Good morning/evening Pinsiders!

Many of you probably remember the PinVision Interactive Backboard Display that we released for Twilight Zone back in September. The demand was completely overwhelming. We started shipping those in November, and many of you voted us for the Best Pinball Mod in the 2020 TWIPY awards. We are still very very humbled!

Fast forward, and after months of research and development, tweaking and improvements, we’re elated to announce our next game!

We bring you the PinVision Interactive Backboard Display for TRON. This mod features a fully interactive and immersive 15.6” HD display on the back of the playfield with HD videos for each mode. TRON fits the mold for this mod perfectly as it's a very visual theme.

All animations were designed professionally by the award winning Stephen J. Silver. He has done a ton of work in and out of the pinball industry for Multimorphic, the Houston Arcade Expo and much much more.

To be clear, this mod is not a ColorDMD alternative. This is more or less a completely immersive/interactive wallpaper. The system knows exactly what mode you’re in and features HD animations and “heads up” graphics for each mode.

* Flynn’s Arcade
* Extra Ball
* Disc Multiball
* Disc Multiball Jackpots
* End of Line Multiball
* Portal Multiball
* Portal Jackpots
* ZUSE
* Portal Multiball
* Light Cycle Multiball
* Light Cycle Jackpots
* Terminate CLU
* TRON Targets
* Attract Mode

As with our other mods, everything is completely customizable. Just take the Micro SD card out of the unit, place it into your computer, and all modes/animations are organized into folders. Dropping one or multiple videos into a folder will cause the system to pick one at random when the given mode occurs. These units are compatible with ALL TRON models!

Each kit comes with the following:
* Display Controller & Game Sensing Card
* 15.6” display panel
* Wooden replacement back panel with digitally printed TRON-esque artwork/plastic shield to match your game
* Display power, HDMI and data cables
* Fully loaded & preconfigured SD card that’s ready to go

*** Pricing & Availability ***
The price is $499 for everything.

The deposit to get in line is $200

As we scale up, these help us get better lead times with our suppliers which is crucial during these times.

Shipping is expected to be in September. We have prototype units going out to testers in our beta program currently just to make sure our installation instructions and hardware are all that they need to be.

*** How to get one ***

Slots can be reserved on our website at https://86pixels.com/product/pinvision-for-tron/ - A portion of all proceeds will go back to Pinside for running such a great community here.

Once we reach general availability, we’ll have them available in our Pinside shop as well!

*** Demo Video & Pictures ***

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Link: https://86pixels.com/product/pinvision-for-tron/

Don’t hesitate to reach out with any questions!
-- Jimmy

We gotcha! You're actually the second by about 10 seconds according to my email.

We appreciate the excitement we're getting for sure!

Thank you kindly!

Tell me about it! Thankfully between our beta testers and some very gracious local pinheads, we were able to get a hold of an LE to build and test on.

Thanks, we've got you as well! Feel free to forward any questions along, we know you'll love it!

We design mods with Todd McCullough in mind! Yeah, it's a bit high now that you mention it.

Good eye, these still look good even with the Light Cycle mods. We designed the viewing area to account for those where possible as well. We'll shoot some video with those installed.

Thank you for being sage counsel on this!

I've been hoping for a re-release of this game for quite some time! Thank you, glad to be doing this!

-- Jimmy

Many thanks for all of the hard work you're doing on this mod! You have a true talent. (And if anyone hates the animations, I'm so glad it's your fault!

Thanks a ton! We're so excited to get this into your hands. The good news is that we've got all of the electronics required for this one so we're ahead of any supply constraints on that side.

Yeah, it is indeed possible. We did the same for TZ on ours as the brackets could be angled backward.

Thank you so much! We're excited!

I can say at least three of your games are on our list! Otherwise, alright, guess I've gotta get busy!

I'm designing replacement flasher PCBs for that actually! Agreed that they add a lot!

The recognizer is installed on the old backpanel and was removed when we replaced it with the LCD back panel. There was no way to install the recognizer because the LCD glass was in the way. We're investigating a way to put the recognizer back in, however.

We do not patch into the LEDs or switch matrix, so you should be 100% compatible!

One of our company's core areas is operating system design for other pinball companies. As such, we boot into the attract mode in about 6 seconds, which is even faster than our TZ mod as displayed here (

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Don't tell my wife I used our kitchen for production/testing while she was on vacation last year.

Thanks and welcome to the club! We're ordering more parts now!

We use 15.6" IPS display panels for these. We'll adjust the brightness a bit and shoot some different angles so we can be completely up front about it!

-- Jimmy

Good evening!

Answering a few questions that have been asked on our website, emails, DMs etc so it might help the next few:

1. Do I have to remove my recognizer in order to use the display system?
If your game has a fixed (non oscillating) recognizer unit, absolutely not. We just replace the backboard assembly. If you have a moving backboard unit, yes, the recognizer is removed with it (it's part of the same assembly). For that, we're researching two options: a) mounting your recognizer assembly in a fixed location so it's still there, and b) a moving/interactive motor assembly that mounts in front of the display.

2. What about my lightcycles?
Our mod can still function very well with the Hallmark Light Cycles in front, but we're also designing alternate brackets so that they can be moved farther to the sides for those that wish to keep them out of the way.

3. How does the mod get power?
Our mod takes 12V in from any source. We ship it with a power brick and cabling for the service outlet. However we know some people might already have something there, so our mod can also be powered outside of the game from the wall if needed. The circuitry is still designed to switch on and off when 5V is detected from the game's power supply, so you never have to worry about it constantly running.

4. Can I add more videos?
YES! Once you insert the mod's MicroSD card into your computer, you can drop multiple videos into any folder (organized by mode) and the system will pick one at random each time.

5. I have a set of TRON side blades that I want this to match, can you make some to match mine?
We have not run all of the plastic prints yet, so I'm doing several design options so that you can choose which one you want when your unit is about to ship. I'll post pictures here once they come in!

Thank you for the overwhelming support! We've ordered more parts and are busy assembling/testing things! We can't wait to ship this out to everyone!

Keep the questions coming. They all help us build a better product!
-- Jimmy