OK. I know (I read the books) that and external handheld gps to the HB or Low LCX via rs232 produce about a 1sec refresh to the screens. I tried it too. Don't get rid of the donut though.
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OK. I know (I read the books) that and external handheld gps to the HB or Low LCX via rs232 produce about a 1sec refresh to the screens. I tried it too. Don't get rid of the donut though.
ya'll dont take this wrong,me asking the questions i like the ideal of a gps working at .4 miles per hour, but i still dont have proof of any of hummingbirds competitors doing this. i asked a person at work today that has a fairly new lowrance unit with gps,how his worked at low speeds.he told me basically the same thing that my garmin gps does his lowrance does. once you slow down or stop it just starts moving all around.the only difference with the hummingbird is that the software they have just shuts down at low speeds so as to keep you from this incorrectness. ive tryed useing my garmin at these speeds.it kindof looks like it works but it really doesnt do very well[/QUOTE]Quote:
Originally Posted by kosmo
There's nothing wrong with asking questions...
Sometimes questions that do not "seem' to relate..actually turn out to relate perfectly....
And sometimes they do not...one shouldn't be reluctant to ask...and once the question is determined whether it relates or not...we move on with more discussion....
This is fulfilling the 2nd goal of "Project HB Donut"...keeping the venue of discussion open ...
I have been informed that we now have the side by side video comparison in hand and will be posting it very shortly...thanks to Release to the Grease....
I hope everyone watches it several times and maybe we can discover some answers to the question that NO ONE has been able to answer as of yet.....
How does the competition work around the "Donut" in a price competitive unit...??
Rickie (an almost satisfied HB owner)...
i think that the refresh rate on both h and l has now been updated
yall, im not going to post anymore on this thread. this is a very helpful thread. i do think that h will change to a navigation icon in afuture update thanks to everyones input here and on other sites like this one. and through emails. good fishing to all
Have you tried going into the wind at 0.3 or 0.4, look down and see the prop isn't moving and you are going the opposite direction?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cane Pole
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Originally Posted by kosmo
Sorry you are misinformed. Not with external hand held gps inputs.
Not with the I pilot, but I know what you mean.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stymie
Thanks for posting this link kosmo..your questions are actually relating to the issue more than you realize....Quote:
Originally Posted by kosmo
I, for one... actually find it useful in "Project HB Donut"...
This shows the similarity in the video that chaunc posted with the video of a pro HB user...
The "Donut" in the video is "indisputably" being shown on the pro's unit with the boat moving at 0.1mph, 0.2mph, and 0.3mph....
It never hurts to have several videos of the same issue ..if nothing else..so we can all all see that the issue is not just a fluke of circumstances....
Rickie (an almost satisfied HB owner)
I finally got a chance to video the ole donut, it was a windy day but hopefully this will suffice.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4C3O93OBpJE
Link if the other one doesn't work...
YouTube - Humminbird Project Donut GPS comparison