4 years I think it is. Need to purchase the link yet also if going this route. Would be main dash unit as I generally rotate existing towards front when sitting up there. Currently using old Lowrance LCX-28C HDipilot how new?
I’ve owned 5 Lowrance, 2 Garmin, and two birds the last 5-6 years. If I didn’t have chips I really like for Lowrance, it would Garmin for me. Bird squarely in last place.
I picked up one of the Garmin UHD 93 sv's for $599 during the holiday sales. Only had it out once so far, but for a 9" touch screen with side imaging and a ton of preloaded maps for that price I'm impressed. Still do like the bird mapping better though, so I kept the helix 7 hooked up just for that. Haven't been able to compare sonar yet side by side, but I expect the Garmin will be better.
My bird is side by side with garmin - bird is clearer and only 2d and it is ancient compared to the garmin. Its all in the transducer.
Lowrance 2d murders bird.
Picked up Livescope from Scheels to go along with my 93 sv's. Now trying to figure out what type of set up for transducer. Gonna be a good year I'm feelin'!
yup and we all know that lowrance won the patent lawsuit against garmin
hence clarity imo:
1lowrance
2bird
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