I just got my first LED disply for my CV today. I can't wait to install it and check it out. I've got 2 LCD displays in my AFM and MM. I want to compare them to see which way I'd like to go in the future.

Added over 7 years ago: Edit: I got the LED display put into my CV, and wow! It really pops. The colors are super bright and vivid. The dots look a little smaller than the original dots on the orange DMD I removed, but you really don't notice that much because they are nice and bright. These bright and vivid display colors work really well for the gaudy multi-colored circus theme of CV, but I'm torn on using it on other machines in my collection. I think I might prefer the slightly muted tones of the LCD panels for my other games, plus the ability to customize the display method (like choosing Dots XL) to my liking.

But Kudos to Color DMD for offering this choice. I once thought I'd never be able to shoehorn a full color display into the limited space of CV, but they made it possible, and it's awesome.

I have an LCD in my MM and AFM, and I have an LED for my CV as that was the only option. At first, I wasn't sure I liked the vibrant and brighter dots of the LED, but.. the more I got used to it, the better I like it. The colors just POP. Some colors just seem to glow. It's almost like a little screen of jewels, lol. After having the LED for a few months, I think I'm gonna stick with the LED on all my machines. The benefits that Damonator mentioned in post #383 are also nice.

I think he's referring to the space between the individual LEDs on the LED panel as dead space. I believe the individual LEDs are slightly smaller than the individual dots on the original plasma DMD, and they're slightly smaller than the dots shown on the LCD panels. They're certainly smaller than the optional "Dots XL" display style that the LCD display can show.

I personally don't notice the dead space issue much, if at all, because the brightness of the LEDs seems to wash-out/minimize the visibility of this dead space, to my eyes at least. I suppose this might be due to the brightness settings of the LED panels I was viewing. I think it reasons that a LED panel with a brighter setting would have less noticeable dead space than a panel with a dim brightness setting.

I agree with you on that point, but I still like the DotsXL option of the LCD where you can make the dots just a little bit bigger than normal, and that's what I like using on all my games. I do have an LED in CV though, as that's all that will fit in there, and it's not a bad option at all, the colors really POP. I always say any ColorDMD, whether LCD (my preference) or LED, is better than an old school orange DMD.

I think that's simply due to the LED being less expensive (cheaper) to produce. I prefer the looks and optional display modes offered by the LCD. I have an LED in my CV as there are no other choices due to the oddball screen size required. The colors in the LED are more vibrant and really "POP", but it simply looks a little harsher to my eyes. That being said, I'd rather have an LED ColorDMD than no ColorDMD at all. So, despite my favoring the LCD, I could live with an LED.

Thanks. I'll check that out.

Right. I've got one LED in my CV. I don't like the way it looks when on or off. I much prefer the LCDs in the rest of my machines, but hey, whatever works for this guy.

ANY color is better than no color in my book, no matter what choice you make.

Just go with the LED Codeman. You'll be happy with it.

One other thing Codeman, if you ever changed your mind in the future, you can easily sell whatever ColorDMD you buy at close to what you paid for it. There's always a demand for either version.

I think that sums it up pretty well.

I wish you could visit the VFW Pinball Museum in Ann Arbor Michigan sometime. We have all Williams/Bally DMD games except Popeye (Sorry Popeye fans, LOL). We also have ColorDMDs in all of them, and pretty evenly split between LCD and LED. It gives you a great idea of how they look in various titles. Unfortunately this year our May event was postponed due to the pandemic.

LOL, I forgot about Gilligan. In my defense, not hard to do