After watching all the ads for the upcoming new Trains.com website, I'm left with the impression that the MRVP content will only be available with the full paid subscription to Trains.com. Kalmbach's being cagey though; they don't say. And they also don't talk about the cost of a subscription (I suspect it will be significantly higher than the current MRVP subscription)..
Anybody have any additional information or thoughts? Will we be able to subscribe to individual sections of interest, or is Kalmbach going to an "all or nothing" approach? And if the latter, what happens to the remainder of our TMTV [edit: I meant MRVP, of course] subscriptions?
Mark P.
Website: http://www.thecbandqinwyoming.comVideos: https://www.youtube.com/user/mabrunton
I don't think any of us are in a position to speculate.
I will just wait for the announcement and figure it out from there.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
"And if the latter, what happens to the remainder of our TMTV subscriptions?"
Oops, got your video subscriptions mixed up there, but I have both as well. As to your other points, I'd also like to know what's going to happen with existing subscriptions and pricing. I currently subscribe to the print and digital editions of MR, and have an "All Access" pass to MRVP and the digital archive. I'm not really particularly interested in the Trains side of things, nor Garden Railways etc. I'd like to continue to have access to the things I have now, preferably at no more cost. I hope Kalmbach come up with some answers soon, and that they make the transition clear and simple, especially for long time subscribers (30+ years of me).
I have MRVP, I don't know what TMVT is. There are other companies which have a product similar to MRVP.
I see now TMTV is a product of the other company.
The MRVP Toy Train and Garden railway vids I look at some of the time, but they are no value to me. If they decide to make the price non competitive, I am out of there.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Yeah, sorry about that. Of course I meant MRVP. Listing the other one was just a brain hiccup.
For me the videos are of no interest, I currently have the print mag and the archives.
We will see.
Sheldon
Pruitt ads for the upcoming new Trains.com website
I have the print and archives, not interested in any videos.
Where did you see ads for the new web site? In MRVP?
Mike.
My You Tube
I'm like Sheldon. I get the print version and I'm not interested in the MRVP so if they try to go entirely digital, they'll lose me as a subscriber.
In general, I don't care for the trend of using videos for everything. If there's a news story, let me read about it. I don't need some talking head standing in front of a police station reporting. Of course, I grew up when children were actually taught to read.
Even if a train or airplane has WiFi, it would be kind of rude to sit there listening to videos. I can just read very quietly. And no, I'm not spending even more money for Bluetooth headphones because manufacturers won't spend a dime for a headphone jack.
It takes an iron man to play with a toy iron horse.
ATLANTIC CENTRAL For me the videos are of no interest, I currently have the print mag and the archives. We will see. Sheldon