A customer contacted me and let me know PDI glass is too thick and doesn't fit in the channels. I don't doubt him but I'm curious if anyone else has had this problem

Thanks!

It just doesn't make any sense, aren't they both the same standard thickness? Unless the cabs themselves are a hair narrower than a WMS widebody cab..

I'm just trying to figure out what may be causing the friction.. I could see if it were the other way around, Invisiglass has a coating on it

Similar yes.. Both quite nice, but PDI takes the cake. Though I do import PDI into Canada, I do it more as a favour than for profit (my margins are so slim I can probably afford a coffee... Maybe a muffin). So that said, I remain unbiased and own both. Both work as advertised for the player, but the differences are more noticeable for the onlooker as PDI has a wider angle of effect. Also invisibles capture fingerprints WAY easier thanks to the coating process vs. being built right into the glass.

Aaanyway, this particular buyer has PDI in all his other games and wanted them all to match.

Thanks for the help gang, I figured it may be a tight fit to begin with.. To fight glass rattle I'm assuming.

Thanks for chiming in Reg! I just don't want to sell someone something they can't use, so I'm checking to see if yours was a unique experience.

I see what you did there...

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Royal York! Very nice... There used to be a nice arcade across the road with many pins at Union Station.. sadly it's closed.

Price is currently $340 CAD per sheet (blame our dollar), $45 flat shipping for any number of quantity. This is significant savings up here as it costs around $180 to import a single sheet.

Easiest ways to tell the difference between the two is to stand back and look at them from the side of the game. Also running your finger on the Invisiglass is a dead giveaway. You can tell there's a tint on there just by touching it. Again though, from a player perspective they both do their job fine. Invisiglass has the edge on price, so it comes down to personal preference.

PDI glass has no coating, the antiglare properties are built directly into the glass (hence the cost). This info comes directly from Roman himself. JJP glass is essentially a $40 sheet of glass with a coating on it, so they can afford to offer discounts.

I've spoken to Roman directly, the process of making his glass is very expensive so there's very little wiggle room for price adjustments. Pinball is a very tiny part of his market, displays and museums are his primary market

thanks for clarifying, Roman!