Macintosh TV
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| Also known as | Mac TV LD50 Peter Pan |
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| Release date | October 25, 1993 |
| Introductory price | US$2,097 (equivalent to $3,477 in 2016) |
| Discontinued | February 1, 1994 |
| Units shipped | 10,000 |
| Operating system | System 7.1-System 7.1.1, System 7.1.2 (PowerPC upgrade), System 7.5-Mac OS 7.6.1(with Enabler 404), 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 Hard Disk Drive, Floppy Disk Drive 1.44 MB SuperDrive |
| Display | built-in 14" Sony Trinitron CRT |
| Graphics | video: 512 KB VRAM; supports 640 x 480 at 8-bits |
| Dimensions | 17.9" x 13.5" x 16.5" |
| Weight | 40.5 lb. |
| Website | support |
The Macintosh TV is Apple Computer's first attempt at computer-television integration. It shared the external appearance of the Macintosh LC 500 series, but in black. The Macintosh TV was essentially a Performa 520 that could switch its built-in 14" Sony Trinitron CRT from being a computer display to a cable-ready television. It was incapable of showing television in a desktop window, although it could capture still frames to PICT files.
It came with a small credit card-sized remote control that was also compatible with Sony televisions. It was the first Macintosh to be made in black and came with a custom 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.
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