What Feature Would You Add to Electronics?

If you could suggest something to the electronic wizards of Lowrance and Humminbird, what would it be?

I have trouble getting on my waypoints. I usually put up a splitscreen with lakemaster and SI, then I try to drive myself to the waypoint I'm aiming at. Problem with that is that the GPS is jumping all over the place at slow speed and as I get closer, I'm trying to zoom the lakemaster in to 50' and trying to watch the SI at the same time. If I spot brush I assume it's my waypoint and I toss a buoy depending which side it showed up. Then I move to the bow and use DI to try to pin it down.

So my suggestion might be (altho I don't want to commit to this in case something better comes in): Why not have waypoints show up in SI/DI as we approach them? We can create a waypoint using the cursor on an SI/DI view, so why can't a waypoint show up on those same views as we drive over them?

They show up with hb 360.
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Universal cable connectors ...

Rickie

Barometric Pressure line like the temp line..

Profiles... I would like to be able to save multiple configuration profiles that can be loaded on the fly or selected during power up.

Chirp, for 360......

Color coded fish indicators ( red and green) so I now what side the boat they is on with the di and 2d.

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Originally Posted by fishfried

Profiles... I would like to be able to save multiple configuration profiles that can be loaded on the fly or selected during power up.

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Better yet, have them automatically change when they see the boat moving. When on the TM, you'd have your "Brush Pile" setup operating. At idle, you'd go to the "Side/Down Scan Search" setup. When you opened it up, you'd go to "Navigation" setup. Zoom scale and everything could adjust depending on speed.

Oooooh, I like some of these as much as my own!!

Man I see a lot of good ideas posted so far!!! I'd settle for half of them being implemented this year!! LOL

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Originally Posted by rnvinc

Universal cable connectors ...

Rickie

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Amen to that.

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Originally Posted by rnvinc

Universal cable connectors ...

Rickie

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I don't think you'll ever see it Rickie, kinda like installing a chevy intake on a ford.

How about a way to keep my units from being obsolete 3 months after I buy them. ��

How about a teenager to show me how to use it. LOL

Barometer would b nice.

With SI or Di page previously marked waypoints could be displayed to show a piece of structure has already been marked.

Being able to choise from all sonar transducers on the network. (lowrance)

I think adding blue tooth capability should not be that hard...with that said you can then buy one unit and have an app on an IPhone, IPad, or other device to see the screen output. This would save money on you having to buy two units so I guess the manufacturers don't want that. They want your money and they get it by leaving this cheaply added device out of new units.
THIS is the best idea I think...

Blue tooth would be an awesome addition

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Originally Posted by kickingback

I think adding blue tooth capability should not be that hard...with that said you can then buy one unit and have an app on an IPhone, IPad, or other device to see the screen output. This would save money on you having to buy two units so I guess the manufacturers don't want that. They want your money and they get it by leaving this cheaply added device out of new units.
THIS is the best idea I think...

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Wireless / Apps - LOWRANCE | Marine Electronics

Yep those are for Lowrance BUT you have to buy a $230 piece of equipment to make it work. It should be installed in the unit and it should NOT be that much.
That would mean my IPhone bluetooth capability costs half the phone?!?! I don't think so.
Like I said they want your money instead of putting it in the unit very easily.

C'Mon Humminbird, let's see some BLUETOOTH!!!!!!!!!