Landsteiner posted:"Why is Lionel adding a function that is useless to us that have heavily invested in their Legacy Control System? $300 for the command base and remote and on average $100 per Legacy Box? Man, I don't understand this marketing logic."
I'm guessing the Bluetooth license costs all of about $1.00 per loco. It's not primarily designed for those already using the Legacy system. Lionel is working on a possible technical solution for having Legacy talking to Lionchief/Bluetooth.
Lionchief started out as something simply to keep costs down for starter sets and provide a remote and limited command control for these customers. It became so popular that Lionchief+ was introduced to have conventional compatibility. LC+ was so popular that a need for a system that could operate all new locos (Bluetooth) was introduced this year. It's the evolution of technology.
And it drastically cuts the cost of command control for new people in the hobby. You don't need to buy anything, no wi-fi box, no command base, no anything to have basic command control, which is unique in the hobby of model railroading at present. When you buy a Lionchief set or loco, or a LC+ loco, you get a remote with each loco, and they are relatively inexpensive, and complement your Legacy system. It's a feature, not a bug
. Your investment in Legacy, which can control trains, lashups, switches, program routes, etc. isn't in any way compromised.
why?
starter sets!
