Request: Translucent DMD's and score displays

[pezpunk]

I had a 60" Samsung DLP for a long time as well. fantastic image quality -- best looking picture of any tv i've owned. in terms of input lag, it was pretty good. better than any LCD that didn't have a specific "gaming" setting. unfortunately, it blew up after about 7 or 8 years. there was a loud snapping sound and a really ugly grinding noise and then smoke poured out of it. the sound continued, but the picture was gone. probably needed a new motor and who knows what else

anyway, i just wanted to point out that translucency is very expensive graphics-processing-wise. it'd probably be impossible to implement on the tablets -- they couldn't even make the ramps on NGG translucent due to framerate issues.

 

[Bonzo]

I think - correct me if I'm wrong - that that wouldn't be much of an issue, as the translucency wouldn't have to be calculated within the 3D engine.

 

[Fungi]

You know what wouldn't pull a lot of processing power? Just let us move the HUD around like Zen does.

 

[Tuomas Hämäläinen]

I kinda like how Microsoft did it with their own Pinball Arcade way back: http://www.microsoft.com/games/pinball/screenshots/cueball_800600.jpg

At the top centre it does obscure some of the playfield, but moved to either corner it would probably look terrific with dimmer ambient lighting and the hardwood floor.

 

[Wigoutboy]

I kinda like how Microsoft did it with their own Pinball Arcade way back: http://www.microsoft.com/games/pinball/screenshots/cueball_800600.jpg

At the top centre it does obscure some of the playfield, but moved to either corner it would probably look terrific with dimmer ambient lighting and the hardwood floor.

Something like that would be perfect. No static solid color edges and completely translucent. Great.