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Comparing LD2000
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Here's a quick overview of the new Lasershow Designer
2000 system,
compared with our older Lasershow Designer system. |
| Feature | Lasershow Designer 2000 | Lasershow Designer |
| HARDWARE | ||
| Name | QM2000 | QM32 |
| Computer bus interface (slot) | PCI | ISA |
| Size | Half-size
(7" long); fits into all PCI slots 
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Full-size
(13" long); fits into full-length ISA slots  |
| Relative processing speed | 10X | 1X |
| CPU processor | Motorola ColdFire | Motorola 68030 |
| Point scanning speed | 130,000 pts/sec | 80,000
pts/sec (2D) 50,000 pts/sec (3D) |
| Connector to laser projector | ILDA
standard DB-25 (connects to older Pangolin DB-25 using optional adapter cable) |
Pangolin DB-25 |
| Signals to laser projector | Differential
signals for X, Y and Z (+/- 5 v, less susceptible to noise) |
Single-ended
signals (+5 v only) |
| External device control | DMX-512
(lighting industry and ILDA standard) Up to 512 channels of analog (0-255) control |
TTL
output 16 channels of on-off control |
| On-board
memory (for storing shows and frames) |
256 MB standard, 1GB maximum | 16 MB standard and maximum |
| Time to load 2500 frames from Lightspeed "Creation" demo | 6 seconds | 34 seconds |
| Feature | Lasershow Designer 2000 | Lasershow Designer |
| SOFTWARE | ||
| Operating system supported | Windows 95/98, Windows 2000, Windows XP | Windows 3.1, Windows 95/98 |
| Maximum points per frame | 6,000 | 3,000 |
| Maximum
frame storage (based on average 30K frame size) |
60,000 | 4,000 |
| Number of colors | Unlimited -- allows unprecedented photorealistic TV-like raster images | 256 colors (chosen out of 281 trillion) at any one time |
| Geometric correction | Built into software. Includes size, offset, rotation, keystoning, shear, linearity, pincushion, bow | Not
available (requires external geometric correction device, approx. $800) |
| Soft line endings | Any drawn line or object (circle, rectangle) can have soft (faded) line beginnings and endings. Soft and hard lines can be mixed in the same frame. The amount of softness is user-adjustable. | Not available; (hard line endings only) |
| Video sync input | Laser frames are slaved to video frames, to reduce camera flicker when videotaping laser shows and for multimedia synchronization | Available by special request |
| Previewing shows without laser | Preview graphic shows (see graphics in Preview window) or beam shows (see projected beams in Preview window) | Preview graphic shows only. (Beam shows can be viewed as projected graphics.) |
| Feature | Lasershow Designer 2000 | Lasershow Designer |
| FRAMES, SHOWS AND ADD-ON SOFTWARE | ||
| Number of standard free shows | Over 100 song-length shows, totaling several hours | 29 song-length shows, totaling over one hour (13 shows in LD Intro) |
| Number of standard free frames | Over 300,000 frames (about 1.5 GB) | Over 22,000 frames (about 220 MB) |
| Additional free shows | "Linea", groundbreaking all-raster show by Doug McCullough | "Linea" cannot run on LD/QM32 |
| Lasershow Video realtime video system | Included free | VST-1 available for $600 |
| Clip-art CD-ROM from International Laser Productions | Included free (contains dozens of shows and tens of thousands of frames) | Available for $500 |
| Feature | Lasershow Designer 2000 | Lasershow Designer |
| NEW
SYSTEM PRICING List prices in U.S. dollars. Dealer prices may vary. Prices for Pro and Basic include shipping and handling. Prices for Intro do not include shipping and handling. |
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| Pro level | LD2000 Pro: $4995! | LD Pro: $6995 |
| Basic level | LD2000 Basic: $2495! | LD Basic: $3495 |
| Intro level | LD2000 Intro: $1495! | LD Intro: $1995 |
| UPGRADE
PRICING For end-users with older QM32 boards. Click here for LD-to-LD2000 upgrade prices and information |
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For up-to-date delivery time estimates, see the page Current shipping schedule
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This page last updated: Wednesday, Januari 29, 2020
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