What is the difference in the 898 and the 998?
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What is the difference in the 898 and the 998?
The only technical difference that I can discern, by studying the 2010 Humminbird catalog, is screen size. The 998 has a 8" diagonal screen, while the 898 has a 7" diagonal screen.
The pocketbook affect of the two units is also different. MSRP on the 998 will be $1995, while MSRP on the 898 will be $1495, if I remember correctly.
898cSI Combo
$1499.99 MRP
7” TFT LCD
480v x 800h
Temp included
GPS speed included
Side Imaging 455kHz / 800kHz - 180º DualBeam PLUS
200kHz / 20º 83kHz / 60º
500 Watts RMS
4000 Watts PTP
3 “soft-key” preset buttons
Dual SD card slot
50-channel external GPS
LakeMaster & Navionics compatible
Optional in-dash mounting
997c SI Combo
$1,999.99 MRP
Display
8.0" diagonal
480V x 800H
16:9 Color TFT
Sonar
DualBeam PLUS
200 kHz / 20° @ -10db
83 kHz / 60° @ -10db
Depth: 1500 ft.
(3000 ft with optional 200/50 kHz transducer for deepwater use)
HD Side Imaging
455 kHz / (2) 86° @ -10db
800 kHz / (2) 55° @ -10db
Depth: 150 ft.
180° total coverage
LakeMaster & Navionics compatible
Will it work better than the 797?
The 898 will come with the Down Imaging Feature and the 797 will not due to memory. The only difference there is the size of the display. The 898 will have a 7 in 480V X 800H pixel count display and the 797 has a 5 in 640V X 480H pixel count display.
Screen size? Wow, didn't know that and I was wondering. I can't see where 1 inch would really make THAT much of a difference. I'm glad I went back and started reading all this. I thought there were some major differences between the 2
Just something to think about is 1 inch display size and pixel count.
and $500 :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Joby @ Humminbird
Wait for JandHproducts.com to get them in. They usually beat everyone else by 150-200 dollars.
I've bought 4 fishfinders from them in the past and have saved almost enough to by a 798. They are dependable from my experiences.