Obsidian posted:I have two DCS remotes that have broken thumb wheels and thus are useless to me. I know I could fix them but not unlike those who don't want to replace the battery in their DCS engines, I don't need another "fixing project". I've been using the DCS app since it became available. While I totally agree that physical buttons are easier to operate without looking, I still enjoy operating and managing my layout with DCS via the app. I hope that future versions of the app will allow users to customize what and where functions are located on the 'home' page of the app.
Seems if MTH had designed the remote with a select button in the empty location near the scroll wheel rather than using the scrolling thumbwheel to select something as well, most of the failures would not have happened. The "Out of Range", "Engine not on Track", etc., problems seem to be software issues rather than the hand held. As the DCS WiFi cannot control our Z4000's nor more than 1 TIU that makes it a non starter for many. (Haven't checked, is the Lionel WiFi still Apple only?) Remember when Lionel said the Cab1 couldn't be made anymore? Would be a small cost for MTH to fix the wheel issue. Many like their smart phones/tablets/ipads, etc and many love not having to look at the remote to do something as they can just feel where they are and need to be. Even if MTH stopped production there are a bunch of remotes out there already. Wonder how many car crashes have occurred with touch screen use rather than radio knobs?
