Hudson J1e posted:I find the thought of using WiFi/tablet intriguing. If I wanted to get into it seems I am looking at about $350 to do it. Used tablet approximately $150, MTH WiFi unit Retail $180 street price $161 and a dedicated router say $40. That isn’t that bad and I could buy the items separately so it isn’t one big purchase at one time.
Most of the time I run my trains under DCC. The system I have is NCE. I don’t know when they came out with their current system but it was before DCS. I remember folks on this forum comparing the new MTH DCS remote (not yet released) to the already existing NCE remote. There are some similarities as noted back then. What I don’t understand is why isn’t NCE, Digitrax, Lenz or any of the other DCC companies saying the same thing as MTH-that their chips are obsolete, etc and their customers should invest in using tablets and WiFi? The NCE remote is even older than the MTH remote.
Disclaimer: I am a big MTH fan and I am not knocking MTH in any way. Most of my trains are MTH and I love their products. Just trying to understand why they are doing what they are doing.
Possible answer: Is it possible that because NCE is made in the USA that they have a machine that makes chips and they can make any chip they want? I don’t know just taking a guess in the dark. Hi Phil, it’s possible that NCE is working on WiFi control with an apple supported app. Digitrax has one now -LNWI allows you to connect compatible WiFi devices to LocoNet and run trains using compatible throttle apps. The apps available can be downloaded from Digitrax.
Hi Phil, it’s possible that NCE is working on WiFi control with an apple supported app. Digitrax DCC has one now -LNWI allows you to connect compatible WiFi devices to LocoNet and run trains using compatible throttle apps. The apps available can be downloaded from Digitrax or the Apple App Store.
