Long lists put the British public off DCC entirely. Its the last thing the public want to see. And they generally are turned off by a handful of self appointed opiniated "experts" debating every point, point by point. If a manufacturer states that a product is compatible with a standard than that alone should be good enough for the customer. It is when it comes to kitemarks and safety standards. We have to remember that any standard is really there for the manufacturer and the manufacturer alone.
All the technology adverse British public want to know is that if you turn this knob it does that, and if you push that button this happens.
Its the self appointed "experts" with their constant waffle that sets digital back in the UK. Everybody gets totally bamboozled by it all.
Full stop. End of story.
The professional reviewers in the paper based mags do a pretty sound job and I would certainly suggest that information from this source is unbiased and aimed at a broad readership.
At this time I am uncomfortable recommending any DCC forum to any newbie to visit including this one and that is very sad. And this is because of the "I know better than you" attitude that all DCC forums seem to suffer to a greater or lesser degree. It puts DCC in such a bad light and puts people off taking it any further.
The reviews at Model Rail Forum are fantastic
its just the forum itself where it goes a bit pear shaped.
Lets make a commitment to have a waffle free zone at Model Rail Forum and to keep it simple and keep out all the attitude.
This would actually make for a fantastic resource if only the DCC techies would understand this!
Happy modelling
Gary