thinking about getting a Garmin GPSMAP 1243xsv

Last week someone stole my Echomap 126 sv unit from my pickup. I am thinking about getting a GSPMAP 1243 xsv as a replacement for it.

The reason I'm considering 1243 instead of another 126 unit is 1243 has an HDMI output jack. This would allow me to get a 20" computer monitor to hook for it and get the larger screen, probably on the console.

The 1243 costs around $600 more unless I can find it on sale, and would require a $76 cable from Garmin to connect it to the computer screen. So it would cost me around $1000 more to get the 1243 and 20" computer screen set up than just get another 126sv unit.

Has anybody tried hooking a 1243 to a computer screen or tv screen? Is this a workable option?

It would be nice to have a 20" screen if this would actually work.

Sounds plausible.
Only thing would be the inclement on the computer screen.
Not sure it would survive.


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A sunlight viewable monitor would probably cost as much as a 2nd Sonar unit ...

Rickie

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Originally Posted by rnvinc

A sunlight viewable monitor would probably cost as much as a 2nd Sonar unit ...

Rickie

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I had not thought of that. I will need to do more review on monitors and maybe take a computer screen I currently own to the pontoon to see how well it displays in the sunlight and how hard it would be to rig a cover around the screen. I will also need to check how much moisture might damage computer monitors.

I know tv screens can take the weather as most of the larger slips at marinas all have tv's set up on their slips that stay out in all weather conditions. I was thinking using a computer monitor for the better screen resolution but I can also test a small tv screen to see how well the display video would look on the tv monitor.

Not sure if it’s possible, but lately Amazon wants to share all my phone and computer images in it’s amazon photos app on the tv , might be something to think about if it will do live ? :dono

Bass has a Black Friday on the 126 @ $1499.

So you left that pack of thieves on Joe pool and went all the way west to the ocean and found their relatives ? :banghead

House cleaning at the hotel stole our garmin portable gps when I visited there too back when :banghead