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You will have different people respond differently with Digitrax. Why? Well the first throttle out was not that much fun to use - the DT100 - which I have. It was one of those input devices that you press this button twice, do the hokey pokey, then twirl around once, then it would carry out the command. So many complained about how not user friendly Digitrax was. It came with the original flavour Chief. It did have one bonus offer however. At that time, the Chief came with a video that could cure the worst case of insomnia. <br /> <br />But they kept improving the throttles so that now there are folks out there that actually prefer it to the systems that were famous to use because they were easy. So if a guy used a DT100 Throttle, he probably isn't as thrilled with the system as a guy using the DT400. <br /> <br />Interestingly I prefer to use the DT100 throttle and will program with Decoder Pro which is a free download. I like the size of the DT100 in my hand. <br /> <br />Current IR is not as line of site dependent as older infra-red whether discussing TV remotes or IR in model railroading. I have used the "Catnip" system with DC; Catnip is an IR system. I don't like it because if you don't have the trained eye of a sniper, you won't hit the mark and your train won't respond to commands. With the today's IR you can bounce the beam off walls and ceiling.
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