Hmm... release on May 2, Allentown starts May 3.....hmm... wish someone would have these in Allentown.

If I'm understanding this, it sounds like if I were to purchase the color dmd for White Water I would have to download firmware to have it display the "dot" version versus the "sigma" version. Also, am I understanding correctly that if I previously bought a color dmd for TAF (which I did in November - vers 1.2) I will be able to download firmware so that it could display the"sigma" version? Does the fact that the color dmd for TAF lights the "THING" lamps have any effect on this? Thanks

I read somewhere, maybe in the first info release about this, that the only restriction on using an older display would be that any game that uses the THING lamps (maybe TAF will be the only one) would not be able to use one of the older displays.

Ok - I think i got it. The new board being released in 5/13 is the same board as I currently have in my TAF. If I want (multi)color specific to White water I will need to download firmware. Likewise, if I wanted to change to SIGMA in my existing TAF color dmd, I would have to download new firmware. How do you change between classic dots, HD upscaling, and scan lines? Thanks for your patience.

Sounds like fun! Can't wait!

Got it. I can't wait! Thanks Randy.

Randy, bump this when you get all this on your website. The Sigma section is still under construction.

And for us no colorized folk, the generic version will allow us to display in one fixed pallet and use the sigma code to normalize out the dots like you did on your TZ demo?

Congrats on the big shift in method Randy. Wasn't expecting that so soon. Hopefully it all goes smoothly!

Will you be able to eliminate the dots in the colorized games?

Dmod, is it possible to put out a list of machines you plan on doing for the remainder of the year?

Where can we buy these from? Distributors?

Distributors or direct from colordmd. Distributors are listed on the site.

ColorDMD is a very exciting mod for these DMD games. They can't get released quick enough, as most people would say who are looking forward to having color in their favorite machines, including myself. I sure do hope you can eventually get a ColorDMD into Data East machines as well as the Capcom Pinball Magic. Any issues there you know of other than just taking time to making a new platform for those machines?

Randy - that was tremendously vague with absolutely no information. Great job! All I can say is I couldnt be happier with my colordmd installed in my TAF and I cant wait to get one for White Water. Keep up the great work. Taking a few months between titles allows me time to save up a little money.

Man I wish these were going to be available at Allentown

I'm one of those people that do not like surprises, as well as one of those kids when young, I wanted to open Christmas presents on Christmas Eve. I feel like Christmas is coming way before December rolls around.

So lets say I buy the Sigma mono color DMD and put it in my CFTBL to get a nice green effect. Assuming you offer a full color CFTBL sometime in the future, would I have to pay an upgrade fee to download the firmware to switch over to the color version?

Can the SIGMA enhancements be used on ColorDMD games or only in single-color mode?

so you are saying there is a chance for CFTBL...

So if im understanding correctly, i have to download something to make this work in wh20.

Thanks for the clarification dmod. Sounds easy enough to do. Thanks.

Just wait for May 2nd when you can order one with the WhiteWater Rom already installed.
http://shop.colordmd.com/colordmd-replacement-display-for-white-water-pinball-machine/

"We'll also include links to download the correct "colordmd.rom" file to make this as painless as possible."

Painless? Hmmm....I can think of at least 2 of my friends that would be very interested in a ColorDMD for their games, one of them being WhiteWater. Both guys are not computer literate enough to actually do this. Anyway can you can still ship some already preloaded for people as these guys? They like the idea of the plug and play as we got with the previous releases. That is something they are willing to do. The one friend lives 2.5 hours from me, so I would have to actually go out there to help him actually install this new ROM update for him. He is excited about this release.

The update is to install a USB thumb drive and hold a button....... You'd drive 2.5 hrs to do that on his behalf? He better have a cheese pump and a Pinslut t-shirt waiting...

It is seriously one of the easiest updates to do! I am the exact opposite of computer savvy and even I was able to figure it out.

If your friends need help with it then they probably have no business even owning a pinball machine.

I'm just saying..there are more people out there as well. Some people are willing to try to follow the directions and there are others that are afraid they will really mess it up.
Nothing is simplier than plug and play.

I do agree that Dmod may not be selling to a few customers because of those sort of people, but i have a feeling that the product is desirable enough that many folks will actually take it as some motivation to step out of their comfort zone and learn something new.

Is there any video of this upscaling resolution feature?

http://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/colordmd-unveils-new-sigma-display-platform-see-it-at-the-texas-pinball-festiv

Pics of it and full description. You can probably find video on YouTube.

In my opinion, if a person can't be bothered to put a file on a USB stick, insert it into the port, and press a button, they probably shouldn't be swapping out a DMD in the first place. The upside for the ColorDMD guys is that they won't have to provide support for the guys that decide the update process is too hard. The downside is that some people will not understand that this is necessary, buy the display, then complain that it doesn't work.

Can't wait to see the official White Water video.

Scared Stiff ColorDMD! Why isn't it done yet?! You're working on the wrong game!

CREECH! there are so many cool animations on creature that would look awesome in color.

Yeah, like the strangling chokehold easter egg.

I think CFTBL would be on the short list as well but based on the earlier response maybe not.

Too bad there isn't a an SDK or similar open source utility so people could program the colors themselves and share their work with others. I'm assuming the logistics of providing that are overwhelming.

If it did exist though it would increase the library of colorized games at a much faster rate. ColorDMD would still make their money since the Sigma HW is the same price as a preprogrammed color DMD. I think having more games available would drive sales of the hardware significantly.

I love how the color games they released so far look. If I had any of those games in my collection I'd definately upgrade.

This is awesome news Randy. I've purchased two displays for games and I could never even imagine going back to orange on them. Now, you can speculate on future titles, buy a ColorDMD AND use it in the mean time in color mode. Very cool!

I'm one of the least tech savvy people around and I was able to do the update to version 1.1 for TAF and adjust the lighting for the Thing lights. Truly, if I can do it, a Reese's chimp can do it.