Landsteiner posted:...Just a question of whether MTH would want to go to the time and expense of adding it. It would have the possibility of letting the Lionel universal remote and app control PS3 locos, which may or may not be something they are keen on.
superwarp1 posted:Talking to Andy at the Big E yesterday, while I didn’t ask directly, and it was only mentioned in passing. I get the feeling MTH wants nothing to do with Bluetooth. They have there Wi-Fi system and the app and are happy with it.
I think the answer is based upon the combination of both above replies (cost/benefits & access). When asked many years ago why DCS didn't offer more TMCC aux1 command choices to the DCS remote, the MTH reply was that they wanted to provide DCS command control to customers w/ TMCC, but MTH also wanted to ensure that the full range of DCS command control could be better realized with the purchase of a MTH PS2 (now PS3) locomotive.
On a somewhat related tangent to the BlueTooth topic and its potential; it would seem logical that the low cost and small size of BT components w/ the related multi-use and accessibility would make BT a serious consideration for future product development that we never saw come to fruition w/ the tech features used in MTH's Coor's Light train set to control the action cars. I'd like to see MTH add BT control to their action boxcars, caboose, and tank cars instead of needing an accessory track section or a near impossible to find ERR board add-on.
