I upgraded recently from a Helix 5 DI to a Helix 7 SI. I also upgraded the transducer to the XHS 9 HDSI 180 T. I noticed the first time on the water a huge difference in clarity and picture quality in the DI. I get DI pictures that seem a thousand times better than with the 5. My question is- Is the better down imaging caused by the larger screen size (more pixels) or is it from the upgraded HD transducer? I thought the upgraded transducer would only improve the SI but is it possible it helps with the DI as well?

Reason I’m asking is because with DI pics like these I’m not sure I even need the SI. The SI is somewhat hard to see anyways with the screen size. I may opt to swap it for a DI/sonar unit only but don’t want to lose the great quality I’ve been getting.

Thanks in advance. You all are awesome!