MTH O Scale DCS Wifi Taking Preorders! Plus New Long Island Pre Orders!

So do you just need this device and the app or do you still need a TIU?

MTH 50-1039 ProtoSound DCS WiFi Digital Command System 2 allows you to control your trains by App.  You just need to purchase this unit and download the free App to run all your DCS trains.

Side note.

From what I understand, this can be used as a replacement TIU for older units however the DCS remote must be tethered to the Wifi unit.  I'm trying to have MTH update their description because there is a lot of confusion on this.  The Wifi Digital Command Unit will not allow you to use the remote wirelessly but you can tether it to the unit using a phone cord. 

Unfortunately, the older TIU is no longer viable or physically able to be recreated. Tethering seems to be the only option to use with older remotes or just go with the App.

@KenJrTW posted:

MTH 50-1039 ProtoSound DCS WiFi Digital Command System 2 allows you to control your trains by App.  You just need to purchase this unit and download the free App to run all your DCS trains.

I would suggest once downloaded, pay the $25 and get the full version.  The free version would be pretty useless for what this was made for.

When is the order deadline for the RS1?

Will the WTIU work in passive mode or just in active mode like the explorer?

Can the DCS 50-1039 be used with Z4000 power?

As per MTH

Yes, the 50-1039 can be powered with the z4k.
Yes, the new WTIU will support passive mode from the fixed channels similar to the current rev L TIU.

Order Deadline on the long island rs there is no deadline but we will sell out so get your order in before you miss out for good.

Hello,

The description states for the new MTH TIU with built in WIFI states"

"It can also RUN ALL CONVENTIONAL AC or DC LOCOMOTIVES without the purchase of any additional hardware."

Any idea what this "additional hardware is ? How much it costs?

Thank you!

Rob

@gladstone23 posted:

Hello,

The description states for the new MTH TIU with built in WIFI states"

"It can also RUN ALL CONVENTIONAL AC or DC LOCOMOTIVES without the purchase of any additional hardware."

Any idea what this "additional hardware is ? How much it costs?

Thank you!

Rob

I think the keyword here is without!

Oh my gosh Marty! My bad...thank you for the correction... I worked late last night....:-)

Wow!  I thought this had come in.  I just looked at MTH's website and it says delivery August 2023.  I'll have to check my archives, I'm pretty sure I preordered from somewhere!

Anyone know when it will be shipping? Trainworld's website says the expected availability is Aug. 31 (that's probably a placeholder date, though). I'm still debating adding DCS to my new layout as I build it over the next few years.

Yes...any updated info about shipping with  this new unit will be welcome... I just got word today from my technician that my  MTH WiFi  unit is dead... the metal power connector sleeve that the power plug plugs into fell off  into the unit ...he says too much damage was done to the circuit board to fix it...oh well... I am looking forward to the new combo  unit coming out ..any one who has not added the wifi feature and using the MTH app on your cell phone or tablet  and is thinking of doing so will not regret it... I have had years of enjoyment running my MTH trains this way.

Just to be clear... If I purchase the this DCS wifi, hook it up to the track with a DCS loco on it, and download the app - that's it right? No additional hardware? I thought I was told otherwise in a different thread a few weeks back.

What have you guys all done to make your handheld device easier to hold while playing with trains? The DCS remote was easy to hold and manipulate with just one hand and thumb. Phones are much more clumsy. Small ones are difficult to select things on the screen, and large ones aren't good for holding and using a thumb to reach everything.

I really like the DCS remote for this reason. Carrying around a tablet (awkward to hold and needs two hands) or a large phone is not something I'm looking forward to.

So what are your best suggestions for making it more ergonomic? After-market handles or grips? A strap?

@Jeff_the_Coaster_Guy posted:

What have you guys all done to make your handheld device easier to hold while playing with trains? The DCS remote was easy to hold and manipulate with just one hand and thumb. Phones are much more clumsy. Small ones are difficult to select things on the screen, and large ones aren't good for holding and using a thumb to reach everything.

I really like the DCS remote for this reason. Carrying around a tablet (awkward to hold and needs two hands) or a large phone is not something I'm looking forward to.

So what are your best suggestions for making it more ergonomic? After-market handles or grips? A strap?

I use a rubberized and rugged protector with hand strap and picture kick out leg.

I can either set it down like a picture frame or strap to my hand and it's reasonably comfortable.

For the local club and using Lionel LCS, we went with a fixed stand and wired charging cable inside so it's more of a fixed control panel.

Any word on when to expect the new WTIU?

@gladstone23 posted:

Yes...any updated info about shipping with  this new unit will be welcome... I just got word today from my technician that my  MTH WiFi  unit is dead... the metal power connector sleeve that the power plug plugs into fell off  into the unit ...he says too much damage was done to the circuit board to fix it...oh well...

Unless they did the damage, it probably could be fixed.   I've gotten at least a dozen of them with the same issue, it was a rather infamous failure.

FWIW, Trainworld has them for $169.99: https://www.trainworld.com/mth...-trains-50-1034.html