Ok, Ill try that. Thank you

Great job guys on the netduino though! Using Visual C# is next to heaven, too bad there is just too much over head.

ok, I thought it had to do with SPI, I was hoping the NP2 @ 168mHz even though using .Net would be considerably faster than an Atmega @ 16mHz. Bummer

The code is very simple right now, and I created the exact pattern on my arduino and it is noticeably slower on the NP2.  I've pretty much maxed out my last project using an Atmega 1284p @ 16mHz, so I am in the jump to a better processor to achieve more complex patterns. 

public static void LightStripSpi()

        {

            int i = 0;

            var spi = new SPI(new SPI.Configuration(Cpu.Pin.GPIO_NONE,

                false, 0, 0, false, true, 2000, SPI.SPI_module.SPI1));

            var colors = new byte[3 * 94];

            var zeros = new byte[3 * ((32 + 63) / 64)];

            byte r = 0;

            byte g = 0;

            byte b = 0;

            byte spin = 0;

            while (true)

            {

                // all pixels off

            for (int ix = 0; ix < colors.Length; ++ix) colors[ix] = (byte)(0x80 | 0);

            switch (i)

            {

                case 0: r = 127; b = 0; g = 0; break;

                case 1: r = 0; b = 127; g = 0; break;

                case 2: r = 0; b = 0; g = 127; break;

                case 3: r = 127; b = 0; g = 127; break;

                case 4: r = 0; b = 127; g = 127; break;

                case 5: r = 127; b = 127; g = 0; break;

                case 6: r = 127; b = 127; g = 127; break;

            }

                for (byte o = 0; o < 94; o+=47){

                for (byte e = 0; e < 4; e++)

                {

                    colors[(((o + e + spin) % 94) * 3) + 0] = (byte)(0x80 | r); //blue

                    colors[(((o + e + spin) % 94) * 3) + 1] = (byte)(0x80 | g); //red

                    colors[(((o + e + spin) % 94) * 3) + 2] = (byte)(0x80 | ; //green

                    colors[(((93 - (o + e + spin) % 94)) * 3) + 0] = (byte)(0x80 | r); //blue

                    colors[(((93 - (o + e + spin) % 94)) * 3) + 1] = (byte)(0x80 | g); //red

                    colors[(((93 - (o + e + spin) % 94)) * 3) + 2] = (byte)(0x80 | ; //green                  

                }            

                }

                spi.Write(colors);

                spi.Write(zeros);

                i++;

                i %= 7;

                spin++; spin %= 94;                

            }

        }

I've noticed my lpd8806 strips running significantly slower than on an arduino. So the max SPI clock rate is 2000 kHz, is there any way I can speed that up? 

Great, thanks guys. Dave: That is a great idea! I didn't realize that is possible. Does the ND+2 run slower doing it that way?

Is it possible to create a windows forms application that will program the Netduino Plus 2? If so how difficult of a task will it be? I want to be able to update the program on the netduino plus 2 and be able to upload the new program using a windows forms application, separate from Visual Studio.