I have been a Lowrance user
since the green box but have not bought anything since I got my Eagle 480(on TM) and have not had any trouble with anything that I had to send back to CS tho I do have 2 Ultra III's that are about gone. I was thinking of getting a HDS-5X or an Eagle 640C for my TM and move the 480 to the console but after hearing of all the trouble with their CS and now Linda Colt gone I am rethinking what color unit to get. I love Garmin handheld and car GPS's but the one Garmin DF I saw in action, don't know what model, I was not impressed, may have been a low-end. With all the praise for Bird CS I am wondering which DF would be about the same as the Eagle 640C, like the crisp look of 480 X 480 of my Eagle? Know nothing about the Birds.