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Offline GORGAR 1

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LED Displays
« on: June 09, 2011, 09:06:32 PM »
Are the led displays alot better than the normal dot matrix ones?I notice they cost alot more

Thx Peter
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Re: LED Displays
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2011, 09:52:07 PM »
Not sure theyve been out long enough for anyone to truely give an honest appraisal.

,,,If you are asking if they will last longer then only time can tell... there are inherent problems with both type of display
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Re: LED Displays
« Reply #2 on: June 09, 2011, 10:07:53 PM »
I have heard of them having line missing type problems already......
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Re: LED Displays
« Reply #3 on: June 09, 2011, 11:12:08 PM »
The 7 Digit LED Bally style display that I installed into my dads goldball look good. I heard that style you can get in blue, green and orange!
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Re: LED Displays
« Reply #4 on: June 09, 2011, 11:30:14 PM »
Quote from: mildflame on June 09, 2011, 11:12:08 PM
The 7 Digit LED Bally style display that I installed into my dads goldball look good. I heard that style you can get in blue, green and orange!

Those ones are OK - it's the replacements for DMDs we are talking about here.

On that subject though - don't install more than 2 or 3 aftermarket 7 seg type units in the one machine or you risk frizzling the 5V power supply.

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http://www.homepin.com/other.html
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Re: LED Displays
« Reply #5 on: June 10, 2011, 12:31:07 AM »
Quote from: Homepin on June 09, 2011, 10:07:53 PM
I have heard of them having line missing type problems already......
I'd rather replace a dud driver chip on a LED DMD, than suffer whatever is wrong inside the glass-sadwiched traditional DMD's anyday....

I own a LED DMD (for my own development projects) and they're actually made up from smaller led matrix 'blocks', so, *if* a led went dodgy or dim, you could replace the 'block' (theyre available and only $10-$15 ex china).

As for the $450 pricetag for the LED DMD, i dunno, some dodgy marketing/importing hikes going on there.
I reckon i can make one for $100, might be an upcoming project  %$% #@#

my 20c  ;-)
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Re: LED Displays
« Reply #6 on: June 10, 2011, 12:44:03 AM »
If you do get around to putting one together, don't forget to write it up here for us!
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Re: LED Displays
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2011, 01:00:44 AM »
Absolutely, most (if not all) my custom pin-projects will be exclusive to AP, with full des-crip-tion/install/tech-support etc.  

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Re: LED Displays
« Reply #8 on: June 10, 2011, 08:44:56 AM »


alot of pins on sites i have are led displays

most have worked fine since pinled released them 7 or so years ago...

i replaced 1 in the last few years.. it lost lines 

hurt to buy in the first place.. but saved over the long run
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Re: LED Displays
« Reply #9 on: June 10, 2011, 10:34:47 AM »
Cool thanks guys for the insight-I asked because a machine I'm buying has one installed and I'd never had any experience with one.

thanks again

Peter ^^^
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