What is the best screen size for viewing 360 on bow?
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What is the best screen size for viewing 360 on bow?
As big as you can afford. If you are looking at the difference in helix and solix you can view 360 larger on helix.
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This may sound cavalier, but he's right. As big a screen as you can afford. It does not have to be a side image or even down image unit, a sonar unit will run 360.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2boatjoe
A gen 1 Helix 12 would be a great bow unit for 360 viewing and probably the best bang for the buck... if you can find one used somewhere. 360 only uses the 455 frequency so a mega unit will not give you any better image than a gen 1 will, as far as the 360 image goes. A 10 inch screen would work fine too.... and some use smaller than that... but the Helix 12 is awesome with 360.
I use a 1198, it works good for me.
As they stated above bigger is better.
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I kinda figured ; bigger is always better. Interesting info fellas. Joe ; why is Helix better for viewng 360? Thank you all...
The solix has wasted space on the sides the actual size that you see is bigger on helix than solix.
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X2 on the why?Quote:
Originally Posted by IceNitro
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So let's say you are looking at 360 on a helix. It will go from one side to the other but on a solix you have about one inch on each side that is not being used. So helix 12 you get 12 inch wide view and solix 12 you get 10 inch wide view. Numbers I'm sure are wrong but you get the idea.
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[QUOTE=2boatjoe;3606270]So let's say you are looking at 360 on a helix. It will go from one side to the other but on a solix you have about one inch on each side that is not being used. So helix 12 you get 12 inch wide view and solix 12 you get 10 inch wide view. Numbers I'm sure are wrong but you get the idea.
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Interesting and useful information. Thank you sir.
Here is an example of the view on a solix 12 vs. Helix 12
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WOW ! I doesn't get any better than that. Thank you for the picture guy.
They're not set to the same zoom level. You can zoom on the Solix with your finger just like you do on your phone. Or if you click + one time it will fill out.
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So your saying the solix view has been "shrunk" or are you saying the helix has been zoomed in?? Both of those graphs are set to normal view. If one was zoomed in it would show a zoom number in the corner of the screen. The point is, without zooming in any, the helix 12 displays a full screen view and the solix does not fill the screen. I would rather start with a bigger image BEFORE zooming in.
Thats just a matter of preference. The are both the exact same 12.1" 1280×800 screen. Our solix doesnt show a zoom level and it starts up where you left it last.
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Ok.... all I am saying is.... you can't enlarge, stretch, the solix image to match the size of the Helix image. Without cutting off some part of the image. The helix is showing the full width of the circle (from side to side and to the top of the circle in that view). The solix has room on the sides to expand, but not as much at the top. At the top of the solix screen is the orange line that have icons and such above it to touch. That part of the screen will not display any part of the image. On the Helix, the image can use all the screen... top to bottom, side to side. It's not much different.... but it has been addressed many times in other places that people wish the 360 image would fill up the screen of the solix like it does on the Helix unit.
this is some of what was written with the pic I posted from another board...
"The Solix is super nice but the 360 image is displayed slightly larger on the Helix versus the Solix.
Not on the 360 view. On maps yes. To zoom in on an object yes but to fill more of the screen no.Quote:
Originally Posted by Semo
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Yes, you can pinch and zoom. (Opposite of pinch) and move the view anywhere on thr screen you want it. I do it everytime I run split with mega di. Let me guess, you get crosshairs when you try it. Try again, off the 360 psrt of the screen.
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Look at the smudge marks on the solix screen.I try not to touch my screen while running the 360.because those smudge marks make viewing harder.for me,the buttons work best.if I do use the touch function,I'll try to use an area ,of the screen that's not I'm viewing (hope that made sense).Quote:
Originally Posted by akaslyguy