Hardware upgrade to Legacy 990/993??

Lionel will most likely not recall the older Legacy Systems.  Why would they?  Its all going to work the same and if you send it in for repair, it will most likely get replaced free of charge.

Second the gorilla glass, I've had my 2 Legacy systems since day 1 and they have been problem free. Maybe I'm the exception. I'm sure that would be an expensive addition at the quantity that Lionel would need vs the quantity that Keyocera needs.

Gorilla glass would cost them about $2.00

If the old ones and the new ones have the same functionality and both control Legacy engines I would see no reason to upgrade anything because a part was changed?

What are the issues with the current platform that need to be eliminated? I have one of these on order, have had for quite a while now, I sure hope there are no issues. 

Why is there a need for Gorilla glass? I've been using my CAB-2 for 2 years now without any problems. Unless you seriously abuse the unit, or bounce it off of a stone floor, I can't see how anyone could damage the glass. Mine does have the clear plastic film that it came with still in place too. (It saves the glass from getting dirty. )

There is no more reason to "recall" old 990/993 sets than there would have been for MTH to "recall" every previous version of the TIU every time they made an incremental enhancement to it.

Products evolve.  Unless the old one had a flaw that was going to cause it to stop functioning or destroy itself or the items you control with it, it's yours.  (so Lionel did do a mea culpa on the very early units and ask users to return when there was an issue regarding doing the upgrades) 

Feel free to buy an upgraded unit as a spare if it's that much of a benefit in your eyes.

I've yet to see a broken glass on the keyboard or the display, either mine or at our club.  I know some of them have been dropped more than once...

           posed by gunrunnerjohn, I've yet to see a broken glass on the keyboard or the display, either mine or at our club.  I know some of them have been dropped more than once...                                        what about if you use it a lot will the screen fade or be black where finger is at a lot ??           - matt

No problem like that here, I've been using my one remote for years.  The other was bought used, and it works fine as well.

ok that is good to know with my legacy thanks gunrnnerjohn . -matt

If you don't abuse them, they should last for years.  Obviously, anything can break.  For kids, the new CAB1-L is a good choice, no display to break, and it will connect to the Legacy base for an added remote.

Well, the CAB1-L is in that "ugly blue color", though I have difficulty seeing why this is such an issue.

I kinda like the blue color.

I have no problem with the blue color, it's at least as nice as the basic gray of the current remotes.