Post by mwardncsu on Oct 1, 2012 8:50:20 GMT -5
Ah Chit.... Lowrance has gone and done it now....
They just announced (well, actually have not quite announced yet here in the US but will later today), a line of touch-screen HDS units that integrate the StructureScan module into the unit (vs it being a separate black box).
Three sizes - a 7, 9 and 12 - these are kind of wide-screen formats and the 12 is a monster....
I expect they are leveraging off the Simrad (sister company to Lowrance under Navico parent) NSS platforms.
I'm curious as to how the touch-screen experience plays out - shad-slime and the screens would not seem to get along well over time.......
Here is a good set of info on the units from a Lowrance dealer out of South Africa - he's got the jump on everyone due to timezones I guess - its technically not even announced on Lowrance's own web-site yet.
www.thehulltruth.com/marine-electronics-forum/457309-hds-gen2-touch-first-impressions.html
Will be interesting to see pricing.......
An no - unfortunately I won't be seeing one of these on my boat any time soon.....
They just announced (well, actually have not quite announced yet here in the US but will later today), a line of touch-screen HDS units that integrate the StructureScan module into the unit (vs it being a separate black box).
Three sizes - a 7, 9 and 12 - these are kind of wide-screen formats and the 12 is a monster....
I expect they are leveraging off the Simrad (sister company to Lowrance under Navico parent) NSS platforms.
I'm curious as to how the touch-screen experience plays out - shad-slime and the screens would not seem to get along well over time.......
Here is a good set of info on the units from a Lowrance dealer out of South Africa - he's got the jump on everyone due to timezones I guess - its technically not even announced on Lowrance's own web-site yet.
www.thehulltruth.com/marine-electronics-forum/457309-hds-gen2-touch-first-impressions.html
Will be interesting to see pricing.......
An no - unfortunately I won't be seeing one of these on my boat any time soon.....
