Quote Originally Posted by OzarkAngler View Post
I'd like to know that as well. I'd also like to know why Lowrance thought it wasn't important enough to provide a unit with adjustable sensitivity, chart speed, and ping speed!

Probably because of the price point and didn't want to provide a better product at such a low cost in comparison to the Elite 7 and up. After looking at an Elite 7 in action, there is a noticeable difference between my unit and the Elite 7.
Personally, I think Lowrance & HB have been in heavy competition over the last few years ... and the Elite 5DSI came to market well before the Elite HDS units ... so there's really no way to compare the Elite DSI's to the Elite HDS's.

For the time period that it came to market, the Elite 5DSI was a showpiece at the 2010 ICast show. A lot of tech improvements & competition between brands has occurred in the last few years.

... cp