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ColorDMD - LCD versus LED?

By goatdan

7 years ago


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Post #3 Vendor update on available combinations Posted by Dmod (7 years ago)

Post #23 Vendor update on hardware revision for future display boards Posted by Dmod (7 years ago)

Post #30 Led displays take less power than lcd setups Posted by Dmod (7 years ago)

Post #64 Discussion on smoothing algorithm Posted by Dmod (7 years ago)

Post #90 Video of the led display in spiderman Posted by bobukcat (7 years ago)


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#457 6 years ago

raz0red I have a LED Color DMD in my POTC, and I love it... BUT... pirates has some great animations that would probably look better if I had installed a LCD with smoothing on. But like you I wanted to retain the Dot matrix look, so in the end im happy with my decision. but can't go wrong either way. Also gunstarhero The LCD just comes with a different bracket from what I gather, so you don't have to modify the panel... as far as i know

#459 6 years ago
Quoted from bobukcat:

No, there may be some games that require you to mod the speaker panel but not most of them. As for LOTR, I think it has one of the best LCD implementation in Hi-Res so that would be my choice but admittedly I have not seen an LED in an LOTR yet. If you have a backbox LED panel installed the LCD does stick up higher and can cause a shadow in the translite but if you just have the tube you can't see it.

You can also use some thick weather stripping to solve that light bleed

#466 6 years ago

I have a question. If I want to move my LED from my POTC to my Indy (williams), is all I need is new cable kit for WPC?

Additionally, if I order a new LCD for my POTC... Could I just order an LCD for a WPC machine and then just swap the cables from my LED for the new LCD right? Sorry, that probably super confusing.

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#507 6 years ago

I have LCD in all mine, i had one with an led, i loved it at first... but LCD is the way to go. So much more configurable, better color distribution, and not overly bright (I play in a dark room).. BUT you cant go wrong with either IMO

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#874 1 year ago

Anyone know how to “factory reset” a color dmd? Back to stock so it’s not using any color files? Thank you

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