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RailPro... Do we now have real competition? Where to from here?
MtRR75:
--- Quote from: Alan on July 27, 2018, 10:45:54 AM ---Your statement "the one thing that sold nearly all of us on RailPro (automatic load sharing)" is absolutely true for me. It was the slam dunk deciding factor.
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That is also my main reason for choosing RailPro.
MtRR75:
--- Quote from: KPack on July 27, 2018, 11:05:02 AM ---Honestly, there is no DCC system that could draw me away from Railpro.
-Kevin
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Me either. But the real question for RailPro is: Will those who are dissatisfied with traditional DCC, start to choose ESU Cab Control instead of RailPro.
MtRR75:
For my uses, the only significant drawback that I find with RailPro is the small number of steam sounds available. (I only run steam.) Only two engine sounds and none in the new ULT format. I have about a dozen steamers -- of all sizes, and would like them to sound different from each other. I also have a Shay -- no sound for it at all.
I can't see myself ever switching away from RailPro, but when I run my trains, I keep thinking, I wish I had some more variety in my locomotive sounds.
nodcc4me:
The competition was inevitable. I’m sure RailPro will continue to evolve. More sounds and features will become available in time, along with N scale modules. I won’t switch.
john handlogten:
I have both RailPro and ESU Ecos. I think both systems are very good (but I only finished hooking up the Ecos yesterday so I don't have a lot of experience with it yet). The screen size of the RailPro is only slightly bigger than the ESU Mobile II but it seems a lot easier to use/read/navigate. I think the load sharing feature of RailPro is the biggest plus and the two way radio communication is another big plus (especially when using battery power). ESU has an advantage of being in the huge user base of DCC world but the new LM3's being DCC compatible took a big chunk of that advantage away. One other potential advantage of ESU is being compatible with the new ProtoThrottle (I have one but have not connected it yet).
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