Thanks for the replies I will be looking them up and probably give Brian a call soon. i would like to stay under the $1000 range and would really like to stay in the NEW category. I just want something that is going to last for years to come and i was thinking about having it mounted on the console and having it able to spin around for the front of the boat but after some consideration having it mounted in front would be best for him to see the screen better and to full around with it. I have little to no real experience with down/side imaging first hand. Ive seen the capabilities but I want to get something that will get us by. GPS along with having cards to record and save info to be transferred on the computer seems pretty basic now with all the newer units. Screen size is a big deal to me. The bigger the better and having both side and down next to each other would be ideal.