The last time I checked, it was still the “Electronics and DCC” section.
As a vocal DC user on this forum, I will agree that the forum gives a skewed view as the reason many people post is because they are having a problem, not to proclaim basic success. this is true be it DC or DCC.
Even though I use DC at home, I operate and and am involved in the construction of a number of friends layouts that are DCC. So I use it all time andhave been invloved with its installation.
It is no more difficult than DC, as to the idea that it is simpler, I don’t really buy into that - It is different, and maybe it is a kind of different many people today are already use to - like cell phones, PDA’s, computers, etc.
Simple DC is just that simple - simple DCC is also simple. Both have their place based on the needs and wants of the user.
Very complex feature filled versions of both are possible - and are in use by modelers who desire those additional features. Can EVERYTHING DCC does be done in DC? - no. Can many of the advanced features associated with controlling model trains be done a number of different ways? YES.
The thing about any advanced control scheme is knowing what you want and considering the options to acheive it. They might include:
Signaling, detection, CTC, multi location turnout control, independent loco control, automatic or semi automatic operation, control of onboard sound, speed matching of locos, individual control of lighting effects, etc.
Some of the above list are currently best done with DCC, some of these can be done within the DCC infrastructure, or not, even if you choose to control the trains with DCC. It is in these areas that DCC quickly becomes complex, expensive and just as wiring intensive as advan