Prodigy Advance2 Wireless vs Digitrax

[NevinW]

I have had a Digitrax system for a number of years that I bought on the advice of the members if the RR club that I belonged to.  I have been relatively happy with it, but it always seems to do something screwy or unexplainable on occasion.  It also is not the most intuitive system I have ever seen. 

 I am thinking about going wireless and I have heard some very nice things about the Prodigy Advance2 Wireless system.  It seems to work well and has a very friendly interface.  So rather than buy a wireless throttle and receiver from Digitrax I am thinking about the other system.  anyone work with both and what did you think?  Opinions?  -  Nevin 

[jalajoie]

While I don't use the Prodigy Advance, I own an NCE Power Cab which is also known to be very user friendly. In addition I also own a DT400 Digitrax throttle and find it as easy to use as the Power Cab. Now with Digitrax new wireless system and DT402 throttle I think this will be your best option.

[Phoebe Vet]

My Digitrax Super Chief doesn't do anything screwy or unexplainable and I don't see anything confusing or unfriendly about the DT 402 throttles.

[simon1966]

If you have the slightest interest in using the excellent Decoder Pro program for managing and programming decoders, don't go with the MRC system.

[jwils1]

Nevin,

I have used them both and like them both a lot, however, I found the Digitrax duplex radio to be the superior system for my purposes and that would definitely be my first choice.  You may want to look at individual features a little closer to see which would work best for you.

[CSX Robert]

NevinW

...it always seems to do something screwy or unexplainable on occasion...

My Dgitrax system will occasionally do something that initailly seems screwy or unexplained, but then I usually find out that it was something that I had done. A couple of examles: I set up a consist and one of the engines wants to run in the wrong direction - I forgot to set the direction when setting up the consist. I am trying to run an engine and it occasionally keeps stopping on me and then going again - I left the engine selected on another throttle. If these are the types of screwy things you have going on - not neccessarily these exactly, but the sort of thing where you just forgot something or missed a step - you'll have them happen with any system.