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Review of HO DCC Installs Volume 1 Easy to Moderate

Digital Command Control offers myriad advantages over using simple direct current to control your trains, however the trade-off is that you need a decoder in each locomotive.

HO DCC Installs 1 starts with a few simple drop-in type installations, but quickly progresses to jobs that require some soldering. Some of the installations even feature sound! Follow along as TSG Multimedia's Dan Cortopassi performs each installation in front of the camera.

Many HO locomotives are similar under the hood, so even if you don't have the same locomotives or decoders we used, the principles will still apply. Likewise, if you aren't interested in sound, just skip past the part where we put in a speaker.

After being a "DC holdout" for many years, I converted to DCC in 2004 and have never looked back. Like a lot of modelers, I've accumulated quite a few models over the years. Many of these have been languishing in storage, so I thought, why not finish some of them, insta

Overall rating for this DVD? 5 Star Excellent
4 Star Very Good
3 Star Good
2 Star Fair
1 Star Poor

The rest is optional but appreciated.

In your opinion, how was the narration level? There was no narration.
Just enough.
Could have used more.
A little too much.
Way too much.
Narration can be turned off.

Aside from the content of the DVD, how would you rate the image quality (sharpness, camera steadiness, etc)? Poor.
A little rough around the edges.
Good.
Excellent!

How would you rate the VALUE of this video? Overpriced for the amount of enjoyment I got out of it.
Seemed a little high, but not too bad.
Fair.
Good value.
Excellent value!

Last question. Would you recommend this DVD to others? Definitely not!
Not unless they REALLY were interested in the subject matter.
Yes
Definitely.
A "Must Have"!

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