M5ERKI9/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Here are the VGA Cables I got you can make 6 cables total with this: (NON Affiliated)
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B087FDNZHY/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Here is a link to get this product if you don't want to make your own.
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1044567450/vga-to-older-macintosh-cable-5ft?ref=shop_home_active_1

My website:
http://retrogeekybit.com/



I hope you enjoy the video All information, graphics, and components of this video were made by me excluding the music. There were illustrations and pictures that may display copyrighted software but the pictures used are used under fair use and no copyrighted images or content is shown for this medium and all content was again created by me excluding the music. Everything is covered under fair use, CC, or Free to use. The music is a part of YouTube's own free to use music library and the name of the song is Lonely Troutman II - William Rosati. It should be noted the music is used only to provide ambiance to the actual video.

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