This is definitely getting interesting...
HDS Gen2 Touch – First Impressions - The Hull Truth - Boating and Fishing Forum
Rickie
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This is definitely getting interesting...
HDS Gen2 Touch – First Impressions - The Hull Truth - Boating and Fishing Forum
Rickie
wonder who will be 1st to get one here at CDC??????????????????
I have all HDS-7 Gen2 Touch in stock. The 9 & 12 Touch will be early December.
Interesting enough to buy one Rickie. Just think,all those nice features to play with. AHHHHHHH!
Sometime I think electronics are like baits. They are made more to catch the fisherman than the fish. I guess if you have deep pockets it's fun to delve into all the new electronics and gadgets. They sure are making advances, but for simple working or retired fishermen, the prices are getting out of hand. A crappie fisherman could find a decent boat for the cost of a piece of new electronics.
I have the 7 touch with structure scan on my boat at the helm and a hds 5 on the bow. The 5 on the bow plugs directly in to the 7 at the helm and reads off the structure scan from the 7. Its a very cool setup as I do not have to have the structure scan box installed in the boat since its all build in to the 7.
The combo works very well, I think once the 9s come out in december I will replace the 5 on the front with the 9 touch.
I think I've mentioned on more than 1 occassion that the only reason I chose HB was due to total number of hardware pieces needed to get the features I needed for my fishing style...Quote:
Originally Posted by ifish
Now that the HDS touch has incorporated the Structure Scan into the head unit (thus eliminating the need for the LSS Module)...the only extra hardware now needed is the LSS Xducer...(total - 1 head unit, 2 Xducers, external GPS antenna if wanted to upgrade from internal GPS antenna)..
Like I said in the opening post....
It's definately getting interesting...
Rickie
The Touch models still will have (2) transducers. (1) 2D sonar (2) SS transducer.....
You mean they make one bigger than the 10?Quote:
Originally Posted by shut-up-and-fish
Looks like there is a 7....in stores now..Quote:
Originally Posted by wilbur
And a 9 and a 12... Coming in Dec...
It's interesting that the new "touch" models have more screen ratio to plastic bezel ratio....(Lowrance removed the buttons)
This means bigger screens without much bigger overall head unit footprint...(I think I read that the "touch" 12 will fit into the Gen1&2 10inch gimbal bracket...)
Rickie
I know that the 9 Touch will fit in-dash where the Gen2 8 was ....
I have all HDS-7 Gen2 Touch in stock. The 9 & 12 Touch will be early December.
I've been running the HDS7 Touch for a couple of weeks now and you will be impressed with the units. It is a full 7 inch viewable screen and very easy to navigate. You almost don't need a manual on this one.
I have all the HDS7 Touch screens in stock now and the HDS9 and 12" screens should be available in the first week in December. As always, I'm available any time if you would like to discuss how these units compare and how to set them up.
Brian