What are the differences between the two approaches to coloring my Direct3D model?
What are the differences between the two approaches to coloring my Direct3D model?
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What are the differences between the two approaches to coloring my Direct3D model?
Well if you do it via a material then the whole Draw(Indexed)Primitive call will provide you with a single colour in the lighting equation (ie the one set in set material).
If you set it as a per-vertex colour then each vertex can have a different colour AND each colour will be interpolated across the polygon.
Of course bear in mind that you have different colours that can come from per-vertex and material (ie Emissive, Ambient, Diffuse and Specular). To truly understand what it is doing under the hood I recommend you read the article on the mathematics of lighting in MSDN.