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Nephasth:

--- Quote from: Yvan256 on September 08, 2012, 10:23:24 am ---Buttons aren't supposed to emit light, they're supposed to be plastic molded into a specific color.

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Tell that to Atari and many others… And if they're supposed to be molded into a specific color, doesn't that mean they shouldn't change colors? :P
Yvan256:

--- Quote from: Unstupid on September 07, 2012, 08:26:24 pm ---What benefit does this have over the current LED lit buttons?

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It would prevent the control panel to look like a christmas tree.  :P



--- Quote from: Nephasth on September 08, 2012, 10:35:23 am ---
--- Quote from: Yvan256 on September 08, 2012, 10:23:24 am ---Buttons aren't supposed to emit light, they're supposed to be plastic molded into a specific color.

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Tell that to Atari and many others… And if they're supposed to be molded into a specific color, doesn't that mean they shouldn't change colors? :P

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I'm not talking about those little dome buttons, I'm talking about the main pushbuttons. Look at all the classics like Donkey Kong, Pac-Man, Rygar, Rastan, etc. No christmas lights on those cabinets. And when I say molded in color, I mean the color is reflective, they do not emit light.

I don't want to offend anyone here with my comments, but I would also like others to accept the fact that not everyone likes lighted buttons.  :dunno
Trip:
Making fun of the people's setups that actually like color changing buttons is not the best way to build a customer base.  It's actually a pretty stupid strategy. 
RandyT:

--- Quote from: Yvan256 on September 08, 2012, 10:55:37 am ---I don't want to offend anyone here with my comments, but I would also like others to accept the fact that not everyone likes lighted buttons.  :dunno

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Spock does  ;D



Nephasth:

--- Quote from: Trip on September 08, 2012, 10:59:27 am ---Making fun of the people's setups that actually like color changing buttons is not the best way to build a customer base.  It's actually a pretty stupid strategy.

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+1. I'm all for new developments and options in the hobby, but you came out of the gate on the wrong foot with this one.

Some things to think about:
-You'll need to develop software to change the buttons' colors on a game by game basis. After all, why would you want to use a program like LEDBlinky that's designed to control xmas trees?
-Colors.ini has more than 8 colors, so you'll need to either make a new one or go through and edit the existing one.
-This whole idea sounds extremely cost prohibitive. People don't really enjoy spending $5+ a button, this sounds like it may be $10+ per button.
-What about the rims of the buttons? No color changing love?
-Will each button need it's own PCB (as shown)? Or will you be able to have one control board for all the buttons (lower price perhaps)?
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