I'm looking at getting a new unit. The 9 inch is about $300 more for the equivlent 7 inch. Are two inches worth the extra money for a weekend warrior bascially fishing brush piles? Thanks!
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I'm looking at getting a new unit. The 9 inch is about $300 more for the equivlent 7 inch. Are two inches worth the extra money for a weekend warrior bascially fishing brush piles? Thanks!
I have a Helix-9 on the back , Helix-7 chirp gen 3 on trolling motor . If searching go big . If you are like me and fish the same places year after year the 7 down image is fine on tops and locating fish . If wanting Side Image Go big !
I've had both, huge difference between a 7 and 9 inch unit. Well worth the cost difference IMO. Get the unit you really want and avoid buyers remorse.
Get the 9" or bigger. If possible.:Doh:
Look at it long term, if you upgrade fairly often, the 7" is probably okay. If you tend to keep your electronics for a long period of time, say 10 years or more I'd be inclined to get which ever 1 I really wanted. I'm 68 and in all my years I've never heard someone say they wish they had a smaller screen but I've heard quite a few say they wish they had a larger screen.
If you go smaller unit and using Side Image you need to reduce the distance out to each side or use only one side to enlarge your view.
Well you guys have given me some good food for thought. I hate spending extra money, but I hate buyers remorse worse, I'm going to give a lot of thought to biting the bullet and going with a 9 inch. Thanks!
I'm having this same issue [emoji2357]
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put it this way - i have a 7" echomap sitting on a shelf in the garage and 2 9s on the boat...
Buy a 12 if ya can justify it. Always go bigger. And it is always better.
It is a question we all have asked, the larger screen is the way to go. I like my 9" screens. Comtemplating up grading to Hummingbird mega 360 12" would be the way to go "but" the cost of the total upgrade gets a bit stiffling. Still thinking.
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I have a 7 and 2-9s. The 9 seems twice as big as the 7.
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Originally Posted by rnvinc
Another way of looking at it is you have approx 23 sq inches of viewing area with the 7 and 39 sq inches with the 9.
Well, the decision got a LOT easier when I found out today BPS has the GarminEchoPlus SV9 on sale for $600. For me it was a no brainer and I jumped all over that deal. Thanks for all the help guys!!