Preferred DCC system

grayfox1119

Member since
August 2003
From: Cherry Valley, Ma
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Posted by grayfox1119 on Friday, February 11, 2005 12:14 PM

Personal Preference based upon hobbyist comments, Price (what I can afford), Quality, Customer support after the sale, are probably the key elements of your decision. If you can go to a MRR club in your area, or a LHS and actually try out the various DCC systems, would be the best aid in your selection.

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johncolley

Member since
February 2002
From: PtTownsendWA
1,445 posts

Posted by johncolley on Friday, February 11, 2005 12:48 PM

For my home use I am running Prodigy Advance from MRC. It is great and reasonably priced. It does 95% of the stuff the big boys have at around $210. Most bang for the buck if you are starting out in DCC. For the Free-mo modules I may have to add wiring for NCE or Digitrax.

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conford

Member since
February 2001
From: US
155 posts

Posted by conford on Sunday, February 13, 2005 2:33 AM

Easy DCC by CVP. I'm a former Railcommand user, and I find the documentation, easy setup and good service to be the major benefits.

A survey like this would be more valid if the two other major manufacturers were included: Lenz and NCE. CVP's Easy DCC is also a choice that many folks are happy with.

When condisering a DCC system, one good way to find out more is to try out various systems and see what the owner has to say about them.

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Peter
conford

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Anonymous

Member since
April 2003
305,205 posts

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, February 13, 2005 3:10 PM

I voted MRC because I like it and because its easy to use.

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tebee

Member since
February 2005
From: Central Brittany
18 posts

Posted by tebee on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 2:06 PM

I went Lenz because I like the XPA wireless phone adaptors

Just shows - each one to his own

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dave9999

Member since
June 2003
From: Along the Murphy Branch
1,410 posts

Posted by dave9999 on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 4:31 PM

I voted for Digitrax because...well, because that is what I use. I wouldn't say it is better than other
similar systems. I did try the original Prodigy system...didn't care for it, but for some, it probably
suits their needs. I like to "fiddle" around with the programing, so the Prodigy system wasnt for me. Dave

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tschwarz

Member since
June 2002
From: PA
63 posts

Posted by tschwarz on Tuesday, February 15, 2005 6:31 PM

I looked at many different DCC systems when I was switching systems. I originally had RailCommand from CVP and decided I wanted a DCC system and not just one manufacturers. I look at all of the options and decided to again go with an CVP product. I didn't like some of the wireless options (personal preference here) such as the XPA Wireless Phone adapter, it didn't make me feel like I was running a train. I decided to stick with CVP because of their outstanding technical support.

Just my 2 cents!

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