As one of the most expensive parts of building your model railway choosing the correct DCC controllers also called command station to not only meet the needs at present but also your future needs is vitally important. Please note these are my personal views and I'm not necessarily a recommendation it is important that you assess your individual needs and ensure that you will command station mutual present needs as well as your requirements as your layout develops in the future.
I compare all the major suppliers including
The Hornby Select, Elite and ELink
Bachmann Dynamis Ultima & Kinesis
NCE Power cab
Gaugemaster Prodigy
Z21
ESU ECoS
Digitrax Zephyr & Evolution Express
and finally the YaMoRC YD7010 the upgraded Digikeijs DR5000
I explain the advantages of having both an ability to connect to a computer and have the option for feedback
I have listed some chapters below so that you can click to any particular command station that you are interested in if you have any questions please put them in the comments and I will try and get back to you and if necessary do an updated video if required.
Intro 0:00
What is needed 0:27
Features desired 0:47
Hornby Select 3:13
Hornby eLink 3:35
Hornby Elite 4:21
Bachmann Dynamis Ultima 5:08
Bachmann kinesis 5:31
NCE 6:09
Gaugemaster Prodigy 7:25
Why feedback 8:42
Z21 9:40
ESU ECoS 10:43
Digitrax Zephyr 11:46
Digitrax evolution express 12:18
YaMoRC YD7010 13:07
In Contusion 14:14
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