"Except for the limitation of "line of sight" operation the MTH system offers much the same capability as the Lionel system. Plus the MTH system can be used with any PS-2 capable engine."
The MTH system requires you buy a PS2 or PS3 set, which usually costs about 1.5-2 times as much as a low end Lionel Lionchief set, so that's one difference. The second difference is the Lionchief system allows you to control as many different trains as you have space for, each independently without using DCS or Legacy. The Remote Commander is limited to one train at a time, in terms of independent control. So I'd have to say that for conventional mode, the Lionchief is the less expensive, more flexible and capable system at this point in time, albeit only in conventional mode.
