I just installed a ColorDMD this weekend, and it is absolutely one of the best mods I've ever seen. Definitely worth the money.

Great product. Great company. Great communication. Great after-sale support.

Thanks, Randy. Your customer service and support are amazing!

I think LOTR in SCAN mode looks fantastic, with only minor bugs.

I haven't spotted ANY incomplete scores. Where specifically did you see this?

I have noticed that High Score #3 doesn't display the colors on wide initials correctly (e.g., my initials "SMW"), but that bug can be easily fixed like the other high scores were fixed in the 3.0 update.

Edit: This bug has now been fixed with LOTR firmware version 3.2.

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Yeah, SCAN mode on LOTR is truly amazing. I can't imagine using any mode other than SCAN. LOTR may be the perfect game for that mode.

Thanks, Randy. I'll check it out when I get home.

Thanks. At first, I thought you meant part of the score was not visible because it was extending outside of the ColorDMD window due to some type of technical glitch. I understand now what you're saying about the continuity of the stroke in the number "0" itself.

FWIW, that anomaly appears to be driven by the original dot matrix rendering of the shape and thickness of the typeface itself.

For example, compare the two screenshots below of the Original DMD and the ColorDMD in SCAN Mode (i.e., the latter courtesy of DerRoland's video posted earlier in this thread).

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LOTR ColorDMD Scan Mode DerRoland-921.jpg

On the original DMD, the typeface of the number "0" is also open or incomplete at the 11 o'clock and 5 o'clock positions. The number "8" also appears to be open or incomplete at the 1 o'clock and 5 o'clock positions.

Now I am not an expert in typography -- far from it -- but after doing a little research, the typeface chosen by the game design team looks like an Old Style or Humanist typeface, dating back to the 15th century, shortly after Johannes Gutenberg's printing press, and was inspired by period handwriting such as calligraphy.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serif#Old_Style

So given the original typeface, I think the SCAN mode creates a pretty good replication with a lot of the nuances of the old style, calligraphy look.

BTW, if anyone can figure out the exact typeface, I'd love to compare the numbers in the above photos to those of the original.

FYI, I've been beta testing LOTR v3.2 for Randy, and the aforementioned bug has now been fixed. I have provided Randy with further feedback, and hopefully once incorporated, this new version can go live for the masses.

Great work, as always, Randy.

Yeah, I was shocked at the improvement in black levels and brightness.

Tom, what specifically are you seeing that looks off? I don't have a Dr. Who, so I'm just guessing, but is it the yellow color right in the center bleeding in from behind the blue?

I've noticed a similar effect on the "Grand Champion" Score on LOTR. Red is bleeding in behind the letters "G" and "R", effectively joining the two letters. I reported it as a bug via email, but haven't received a response yet.

Thank you, Randy.