To me it's not even close, but I think the frames that will really show the differences are the very detailed ones such as the album covers and the actual video captures. Only ColorDMD has shown any of these yet and I have a feeling that will show the non shading issue with SmartDMD more drasically. Re watch the video and look just at those and you'll see the shading come to life. Looking forward to my CDMD arrival soon.