MartyE posted:Bryant Dunivan 111417 posted:One thing to note that both Lionel and MTH booth personnel were dealing with their issues trying to get their apps to work in there booths. Not disparaging Wi-Fi control, just saying how important is was to both companies to market. That seemed to be their big Harrah push.
WiFi interference in that building is horrible. I'm not surprised they were having issues.
Mr. Kunkel also told me that Lionel has no plans to phase out remote. An easy to use remote (a plus for MTH) going away, and Lionel keeping theirs (now an exclusive plus for Lionel) should be looked at closer. It will be a feature Lionel has that will no longer offered by MTH. Pretty bold move.
I suspect Lionel will be dropping their remote in a few years. I don't think their WiFi app is as developed as the DCS app which does everything the DCS remote does and more. We were told at the Legacy meeting the WiFi app getting an update.
I think I got this right. Feel free to correct me. By the way, remember the importance of the "playable horn" which will not be accessible with the current remote.
I'm a hardware remote guy myself but see the writing on the wall.
Unfortunately that will require multiple TIU users to purcha$e multiple MTH WiFi units. And as mentioned by EddieM and others, you loose the intuitive touch/feel of the remote.
