This is such a fantastic game in my opinion that I was not going to let the fact that the hologram may eventually go in going against my decision to own one. When researching about this, I found the following useful in explaining the workings of the hologram.

http://www.thepaisleys.com/PaisleyPinball/Fixes/hologram_not_working.htm

Pinbits have a lamp upgrade kit that I have purchased but have not yet installed in my machine.

http://pinbits.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=13_6&products_id=7