@Lou1985 posted:What's the basis for a reliable system? I'd say good hardware and following correct wiring. Every time I've personally seen issues with DCS on layouts it's caused by nightmare wiring or not wiring according to the instructions that came with the system. There is A LOT of issues cause by end users.
You might have an opinion as to reliability, but I know. I built reliable systems (99.999%) for a living. Some are 20+ years old and still running reliably.
5 hardware revisions in 15 years is not an indicator of "good hardware". It's a red flare. Think of new h/w as a RECALL. It indicates problems in search of an answer. You can't compare software revisions to hardware replacements (or recalls, if you will). DCS was advertised as needing only the initial set of hardware and that all new features would come in software.
DCS is like DCC, ...
No, it absolutely is not like DCC.
DCC was created to a publicized standard, rigorously tested, maintained and upheld. DCS was rushed into production, is proprietary, and its primary problem resolution still depends on its own end-users, "beta-testers", and "champions". A whole cottage industry has sprung up out of making DCS function properly. And when all else fails, a favorite tactic is to blame the user.
I'm finished talking on this subject.
George
