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INTRODUCING OUR NEW RGB LED DISPLAY!
The new ColorDMD LED display contains 128x32 individual RGB LEDs and form factor similar to conventional DMD displays. A pilot production for the new LED display has been completed and will be available for purchase beginning Tuesday, August 2.
For more information about the ColorDMD LED product launch, please visit http://www.colordmd.com/led.html.
Quoted from Paul_from_Gilroy:Would this be a good solution for TAF? In other words, can it be installed with no modification to the speaker panel lamp board?
The current LCD mounting bracket (updated to work with Stern metal speaker panels) can be used with the original TAF lamp board. The display can be mounted in the bottom set of holes so that it is side by side with the lamp board. It just means lowering the speaker panel in order to open/close the backbox door.
Quoted from Baiter:Yea I was expecting full compatibility, so there's obviously a technical reason behind it that will need to be worked out.
Nope, just limiting the scope of the launch and pace of the rollout to keep things manageable. The number of displays in the pilot run is limited so we're initially focusing on the games that are not easily supported with the LCD.
The display was already demonstrated on CV (WPC) and Avengers (SAM) at TPF. The initial rollout includes T3 (Stern Whitestar) and GNR/Tommy (DE Whitestar). That covers all supported platforms.
Quoted from Paul_from_Gilroy:Ah, OK, didn't know that (current LCD mounting bracket no longer requires modification to the TAF speaker panel lamp board). Is the RGB LED display an even better fit for TAF (i.e. requires no modification to the speaker panel lamp board AND doesn't interfere with the backbox door)?
Yes, it's a better fit.
Quoted from Brazy:Please forgive me if i haven't researched enough or this is a stupid question but. ..the new t3 display is plug and play? I have only replaced newer dmds with the same type and thought the older ones ran on high voltage and there had to be modification to the power supply or something.
The LED display is low voltage and runs off 12V from the power connector near the coin door. The Whitestar DMD controller board needs to be removed from the back of your existing display and will pop on to standoffs on the rear of the ColorDMD LED. You'll also need to unscrew the mounting supports from the original display and use them to mount the ColorDMD LED.
Installation will normally take around 15-20 minutes.
Quoted from MustangPaul:Just bought one about an hour ago for my T3. How many colors and shades will it display? I'll miss all the display options that are on my Met but it was the only way to get color for T3.
Thanks for the order! Colors and shades are similar to LCD.
LED installation for SAM wood panels is the same as Whitestar except there is no need to move the Whitestar board. It doesn't exist.
The hole locations on the LED display are the same as the original DMD. Just move the metal mounts from the old DMD to the LED display and you're good to go.
Quoted from jar155:Well, it doesn't line up with the existing holes. I can send pics, but it just doesn't line up.
Also, do we not have any color ROMs aside from CV, GnR, T3, and Tommy? Are the other games coming along?
Just updated my previous post. The holes are the same as the original DMD display. The two metal mounts that Stern used to mount the original display need to be shifted over to the LED display.
ROM support was discussed in the announcement linked to the original post.
Quoted from jar155:Ah, ok. I'll move the mounts over. That should work.
Thanks
Edit: That announcement post isn't navigable from the main site. I found out about the LED display on the Color DMD site itself, and it doesn't mention that ROMs aren't cross compatible. I found this thread after ordering, and now I'm seeing that I can't use the color. I would make that more clear in the store. As it reads now, it says that you can install a ROM from the library of color ROMs, but doesn't clarify that those are limited only to the ones on the LED display order page.
Email sent.
We don't plan to publish a list of developer names on the site but a simple search here will turn them up if you really want to find them. If we didn't post a developer name in an announcement, it was colored in-house by Chris or me (Randy).
Some early DMD games have limited content to work with, and developers can only add color to what's already there. WH2O was colorized in-house along with many other titles. Constructive suggestions for improvements can be sent to [email protected] and will be considered.
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