Quoted from epeabs:

Congrats on your pick up. Great, fun machine to play. I love my color DMD, and it's easy to install and looks great. I got updated ROMS from Matt's Basement Arcade. Very reasonable and again, easy to install.

Quoted from caker137:

The colordmd Rom was designed with the cpu v1.12 or unofficial cpu v1.13, along with display v1.06. It has been tested with these and will work perfectly. There is a very good chance that older versions will work fine too. If you don't care if you have the latest game version, just get the colordmd and try it. Worst thing that can happen is some screens might not color correctly. If you notice that, you can order the updated roms then.
That being said there are some nice things fixed in the 1.12, as well as the unnoficial 1.13 you might want otherwise.

Quoted from Mr_Tantrum:

So, looks like my new plastic methodology is going to work great, and will allow me to adhere the graphic on the bottom instead of the top to look more like an original plastic.
So here is how it will be starting from the top layer working to the bottom:
1) Lexan sheet (plastic)
2) Adhesive sheet
3) Printed graphic
4) Clear gloss vinyl (to protect the paper graphic)
I have someone testing my graphic for size and fit tomorrow, and once that is good I will produce a prototype. FYI, we are discovering that the holes can be different lengths apart depending upon the pin, so I will be creating the left hole as a slot instead of just a circle to accommodate for this.[quoted image]

Quoted from Scorch:

Here’s a pic of my stadium lighting. Second pic is with them off to show the difference which is much greater than the camera shows. Total price is about $30
Starting with the aluminum strips...
1/2” aluminum angle strips $4 x2
https://www.lowes.com/pd/Steelworks-3-ft-x-1-2-in-Aluminum-Solid-Angle/3053617
Glue one magnet on each end of strip. I used original gorilla glue.
Magnets. enough for 3 games $11 or $4/pin
amazon.com link »
When glue cures, paint rails with black gloss spray paint then attach 5v led strips. The glue on the strips below sucks so I used some mounting tape at the ends to hold everything in place.
Led strips $6 x2
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Finally, attach the below metal plates to the inside of the cabinet directly below the glass channel. I used the rectangular one and cut them in half. This is what the magnets stick to. They are ultra thin So no worries about clearance like you have with magnetic tape.
Thin metal pads used for cell phone mounts $5 enough for 3-4 games or $1/pin
amazon.com link »
You can now hook the led strips directly to a gi socket.
Optional. For a clean install, I used this usb mount which I mounted behind the backplate of the play field. Nice thing about that is it’s easy to remove leds all together.... or if led strip goes bad etc, just unplug and replace.
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