Reply to "LionChief/LionChief + Bluetooth App"

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However, maybe JGL could build us a bridge? If someone built a $175 Bluetooth to 2.4Ghz bridge that worked with this app, would people buy it?"

Who knows? But I wonder if the simplest and least expensive approach might be for Lionel to build Bluetooth ± LionChief into a next generation Legacy system so folks can control their friends and childrens' LC/Bluetooth locos with their Legacy system.

In any case, both MTH and Lionel have moved in the direction of controlling trains using smart phones and tablets. The difference in approach is that the MTH approach currently requires the purchase of DCS and wi-fi, a close to $500 investment. It appears Lionel is going to make a cheaper option available in sets, and presumably LC+, through direct Bluetooth communications which will not require the purchase of their Legacy system/wi-fi device.

1/24/1710:00 AM

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