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I have Digitrax on my own layout which is 25 x 30. I went with Digitrax as most of the personnel that used a variety of systems seemed to think it had a slight edge. At the time I got it, the manuals were less than desireable and it took some coaching from a close friend. Today I think the manuals are better. I think Digitrax has the largest potential for growth with signaling, train identification within blocks, etc. <br />However, I have felt that it may be more than I need. I don't know what upgrade or possible sob story one will get on the existing radio throttles, when Digitrax releases the duplex radio (if ever). If I had it to do over again, I would strongly consider NCE. It appears to be enough for most modelers and appears easy to learn and use. My tip is to go to the sites and download their operation manuals for the system and the throttle operations and see which appears to be easiest for you to pick up on. That is generally what it is all about- having fun not frustration. <br />The worst thing about DCC is not the system, not installing the decoder, but trying to open a Genesis Engine to install the decoder. For what they cost, they should be easier to maintain.
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