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Well, I both agree and disagree.
I agree that pinball should focus on the playfield. I think the 80's screwed pinball. The dmd became a half way house for/from video games.
I disagree with dmd over lcd/led. All dot matrix can be produced, but finer graphics - if desired - are possible. I'd rather a screen that has more information and more clearly displayed.
Seriously, System 11 had it right.
Quoted from Sixmillion:Ok......I get it, a lot of people like the LCD screen as opposed to the dots. But let me just say that when I said I like the artistic look of the dmd all those dots coming together to form an image sort of like how an artist/painter takes paint from his/her pallet and then places it on the canvas. The LCD can do full motion video or photo realistic photos. So it depends on the art you like.
The LCD or television set if you will can do a lot more, I realize that. But if it is used so much so that it takes you away from the actual playing pinball then we are turning it into a video game. A video game is an imaginary world, whereas pinball is real world. I think we need to keep it simple, hence less is more sometimes.
Funny you are supporting DMD with this argument. I actually prefer System 11 games as their display is purely informational until the ball drains. No video mode trying to be a video game. No animation to watch during game play.
Again, it's HOW lcd screens are or are not being utilized that seems to be the issue with most posters here.
For the record, I love my push button start car. Don't miss the keys at all. 
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