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I was always on the fence with these but I think I have officially decided to get one for TAF. These look really cool.
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Need some clarification.
Are the displays that Color DMD ships dot based (like a stock mono-color dmd) or are they screens where the "dots" are faked?
Guess what I'm getting at: will this 14X improved image quality require a new color dmd display?
Quoted from Maken:It's a LCD panel with fake dots.
Ah...so they can easily switch over to higher res. Very cool.
Does it have good off axis performance? if you're standing off to the side of the machine does the display wash out?
Quoted from 27dnast:Ah...so they can easily switch over to higher res. Very cool.
Does it have good off axis performance? if you're standing off to the side of the machine does the display wash out?
These look great from pretty obtuse angles.
Quoted from 27dnast:Ah...so they can easily switch over to higher res. Very cool.
Does it have good off axis performance? if you're standing off to the side of the machine does the display wash out?
Side is fine, but like a laptop computer, the vertical angle greatly affects black levels (depending on the display manufacturer). My solution is to tilt the screen back. Works great on my IJ display.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/colordmd-improve-your-contrast
Quoted from ff6735:Just ordered 2 more. 1 for MET and 1 for ACDC, hopefully we'll see some firmware for them in the near future. I'm now at 4....do I need therapy?
I'm also at 4. Therapy is definitely needed once you hit 8+.
Check out this thread that I had started 4 months ago.
https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/what-is-your-total-colordmd-addiction
There are more people that have 9 or more than 6, 7, and 8 combined.
Once you go color it's pretty much impossible to pass up making more games in color. It's just so much better. No question I'm buying a ColorDMD for Metallica, Star Trek and Tron. Well, Star Trek only if Stern upgrades the code first. I might pass on color for it until then.
I dunno that I'm gonna upscale, I love dots. But I'm definitely going to at least try it.
Quoted from Aurich:Once you go color it's pretty much impossible to pass up making more games in color. It's just so much better. No question I'm buying a ColorDMD for Metallica, Star Trek and Tron. Well, Star Trek only if Stern upgrades the code first. I might pass on color for it until then.
I dunno that I'm gonna upscale, I love dots. But I'm definitely going to at least try it.
Tron is mostly cut scenes "dotified". Star Trek, with its custom dots, will look a hell of a lot better than Tron. Unless you just want a blue monochrome for Tron.
Collingwood, ON
Quoted from Astill:tspp will be my first color dmd , come on canadian dollar , please rebound!!!
just ordered the tspp, and that exchange is brutal. oh well!
Quoted from NickBuffaloPinball:Any plans to do Metallica?
Yes, they're going to do Metallica.
Quoted from herg:I would expect some time before the others are updated, but I hope I'm wrong.
Quoted from Dmod:We use color to make it easy to separate scores from other information.
Quoted from Dmod:More examples... from our monster phase.
Looks like a lot of progress to me. Maybe it IS going to be faster than I guessed. Fingers crossed!
Newport
Quoted from Astill:tspp will be my first color dmd , come on canadian dollar , please rebound!!!
I'm not sure if customs vary depending on where you're at in Canada, but i had to pay $34.71 CAD when the package showed up. As for the Canadian dollar, i ended up using $257.36 US that i had on paypal, and the rest which was $180.59 US, was paid with the canadian dollar which ended up being $229.59 CAD. Luckily i didn't have to pay it all with the canadian dollar. Think i saved around 60$ CDN or so by paying more than half with the american dollar.
So on top of the currency exchange, factor in the shipping and customs. Shipping is 38.95 US which is close to 50$ CAD, so that's around 85$ CAD to have the display shipped to your door. Currency exchange will add around 100$ to the price. All in all, you're looking at around 585$ CAD shipped.
With that said. This display is amazing and I'm so happy i bought it. It's pricy yes, but who knows, the canadian dollar might keep dropping which will make things even more pricy.
are the old color dmds updated to the new software when ordered now or is this update coming for the older dmds coming soon. I am thinking about purchasinf a LOTR color dmd and I didnt know if it would arrive with the updated software or I would have to update it later.
Quoted from J_Striker:are the old color dmds updated to the new software when ordered now or is this update coming for the older dmds coming soon. I am thinking about purchasinf a LOTR color dmd and I didnt know if it would arrive with the updated software or I would have to update it later.
All the displays ship with the "Sigma" firmware. You have to use the USB update process to set it up for whichever game you're going to put it in.
Quoted from J_Striker:are the old color dmds updated to the new software when ordered now or is this update coming for the older dmds coming soon. I am thinking about purchasinf a LOTR color dmd and I didnt know if it would arrive with the updated software or I would have to update it later.
^^^^^^^^^^
Quoted from iceman44:^^^^^^^^^^
You have to load the software onto the ColorDMD regardless of the title.
It is similar to updating a Stern game that uses the SAM system but a slightly easier process to update.
Quoted from PinCrush:OP, will you be bringing any of these to the Texas Pinball Festival in March?
I think they intend to have a booth with every colorDMD title released so far running in a game.
Quoted from Captain_Kirk:Tron is mostly cut scenes "dotified". Star Trek, with its custom dots, will look a hell of a lot better than Tron. Unless you just want a blue monochrome for Tron.
Sure, no argument there. But until the code is updated Star Trek is gonna keep gathering dust in my collection, so I'm not wasting money on a new display for it.
Quoted from Aurich:Sure, no argument there. But until the code is updated Star Trek is gonna keep gathering dust in my collection, so I'm not wasting money on a new display for it.
True. I'm sure ColorDMD is waiting too. I doubt they'll release anything for Star Trek until late this year....when they're comfortable it's finished.
Quoted from DCFAN:You have to load the software onto the ColorDMD regardless of the title.
It is similar to updating a Stern game that uses the SAM system but a slightly easier process to update.
thanks guys, I have never owned a color dmd and looking to make my first purchase of one.
Quoted from J_Striker:thanks guys, I have never owned a color dmd and looking to make my first purchase of one.
You won't regret it. As Aurich said earlier, once you have one in color, you really want the rest. On the surface if you haven't seen a full color one, it may not sound too exciting, but I guarantee that once you do, you'll want it on all your machines.
Quoted from Jazman:Ug, I just realized that, with what I've already spent on ColorDMDs, I could've got myself a really nice condition B-title game...
The plaque continues...
Jaz
+1
Quoted from Jazman:Ug, I just realized that, with what I've already spent on ColorDMDs, I could've got myself a really nice condition B-title game...
The plaque continues...
Jaz
Yeah but then you would just want to put a ColorDMD in that game. There is no winning.
Quoted from Dmod:Not sure what else I can show you.
The downloads. 
Utrecht
Quoted from MrSanRamon:None of my games have a color DMD offered...I guess I'm just out of luck.
Robert
Same here....but on the plus side we get to keep our money in our pockets a while longer. 
Quoted from aejsm:I just want one for my CV, Stargate and Avengers LE
that's not one that's 3. 
Quoted from epthegeek:Just as a means of a partial example, I made this mockup to show what I mean. I'm not sure what resolution ColorDMD uses per dot, so I used the 10 pixels per dot I use on CCC. This is 8 pixel color squares with a 1 pixel border (so 2 black pixels between squares)
I like this idea... I too haven't been a fan of the sigma resolution modes.
For me; I wanted a dot + smoothing mode. IE have the DMD dot still there... colored... but have it "fade" to black in a square pattern like you showed. Maybe round... maybe square. not sure.
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