--- title: One Man’s Perfect Retro-Style Monitor Takes All Inputs description: A maker built a custom multi-input retro-style monitor called the PixelVision AV1000 MKII, using a 9.7-inch 2K iPad display and a RetroTink clone for input... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/one-man-s-perfect-retro-style-monitor-takes-all-inputs-1obfy9nyt twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: One Man’s Perfect Retro-Style Monitor Takes All Inputs | daily.dev og:description: A maker built a custom multi-input retro-style monitor called the PixelVision AV1000 MKII, using a 9.7-inch 2K iPad display and a RetroTink clone for input... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/one-man-s-perfect-retro-style-monitor-takes-all-inputs-1obfy9nyt og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/1ObFY9Nyt.png og:image:alt: One Man’s Perfect Retro-Style Monitor Takes All Inputs og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # One Man’s Perfect Retro-Style Monitor Takes All Inputs **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A maker built a custom multi-input retro-style monitor called the PixelVision AV1000 MKII, using a 9.7-inch 2K iPad display and a RetroTink clone for input switching. The build draws aesthetic inspiration from the Amiga 1000 monitor and a small tilting Sony CRT TV, and emphasizes design-for-manufacturing principles by using FDM 3D printing with parts designed to print flat and assemble easily. The maker even created custom packaging and an unboxing video for the self-made unit. Full design files and a build video are shared for others to learn from or replicate. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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