These usually sell out within a day or two when they are available and can be ordered directly off colordmd.com otherwise Bay Area Amusements carries them and you can order some other pinball parts as well to save a bit on shipping.
Next ColorDMD Batch available...
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These usually sell out within a day or two when they are available and can be ordered directly off colordmd.com otherwise Bay Area Amusements carries them and you can order some other pinball parts as well to save a bit on shipping.
Is there an official consensus on the board about these?
Obviously if your DMD is gassed out or otherwise pooched, it's a no brainer. But I've got two games on that list with solid displays and I'm having a hard time justifying the cost. I got to play a AFM with a colourDMD a while back...it looked cool, but maybe not $400 plus taxes cool.
Obviously if your DMD is gassed out or otherwise pooched, it's a no brainer. But I've got two games on that list with solid displays and I'm having a hard time justifying the cost. I got to play a AFM with a colourDMD a while back...it looked cool, but maybe not $400 plus taxes cool.
Looks like Mad Amusements is the cheapest place online that sells standard plasma DMD's for $159.00 but sometimes getting your order from them could be challenging if you are on their black list.
http://mad-amusements.com/product.php?id_product=236
DMD prices on other sites like Bay Area Amusments and Marco went up to $220-249 since plasma displays are going to be discontinued.
http://bayareaamusements.com/Merchant2/ ... I-128X32BK
http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/DMD32
I personally have a ColorDMD in my STTNG and I think it is a great addition and enhancement to the game. Also with their latest SIGMA firmware it allows you to install a ColorDMD display in almost any game B/W or Stern and run in the following modes in a single color:
Here are some samples of SIGMA shown in TSPP and LOTR and a video of it in action on IJ (Wms)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fheXXC5yAHI[/youtube]
It is not a cheap mod but look at it this way, swapping out a game in your collection with a ColorDMD leaves you with a spare plasma DMD for another game in the future because they won't last forever. Once the plasma DMDs are no longer available you other alternative would be the X-Pin LED DMD Display which start at $279.00. So at this price point you are not that far away from a ColorDMD which I hope will come down in costs for the future since more people will be buying them. I also tried to contact them for a small discount as I knew 5 other people who wanted a STTNG ColorDMD at the time but they politely declined. I don't blame them since there is no other alternatives and they have been sold out pretty quickly each batch so clearly there is a demand. It's a quality product and you can check my other thread here on how well together the kit is put together and install was super easy.
STTNG ColorDMD Install
http://mad-amusements.com/product.php?id_product=236
DMD prices on other sites like Bay Area Amusments and Marco went up to $220-249 since plasma displays are going to be discontinued.
http://bayareaamusements.com/Merchant2/ ... I-128X32BK
http://www.marcospecialties.com/pinball-parts/DMD32
I personally have a ColorDMD in my STTNG and I think it is a great addition and enhancement to the game. Also with their latest SIGMA firmware it allows you to install a ColorDMD display in almost any game B/W or Stern and run in the following modes in a single color:
Here are some samples of SIGMA shown in TSPP and LOTR and a video of it in action on IJ (Wms)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fheXXC5yAHI[/youtube]
It is not a cheap mod but look at it this way, swapping out a game in your collection with a ColorDMD leaves you with a spare plasma DMD for another game in the future because they won't last forever. Once the plasma DMDs are no longer available you other alternative would be the X-Pin LED DMD Display which start at $279.00. So at this price point you are not that far away from a ColorDMD which I hope will come down in costs for the future since more people will be buying them. I also tried to contact them for a small discount as I knew 5 other people who wanted a STTNG ColorDMD at the time but they politely declined. I don't blame them since there is no other alternatives and they have been sold out pretty quickly each batch so clearly there is a demand. It's a quality product and you can check my other thread here on how well together the kit is put together and install was super easy.
STTNG ColorDMD Install
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If I'd managed to hang onto my wh20, I was gonna order a color dmd for it, as it looked amazing in Allentown. Just think of it this way. You pull the regular dmd and hang onto it as a spare for when one inevitably goes.
They are certainly popular. Since I'm on the fence, maybe I'll hold off 'til the sharks have finished their feeding frenzy...then maybe we can get a group buy going.
My wife watched the Addams Family colourDMD video earlier today, but I'm sure it went in one ear and out the other, rather than being stored in the "possible Christmas gifts for Spiroagnew" memory bank. Can't complain I suppose...she got me an "Uncle Lester" for my birthday before the game had even arrived.
My wife watched the Addams Family colourDMD video earlier today, but I'm sure it went in one ear and out the other, rather than being stored in the "possible Christmas gifts for Spiroagnew" memory bank. Can't complain I suppose...she got me an "Uncle Lester" for my birthday before the game had even arrived.
Just a heads up reminder for those who have been waiting for a ColorDMD for Monster Bash or any other games supported they should be available for purchase in about an hour on their website as well as other places like Bay Area Amusements.
http://shop.colordmd.com/colordmd-repla ... ll-machine
http://shop.colordmd.com/colordmd-repla ... ll-machine