@H1000 posted:Do you really need your fingers on the buttons like a nervous wreck the entire time?!? There were times back in the old remote days with DCS remote, I had the automatic shutdown set to 30 minutes. Guess what I didn't push any buttons in that stretch of time and my remote was turned off when I did want to use it.
Most of us are operating the layout, not simply starting the train around its loop and standing back to watch for half an hour.
Operating. Not hovering like a nervous wreck. Operating.
A phone needs yours eyes on it in order to get your fingers to the correct place to make a selection (in addition to making the selection). A handheld does not. Physical buttons are important. This applies to many, many devices, not just model railroads. Automobiles and real locomotives come to mind.
Most importantly, because of this on the phone, finding the place to push any button requires extra time that you may not have when you need an emergency stop. If you're not quick enough will some one get hurt? Not likely with small trains, but you may hit your pocketbook quit hard if you're into large, highly-detailed, scale-sized locomotives and they crash.
Mike
