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Lots of talk again running trains from a smart phone or tablet.    I did download the Lionchief APP and run on my tablet to try it.   I guess I prefer the handheld remote - I enjoy my trains - one big thing is stress relief from the "real world".   Smart phones and tablets and laptops have invaded most of our life's at work and everything else.   I like to get away from the stress , trains are my time, and just run my trains- to me the handheld remote or using the transformer handles is part of the fun.  

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Gregg,

   There are definitely a few other threads on this subject, however I like my DCS HHRC, in fact I had it upgraded to fully rechargeable, love my Legacy HHRC also, no need for a phone APP, to run my Trains.  However I am almost 70 years old now, and we need young guys & gals to keep our hobby alive, if they like the APP's more power to them.  Don't like the fact that MTH is not going to build HHRC units either.  I like modern technology but I am hands on when it comes to operating my remote control O Gauge Trains.

PCRR/Dave

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   I wrote elsewhere today that manual button dexterity was king imo. The tactile feeling of buttons in your hands negates the neeed to look at any screen to aim. That mostly means "better and faster" in my experience, the rest is just the perception that newer is "better". The  reality is the mfgs dont want to bother with buttons they cost more. Nor a controller if they can shift the cost to you.

 I liked the cab1 over dcs, but the remote controls I like best are the really heavy black ones...I think someone called them transformers,  which was a real cool movie so I'm choosing that as best. It's too techie not to be.

Adriatic posted:

   ............... The tactile feeling of buttons in your hands negates the need to look at any screen to aim. That mostly means "better and faster" in my experience, the rest is just the perception that newer is "better". The  reality is the mfgs dont want to bother with buttons they cost more. Nor a controller if they can shift the cost to you..........................

This.

-Dave

sinclair posted:
Pine Creek Railroad posted:
 Don't like the fact that MTH is not going to build HHRC units either.

Is this a fact, or just a rumor?  If fact, where did MTH announce it?  And what about the TIU?

Seems to be fact - various sources.

Just keep in mind - MTH does have a clue here - they probably have adequate inventory to cover themselves for sometime to come - so you can't blame them for not making another order of HHRC.

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