dmd help

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Lethal weapon 3 is the game. When I go threw the menus and do the dmd test the dmd apears to be working.. but.... my question is..... dmd display is different brightnesses to make images.... if all of my dot work on full bright.... can they NOT work on a dim setting?? Like when its in attract mode. And it says staring mel gibson and he looks ok. Then it show danny glover. Annd all I can see is like x bright dot and nothing else of his face?... is this a sign of a dmd on its way out?? Going to try it in a different game Saturday.... also since the settinngs and audits are in a dim state its hard to make anything out. Hopefully Frax will post a like to the vid he took..
 
Yes, when a DMD is going out they will light okay when all dots are illuminated, but it will be dim when only a few are lit. Sorry for the bad news, but most likely this is the case. I'd still recommend trying it in another game just to be sure, but don't be surprised if it acts the same.
 
I'd suggest you measure the voltages to be sure, and try it in another game as you mentioned. But the DMD being dim when not much is displayed, such as when you have the adjustments screen showing, is a sign of it just being old, outgassed, and going out. My Twilight Zone exhibited the same behavior. Replaced it with a new one and all was good.
 
Poop. HE's gonna bring it over and test it in my STTNG to be sure, but that's odd that when it's in test mode and every pixel is on that it has no trouble. :p
 
Yep, during test they appear fine but during animations, the black splotches/shadows appear. If you leave it on for awhile the missing areas will begin to fill in and become visible. However this stresses the power supply.
 
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