SI news?

**I gotta bite** · 09-19-2007, 04:21 PM

Before you know it folks will be riding around with 50" screens on there sonars!!!!!

:D

**1weezer** · 09-19-2007, 04:37 PM

J White,
You will be very pleased with the 787. I have one on the front of my boat and it is great. When you get it hooked up and you take it to the lake, change the backround color to black. You will be amazed at how the sonar looks like that.

**J White** · 09-19-2007, 05:11 PM

Thanks Richard, I'll give that a try for sure. Can't wait. I'll be hanging
by the door next week watching for the UPS guy :p

**Cane Pole** · 09-19-2007, 06:42 PM

Originally Posted by mduncan62

It's a little sad if they are charging 1000.00 more for just screen size. That would be hard to justify, unless you are made of money. I would say that adds a whole lot of profit for them. Of course I understand they have cost in new injection molds etc, but wow.

I've been wrong before, so I could be wrong now.

Canepole, I like the addition to your sig. :D

I agree. Too much.

I wonder what the COGS is for this unit? I know there is a re-coop engineering costs built into the price of these units. I don't know if this is costed out over the life of the unit, or quickly costed for fast investment recovery.

I like the sig. Some young whipper-snapper penned it!

**bella** · 09-19-2007, 07:28 PM

Sitex makes the 360deg scan it's 7,900 read about it today

**ShilohRed** · 09-19-2007, 09:24 PM

Originally Posted by Humminbird_Greg

On a side note:
My wife's Nephew (who fishes Crappie Tourny's) will be pissed at me again: Last year he bought a 987c Si unit at the end of Summer - right before the 997 was announced. This year we installed a 997c Si and a 797c Si unit on his boat about one month ago... :rolleyes:

Greg I got to see one of the 997's on display yesterday. But I guess I am an oddball. But I will stick with my 987 until it does. LOL
The 997 is one fine unit. And has so much better detail. But I am happy with the updates I got to add to mine. Now to get a mounting kit for it so I can use it in both boats. And I will be a happy camper.
Also Let me say again. I thank you and the other guy so much. For talking time to answer question for all of us.
I have been using Humminbird units from 1986 unit now. And have always been happy with each and every unit I have had.
Thanks again for the customer service and everything. I have always been 100% Happy with the way I have been treated with this company.
Pete

**Ranger690** · 09-20-2007, 08:04 AM

My 997 is only 6 months old, but I love to see the new stuff coming out. We all knew that a bigger screen was coming. Lowrance has so many big screens and people like them.

Like Bill said, electronics change so quickly. The 997 will hold me for a while. Keep the new stuff coming. I love seeing it.

Dayton

**Sabot** · 09-20-2007, 08:23 AM

Having just invested in a 997 and now a 787, I am going to pass on electronics for a while. I just plain have no more room...(Plus, my head would be on the dinning room table the same day my wife heard I bought another sonar...)

I run two sonars at the console (997 and Eagle 320) and the 787 up front linked via the Interlink system. I only have a little 16' boat, too much electronics... My fish are coming up pre-cooked as it is & glowing!

**J White** · 09-20-2007, 11:52 AM

I was just looking at the pic of the 1197 Ranger 690 posted -
noticed what looks like a speaker grille in the upper righthand area.

It going to talk to us? Or maybe that's where you place your order -
gimme a couple two pounders and yeah I'll take fries with that :D

On the subject of talking to us, that $2,800 would be a little easier to
swallow if it (depthfinder) had a real sexy female voice and was interactive -
good morning Jeff (purr) pleeeeease take me fishing.:p

Whooeee, my old lady is already jealous of my boat, that would be the
icing on the cake!

**SpeckChaser** · 09-20-2007, 12:03 PM

I have a Humminbird Matrix 87C Combo and a Lowrance LMS334C iGPS. The Lowrance's screen is a little larger and easier to read, but the 87C outperforms it on identifying fish. I can use fish ID on the Humminbird and 95% of the time the fish are right where it shows them. With the Lowrance I can't depend on the unit with fish ID on, and it's very difficult to interpret the screen with fish ID off.

Luckily I have not had any problems with the Lowrance unit but will probably not bother to have it repaired when I do.

I had an issue with my 87C resetting when it got hot. Humminbird sent a replacement unit overnight and I sent the other unit back to them in the same box. My only out of pocket cost was less than $20 shipping (insured) by UPS. In my opinion Humminbird has the best service of all the Sonar manufacturers.

My only gripe is that they discontinued their trade in/upgrade policy and no longer will accept a trade in if you upgrade. I live within driving distance of Eufala, AL and that made it easy to get a new unit. The trade in allowance was about equal to the discount some of the internet resellers offer and it was my understanding the trade in units were donated to charity. It's a shame they discontinued it because it was a great program.

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