Doug,
Sense the guys have beaten me up badly on my claim that DCS operates most all the Legacy functions, I want one of them to tell me just what percentage they believe DCS can actually control of our Legacy System. I use both the HHRC's anyway, because my Cab2 operates all my wireless low voltage FTCC Switches, besides my Legacy/TMCC/ERR Engines.
Can't tell you about the 32 step control being limiting, never owned a Cab1 (TMCC). The Legacy Cab2 seems to have way more than enough control steps to make any operator happy. The lash ups work well in both DCS & Legacy systems, although I seldom use them any more. I have to admit my DCS needed a magic light inside my 14' Bar/Tunnel even after MartyE upgraded my DCS package to 6.1.
Funny thing is the DCS showed all 10's even before the light was added, however there was a slight slow down, about mid way thru the big tunnel, and my FasTrack is Blocked and Powered correctly. The Legacy Engines never missed a beat going thru the big Tunnel. Just added the DCS Magic Light in the big Tunnel this week, and it solved the problem completely. To me this should not have happened with the DCS 6.1 upgrade, can't quite figure this out, I took a chance on the Magic light once again, in the middle of the Tunnel and it worked, no more slight slow down by any of the P2 or P3 engines.
PCRR/Dave
Sooner or later you will want both DCS & Legacy.
