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I recently purchased the MRC Prodigy Advance for my entry into DCC. It offered the features I was looking for at a fair price. It has a handheld throttle, four digit addressing, control of up to 25 engines per throttle, expansion capability for additional throttles, 14-28/128 speed steps, programming on the main or the program track, etc. It also included everything I needed for DCC (except the decoders), even the power supply that many other systems do not include. It also has the ability to utilize up to twenty functions, even though the current standard is only twelve. All this was less than $200 when purchased from a mail order company. <br /> <br />There are some drawbacks to this system, however. The included power supply is only rated at 2.5 amps. There is no wireless option for the throttles (at least at this time). The system does not have the ability to link to a P.C. For an upgrade to this product, it has to be sent back to MRC for a firmware upgrade. <br /> <br />For my money, the list of included features out weighed the drawbacks much more than any other system I was considering. As an entry level system, it seems that the Prodigy Advance offered the most features that I wanted for the lowest price. If I were looking for something more along the upper end, I would have probably selected Digitrax, NCE or Lenz, as all of these manufacturers offer excellent products from what I have seen.
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