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I use and recommend Easy DCC for those who like wireless control and are interested in a full featured system. I like the knob on the wireless controller (none of those buttons for speed control). The wireless gives train direction, function buttons and speed knob. Nice and simple. I prefer the one way infrormation flow to the base station because I find it to be more reliable than other systems I have used that use two way. The system is rather spartan in the amount of info it provides the operator. I find I don't mind this when I am operating and I like the simplicity. It is very much like a hand held cab of the old days with function buttons. The system is easy to use. I have programed CVs, etc in my decoders and it all is pretty straight forward. I was able to hook it up and run it out of the box in about 30 minutes. I also like the Lenz 1035 slow speed switching decoder. I can get locos to run so slow you have to look twice to see if they are moving. I have also used Digitraxx, NCE and Soundtraxx decoders sucessfully. I have almost exclusively newer generation plastic steam and decoder installation was very simple in almost all cases (with the exception of Soundtraxx LC sound decoder in a Spectrum Shay). If you use NCE decoders, make sure you cut the capacitor on the board in Bachmann Spectrum locos (search Tonys for more info). They run slow speed much better this way. I think that a lot of the arguements over DCC come down to an issue of style. What do you like??? I like to run trains and don't care about all the bells and whistles. I don't need to be able to program CVs from my hand held. I don't need to see the time, functions engaged, etc on the hand held either. Some people prefer to have these features. There are systems out there that offer them. As some others have mentioned, try before you buy if possible. Go to Tony's, Loys and other sites and read about DCC. Learn about CV's, decoder functions, harnesses, transponding, back EMF, dither, Sound decoders....etc The more you know about this stuff, the more you can figure out which features you want and which system is right for you. I know for myself there is nothing cooler than to be able to run a loco while another sits a few inches away on the same track stopped. No more "who has my train?"!!!!. Never looking back, Guy
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