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Hello Everyone,
It seems to me, that the big options are:
- Screen size.
- B/W or Color
- Two beam or one beam.
- GPS included, or not.
- High definition or regular.
- Showing what the sonar senses, vs the machine
- Guessing' what it is and drawing pictures of fish on the screen.
- Portable bag or not (Why don't you just get your own bag?)
- Main brands: Lowrance, Garmin, Humminbird
Of the three brands, the model that fits my needs (at least I think) are:
Lowrance Mark 5x DSI, Humminbird 571 HD DI, and Garmin Echo 200
The model that I'm kind of leaning towards is the: Garmin Echo 200. But, I wanted to see what you guys think?
Here's my summary of the various models:
-- Lowrance:
** Advantages:
++ Has internal battery
++ Seems to have really high-end stuff--that I cannot afford. But, maybe these features will trickle down to lower priced units.
** Disadvantages:
++ In the lower priced units with B/W and DI units (like: Lowrance Mark-5x DSI $199)--seems to have low online reviews: http://www.basspro.com/Lowrance-Mark...duct/10209988/
-- Humminbird:
** Advantages:
++ Seems to have really high-end stuff--that I cannot afford. But, maybe these features will trickle down to lower priced units.
++ The 571 HD DI seems like a real nice unit: http://store.humminbird.com/products/604315/571_HD_DI
** Disadvantages:
++ At $250, more then what I wanted to spend.
++ Does not have an internal battery.
-- Garmin:
** Advantages:
++ Seems to have the best reviews for lower prices unit (http://www.cabelas.com/product/Garmi...h-All+Products)
** Disadvantages:
++ Does not have really high end units. So, don't know what kind of trickle down features have been put into the unit.
++ Does not have an internal battery
What do you think? Thanks for your advice!!
It seems to me, that the big options are:
- Screen size.
- B/W or Color
- Two beam or one beam.
- GPS included, or not.
- High definition or regular.
- Showing what the sonar senses, vs the machine
- Guessing' what it is and drawing pictures of fish on the screen.
- Portable bag or not (Why don't you just get your own bag?)
- Main brands: Lowrance, Garmin, Humminbird
Of the three brands, the model that fits my needs (at least I think) are:
Lowrance Mark 5x DSI, Humminbird 571 HD DI, and Garmin Echo 200
The model that I'm kind of leaning towards is the: Garmin Echo 200. But, I wanted to see what you guys think?
Here's my summary of the various models:
-- Lowrance:
** Advantages:
++ Has internal battery
++ Seems to have really high-end stuff--that I cannot afford. But, maybe these features will trickle down to lower priced units.
** Disadvantages:
++ In the lower priced units with B/W and DI units (like: Lowrance Mark-5x DSI $199)--seems to have low online reviews: http://www.basspro.com/Lowrance-Mark...duct/10209988/
-- Humminbird:
** Advantages:
++ Seems to have really high-end stuff--that I cannot afford. But, maybe these features will trickle down to lower priced units.
++ The 571 HD DI seems like a real nice unit: http://store.humminbird.com/products/604315/571_HD_DI
** Disadvantages:
++ At $250, more then what I wanted to spend.
++ Does not have an internal battery.
-- Garmin:
** Advantages:
++ Seems to have the best reviews for lower prices unit (http://www.cabelas.com/product/Garmi...h-All+Products)
** Disadvantages:
++ Does not have really high end units. So, don't know what kind of trickle down features have been put into the unit.
++ Does not have an internal battery
What do you think? Thanks for your advice!!
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