iCast

This system is now up for sale!

http://cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&am...

iMac G3 upgraded to a LCD monitor, with a Dreamcast installed inside.

EDIT:

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v246/Logicdustbin/iCast/DSC07493.jpg

The system in completely independent, it has one power cord.

The original 'on' button for the iMac now controls the LCD computer monitor (the LED works as well: green for on, red for 'no signal')

To the right of the monitor 'on' button was 2 head phone jacks, I removed these. In one hole is the 'on' button for the Dreamcast, the other hole houses the volume control.

Have a look at my other videos, I have one showing how to change games, it looks awkward, but after doing it a couple times, it has become quite easy.

another video shows the s-video out, so if for some reason you wanted to hook it up to a TV, you can. It also has RCA stereo out, so I guess you could hook it up to a home stereo as well.

My original 'unveiling' of the system can be seen here:

http://www.cgcc.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=17935

Please be nice when you visit, we are mostly all Canadians there, so if you are rude; we might write a letter, or something....

Category:

Entertainment

Tags:

• iMac
• G3
• Dreamcast
• iCast
• iDream
• iDivers

[espeorb]

That's pretty amazing - you have any previous experience in engineering?

[logicdb]

no, I've just been modding game systems for a while now:

region mods, s-video mods, console to JAMMA mods (to play in an arcade cab), superguns (to play arcade boards on a TV), etc, etc.

[xantam23]

Could you please post the modelnumber of the iMac you used?

And is this a normal 15" TFT?

[logicdb]

The bottom of the iMac says:

Family # M4984

825-4382-A

The monitor is a normal computer monitor (15").

if you are looking to make one of these, I used the tray disk loading iMac, not the slot loading iMac, as for the monitor, just don't get a widescreen monitor.

if you are going to use a regular TFT display, then the best video quality you could hope for is s-video - the point of this mod was for the higher quality VGA.

[macewan]

damnit I'll give you $5 just to press the freaking start button :-) nice work

[logicdb]

hey, I could have added some annoying background music

[mace1337]

Where does the CD go?

[couchfort]

You are my fucking hero.

[coreykun667]

I want to do an isnes but if I put a snes, then I would probably have to mod it to get a nice video quality from it.

[yoto125]

that is crazy i wish i was more luck tech geek for video games

[james42519]

why svideo? the dreamcast can do vga you know.

[KaiChristoph]

This mod is pretty cool. I'd like to mod my G3 iMac with a MacMini. But I have the problem to fit a 15 inch TFT in the case. How did you done it? Could you give me hint? Are there pics online?

Cheers

KC