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MMr - Colorization Pricing and Availability...Finally!

By eharan

8 years ago


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#32 8 years ago

I'm so glad I didn't partake in the MMr bandwagon.
I was tempted if AFMr was a reality... and fairly reasonably Priced. But right now; I have zero faith in PPS/Rick/CGC given the way they have acted.

#163 8 years ago

Given that PPS / CGC seem to price based upon MARKET conditions.... not actual product cost / development time; I'm going to wager this isn't a $100 upgrade. ColorDMD has set the price at $400. So I expect the color upgrade for MMR to be north of $300; regardless of if it's a software only change.

#581 8 years ago

Looks good... but then; the technology between ColorDMD and ColorMMR is drastically different.
I still wait to see what retail price will be.

10 months later
#1553 7 years ago
Quoted from flynnibus:

Answer this...
Yet it still took them more than 10 months to get this trivial work done. Resolve that one....

Lazy. Not customer oriented. Take ur pick

#1557 7 years ago
Quoted from flynnibus:

If its so trivial.. and you are going to get 100+k in money for doing it... things aren't lining up.

You are entitled to your opinion.
Simply put; this is yet another attempt for PPS and CGC to extract more blood from the turnip.
I for one hope they never do another Refake.... because; well... I'm just tired of seeing the little people getting screwed.

I am absolutely NOT surprised that they're price point is at the same cost as ColorDMD ... with a fraction of the cost. It just confirms that they are who I thought they were... by squeezing every bit of money they can from you poor refake buyers.

#1652 7 years ago
Quoted from metallik:

Has nothing to do with the original boardset... both CGC's and ColorDMD's solution are add-ons that simply read the data stream sent to the original DMD.
Rick could, barring patent issues, release the high-res color mod for regular 1997 Medieval games quite easily. Picture a standard colorDMD setup with the CGC high-res code. Considering their investment in the product, I pretty much expect that to happen, eventually. Only thing that could stop it would be ColorDMD patents and refusal to license them..

... I'm sorry; but what are you smoking?
I have ZERO doubt that IF CGC is violating a ColorDMD patent; that ColorDMD would have *no*choice* but to sue CGC or risk losing the patent.
While I have no data to back it up; it was my understanding that the new "code" for color on MMr is an actual re-write of the color frames present in the existing MMr frames. There is no colorization of existing data streams; its brand new ROMs built to contain the color info.

Just like RZ from Spooky having color frames in the DMD roms.
So; unless you have licensing agreements showing that CGC licensed ColorDMD's patents; please stop stating these "facts".

#1656 7 years ago
Quoted from metallik:

I specifically said "COULD stop" instead of "will stop" because I don't know what ColorDMD patents cover,

By definition; the patent owner HAS to sue if they even remotely think another product infringes. Failure to do so leaves the door open to others challenging the validity of said patent.

I realize I may have come across as a harsh know-it-all; but that how my day has been. My apologies.

I can't find the "proof"; but I'm sure I read somewhere that the MMR DMD is a real LCD with real highrez art behind it. No "framing" of the BW screens... and transposing to color. I think it was Randy himself that posted that MMR and ColorDMD were incompatible because of the data/interface PPS used. Maybe it uses a real display interface like HDMI, DVI, or LVDS? not sure.

#1688 7 years ago

If there is one thing I know... is that I didn't sleep in a holiday express last night.
I'm only stating what I was told in some IP classes required work.

#1723 7 years ago
Quoted from pintechev:

Ha! I got more of the software engineer vibe from you based on your use of semicolons. Or an English professor, but my money is on software.

Bwwahahhha
Yep
Sometimes I dabble in electrical engineering

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