Compare that to other model railroading internet video pro-
viders like
Model Railroader Video Plus
. I think you will find
they’re adding more titles per month than we are, but the
total all-new video minutes they’re adding each month is less
than 50% of what TMTV is adding every month.
Which would you rather get: five 2-3 minute cursory videos or
a 10-15 minute in-depth video?
TrainMasters TV clearly shows you the amount of video min-
utes you’re getting each month, but the competition doesn’t
openly publish their total minutes posted because it doesn’t
compare favorably with what you’re getting from TMTV.
Is all the new stand alone video going to TrainMasters TV, or
will Model Trains Video be doing any more new DVDs?
Okay, you know how Hollywood movies work, right?
Movie is released to theaters
About 6 months later, the movie comes out on DVD
Those who can’t wait will go see the movie now. Those who
can wait will get the movie on DVD. Some will see the movie
and will also get the DVD.
Here’s how our videos will work
DVD comes out from Model Trains video
Same video comes to TrainMasters TV about 6 months later
Some will want the video on DVD regardless. Others will just
wait for the video to come to TMTV. Others, who are TMTV
subscribers, will also get the DVD even though they know it
will be on TMTV because they like having a DVD version.
MRH staff notes - 3
The last video we released on DVD was volume 2 of Mike
Confalone’s
Scenery modeling outside the box
, which was
released 16 months ago now (November 2012).
Any DVD title older than 6 months is a candidate for going
to TMTV.
Is reliable battery power here yet?
For HO scale and smaller, is reliable battery power here yet?
For G scale, battery power has become quite popular
because there’s plenty of space for batteries. Even with O
scale, there’s roughly 8 times the space that you have in HO
for batteries and a wireless DCC receiver board.
Two of the more popular wireless DCC and battery powered sys-
tems we’re aware of are Northwest Shortline’s Stanton system,
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