Using an eMac as a TV/DVD monitor?

G'day,

I gather this is what you have...

http://images.apple.com/pr/images/ref_grape.jpg

Whereas, this is an eMac...

http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblrkpbzk9jKC11qz7jkdo1500.jpg

The eMac came out in 2002 when the iMac (CRT; like the "grape") was discontinued, and replaced by the iMac (LCD, lampshade design).

So by the sounds of it you've probably got a 1999 Rev C iMac 266MHz...

As to your question... the iMac has no real "video in" options other than if the computer itself is functioning... Even then, you'll need to find a USB(1.0)-tv tuner - after fixing the hard drive issue...

The only other option would be if you know basically how to pull the computer apart, find the video card and know how to "hack" it to let you make your own inputs...

The G3 iMac forums are here:

http://discussions.apple.com/category.jspa?categoryID=133

but Hobo is right--making a monitor out of an iMac display is probably not worth the effort.

The other issue with such a conversion is that the power/analog/video board--or PAV board--is the part whose failure sends most G3 iMacs to the grave. It degrades due to heat and eventually takes down the entire computer.

Dead PAV boards are seldom repairable and new ones are no longer available.