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Colour or Mono screen?
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:17 am
by pikeonthe fly
Quick question for you guys. Considering investing ina split screen fish finder/GPS for this coming season. Has anyone used the Monochrome screen units and have upgraded to colour. Big difference in cost and wondered if given the chance again, would you upgrade anyway, or would you have stuck with the momo...and saved some bucks!
Thanks to all.
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 5:33 pm
by toobinator
I have had both and will never own a monochrome GPS again. With the chips you can buy, the amount of definition you can get with a colour unit is incredible. Different colours for different depths etc. As to the depth finder, what might appear as a bump on bottom with a mono unit shows up as a different colour if it is made from different material than the bottom (eg. brush pile). There is a difference in price but my humble opinion is that it is worth it.
Ed
Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 11:48 pm
by kegman75
I have a mono its nice but colour I think is diffinetly the way of the future. I just bought mine 2 years ago and the colour ones have come way down in price!!! I just couldnt justify the cash a couple of years ago. I think the screens are just going to get bigger and better in the next few years. The ones by lowrance are awesome. Do it man buy the one you want. ( just dont let the wife know)
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2006 10:02 am
by pikeonthe fly
I hear you...and colour will probably win out. As for the wife, I'll tell her it's coming out of the 'fishing fund'
...whatever the hell that is....
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2006 10:18 am
by eye-tracker
In support of Toobinator's response...
Let your eyes be the judge
Gray-scale
Colour (With Lowrance/Eagle Colour Bottom Tracking)
Fish on...
-Sheldon Hatch
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:15 am
by Fishquest
I switched to colour this year and love it so far. I find theres quicker recognitiong for me when I quickly glance at the screen cause the colours stand out so much better.
Posted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 1:01 pm
by ady
Switched to a colour GPS/FF Combo last year, they are pricey but it paid for itself on the first trip out. If you are going split screen, be sure to get the highest res you can afford. I scraped together enough for the Lowrance 332c, 5" screen, and it beats the 330c hands down in defintion of map features. For BOQ, GLE, Kawarthas and Ottawa, the Navionics chip is great.
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 7:33 pm
by pikeonthe fly
Thanks to everyone...have settled on the Lowrance LCX 25C....
Thanks again...colour has it...
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 5:45 am
by Wall-I-Guy
Hoping for a new color one myself this spring..Interesting thoughts!
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:35 am
by mustgetalunge
I bought a lowrance 330c last year and its awesome.I was worried that on sunny days it would be hard to see byt have never had a problem yet.
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:50 am
by eye-tracker
pikeonthe fly wrote:Thanks to everyone...have settled on the Lowrance LCX 25C....
Thanks again...colour has it...
You are going to love the LCX 25C, great unit with lots of screen space for split-screen GPS and Sonar. The screen shots I placed up above are from the LCX 25C.
enjoy...
-Sheldon