JohnGaltLine posted:Adrian,
Great information, and I think this looks promising for the folks that actually need more than the typical solutions offer. I also don't see anything wrong with calling a dinosaur a dinosaur. When you have a 16+ year old product that used a a 15 year old radio when it was brand new, I don't see anything wrong with offering an idea for improving it's signal, or calling it out for being plainly old. Sadly there are folk that push back hard any time anyone suggests there may be a better way to do something than the way DCS does it, and it keeps many folk from participating in discussions on the DCS forum here. Just know that many people do appreciate it when people come up with ideas to improve things.
JGL
John, I figure this is pointed at me, and your off base. He used derogatory words about the designer. Seems extreme and an unknown. You also live in a fantasy world, unless your going to tell me your a product manager for a major product at a small firm. You forget the time frame to go from design to production, miss the fact that a budget is required, and the target consumer. Don't understand using a proven design that is cost effective that work fine for your needs despite newer, more costly, and greater technology available. Let alone your just focusing on the Remote to TIU communication, think of all the other design and programing going on to let the TIU function the way it does.
You guy are like history revisionist. Rewriting the facts based on todays perspective.
For the record, I have no issue with going forward to improving the TIU, but whys is the constant criticism important? Does it make you feel superior? Does it serve a purpose? You keep throwing out how you can build Command Boards for engine for a few bucks. Please do, and send them to market. You will make a killing. But log in the hours you spend working on your cruise for LC board. Rated it a $50 an Hr and factor that into the cost of the board and let us know what the price goes up to.
The Work Arian is doing would possibly result in a TIU price increase of $200. Would that be a competitive cost? It is like those sprint commercials, would you pay 50% more in cost for a 1 to 5% improvement in toy train operation? 95% of the people running trains do not have this problem, so you think they would cough up $XXX extra per TIU for no measureable change in their performance? A techy might, a family on a budget would not. Come on back to earth please. G