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Post by dogsbestfriend on Aug 18, 2015 20:42:28 GMT -5
i was looking at the humminbird helix 5and 7 for side scan . i am guessing that the 7 in screen will show more detail. has anyone had any experience with these models? also is there much difference in the standard transducer vs the high def transducer? thanks.
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Post by mwardncsu on Aug 18, 2015 20:54:28 GMT -5
I can hook you up with THE guy on those products - he's in product marketing for Hummingbird in GA.... and also a hard-core striper fisherman. He's going to have a bias of course  but he's certainly very knowledgable about the products. If you are on Facebook, go check out Bill Carson..... I may still have his contact info - else can probably get it..... |
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Post by dogsbestfriend on Aug 18, 2015 22:05:03 GMT -5
i looked for him on fb. the only thing i can come up with is his name on stuff through humminbird.
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Post by Pete D. on Aug 26, 2015 16:06:36 GMT -5
The RES on those units is amazing. When put beside a *98 or *99 unit you can see a complete difference. I think they look great and are great for the money. Just can't network them to other birds......... I have only seen the 5 in person.
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Post by dogsbestfriend on Aug 28, 2015 17:26:08 GMT -5
thanks for the reply pete.
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Post by Pete D. on Aug 31, 2015 7:48:53 GMT -5
Sure thing. Oh and you won't notice a huge difference between the compact SI ducer and the HDSI. BUT!!! If you do want to upgrade, DO NOT take the compact ducer out of the packaging. You can send it back to Hbird and they will give you MSRP credit towards the HD ducer. Will cost you around $75 to upgrade. Probably worth the extra $75, but not sure I'd uninstall a good compact ducer, and pay $200 for the HDSI to install it.
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Post by shortbus1397 on Sept 4, 2015 21:36:00 GMT -5
Glad this topic came up I'm about to pull the trigger for the 7 even though I'm in a yak a couldn't stand the lil 4 in screen ,so got rid of it and been studying them hard last few nights was told maybe someone here can chime in that on lowrance say hds 7 with structure scan I have to run two transducers can't really find a direct answer to this .and since I'm in a yak don't won't to have to deal with 2 transducers if that's the case .also like what I've read on the pro series dragon fly but I can get the hook up on lowrance and hummingbird so leaning towards the helix 7 as of now
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Post by dogsbestfriend on Sept 14, 2015 22:15:43 GMT -5
i read where the high def wont make a difference on the helix 7 because it doesnt operate on 800 frequency . not sure if thats correct though.
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Post by striperjohn on Sept 15, 2015 15:18:15 GMT -5
Glad this topic came up I'm about to pull the trigger for the 7 even though I'm in a yak a couldn't stand the lil 4 in screen ,so got rid of it and been studying them hard last few nights was told maybe someone here can chime in that on lowrance say hds 7 with structure scan I have to run two transducers can't really find a direct answer to this .and since I'm in a yak don't won't to have to deal with 2 transducers if that's the case .also like what I've read on the pro series dragon fly but I can get the hook up on lowrance and hummingbird so leaning towards the helix 7 as of now You need a sonar dcer and a ss/ds dcer if you want both. |
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Post by shortbus1397 on Sept 15, 2015 20:00:07 GMT -5
Thank you Striperjohn for clearing that up for me
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Post by Pete D. on Sept 29, 2015 14:05:01 GMT -5
i read where the high def wont make a difference on the helix 7 because it doesnt operate on 800 frequency . not sure if thats correct though. True that it wont use 800khz, but the longer arrays of the HDSI will improve definition of the 455 slightly. |
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but he's certainly very knowledgable about the products.
