ColorDMD - Now Supports Stern SAM/Whitestar

[mwong168]

SIGMA 2.2 adds support for Stern SAM and Whitestar platforms and introduces an improved upscaling algorithms for sharper text and and animations!

For WPC/WPC95 just download and install. A mounting solution is coming from ColorDMD for SAM/Whitestar but a DIY solution is possible. Contact us for more information (mailto: info@colordmd.com) or else check out this thread on pinside for DIY solution.

DIY ColorDMD Installation in Stern SAM (Tron) by Herg

 

[Chris Bardon]

Neat-I wonder if the process they use for adding colour will work with Stern games as well? TSPP could work well with a ColourDMD (although that's one place that the yellow dots fit).

 

[mwong168]

Neat-I wonder if the process they use for adding colour will work with Stern games as well? TSPP could work well with a ColourDMD (although that's one place that the yellow dots fit).

I agree, however this would be a very expensive mod for a TSPP for just single color. It would be great to see this game colorized along with LOTR.

 

[frolic]

LOTR and TSPP seem like candidates for their first rom updates.

 

[mwong168]

Here is some video of Sigma 2.2 running on a Tron in two different modes.

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VW3wGEjpomY[/youtube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=8c0JMqIIipc[/youtube]

I think the fonts in the HD upscale mode looks sharp but some of the animations seem to look washed out or loss some of that detail compared to the dots mode. It's "cool" but not sure if it is almost $500 cool for single color use only. The nice thing is since the firmware on these ColorDMD boards are no longer game specific I suppose one could buy one and rotate it around their line up to freshen things up from time to time.

 

[mwong168]

Found some more Sigma 2.2 videos running in Metallica and Spiderman

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=USfbonie7VU[/youtube]

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=zdSxIYdTLZc[/youtube]

 

[Budfan]

Damn, that looks killer. Agree with mwong, that's a very expensive mod!

 

[Menace]

Unless you've got deep pockets or doing a complete restoration / pimp session it is expensive. On the other hand, if you have a game that needs a replacement DMD it's not that much extra given the cost on DMD's or LED alternatives are not much less these days.

Just something to think about.

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[REVOLUTION]

I don't like the blending it does.. in this case, I really prefer the look of the dots.

 

[Grauwulf]

Can you turn off the blending?

 

[mwong168]

Can you turn off the blending?

Yes, you can set it to standard dots mode.