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Post by fly on Dec 24, 2017 9:45:55 GMT -5
Im going to be putting Lowrance Elite Ti on my boat im restoring. Should i go with one 9 inch unit or two 5 inch units ?
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Post by mwardncsu on Dec 24, 2017 11:03:02 GMT -5
Usually I’d say 2 smaller over 1 bigger but check the resolution - or specifally the pixel density specs On the 5” units. On the HDS they were always a low-end screen with poor resolution / pixel density and also not as bright of a screen. That may have changed now.
But two screens often gives you better options - run full sidescan on one and then sonar/chart on the other - and get more screen real-estate for each - and more importantly more horizontal pixels for sidescan and more vertical pixels for sonar
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Post by johnr on Dec 24, 2017 11:28:03 GMT -5
Two 9s.
I’d rather have two of any size screen than one of a mid size screen.
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Post by BentRod on Dec 24, 2017 11:28:23 GMT -5
One 9” over 2 5” for sure.
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Post by bushwacker on Dec 24, 2017 12:01:04 GMT -5
One 9” and then Bluetooth it to an iPad and your phone. I hane a 7” on my console and I put my iPad on a mount facing the front of the boat. Works great
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Post by bushwacker on Dec 24, 2017 12:08:34 GMT -5
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Post by 31Airborne on Dec 24, 2017 12:38:03 GMT -5
I would go w/ the single, bigger screen. You'll have better resolution, visibility. Any 9" unit will give you a split screen option if you need different views.
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Post by bushwacker on Dec 24, 2017 13:57:24 GMT -5
Also buy as big of a unit as you can afford. I bought a 7 and a year later would like a bigger unit. Lol
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Post by fly on Dec 24, 2017 18:51:08 GMT -5
About the IPad thing.. can you run a different screen on the tablet than the fish finder. In other words, can i see side scan on the tablet and gps/sonar on the fish finder ?
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Post by fly on Dec 24, 2017 18:51:18 GMT -5
About the IPad thing.. can you run a different screen on the tablet than the fish finder. In other words, can i see side scan on the tablet and gps/sonar on the fish finder ?
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Post by bushwacker on Dec 24, 2017 19:33:41 GMT -5
I don’t think so. It just mirrors the lowrance unit. You can control the Fish finder with the iPad. I loaded navionics app on my iPad so I can have it on separate my lowrance unit if need be.
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Post by mwardncsu on Dec 24, 2017 20:39:44 GMT -5
Also - isn’t wifi only an HDS thing - not a feature on the Elite models?
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Post by bushwacker on Dec 24, 2017 21:21:42 GMT -5
Mine is an elite 7ti not an HDS. It connects through an app on the iPad and my phone called link connect for lowrance and simrad.
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Post by ajrod88 on Dec 24, 2017 22:41:21 GMT -5
Mine is an elite 7ti not an HDS. It connects through an app on the iPad and my phone called link connect for lowrance and simrad. I'm a little unclear on what is mean't here. Is an internet connection needed to do what you are doing? or is strictly bluetooth enough? I have a tablet but do not have internet and wondering if I can mirror my HDS 7 gen3? |
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Post by bushwacker on Dec 24, 2017 23:11:22 GMT -5
Mine is an elite 7ti not an HDS. It connects through an app on the iPad and my phone called link connect for lowrance and simrad. I'm a little unclear on what is mean't here. Is an internet connection needed to do what you are doing? or is strictly bluetooth enough? I have a tablet but do not have internet and wondering if I can mirror my HDS 7 gen3? I do not use internet. My iPad is not hooked up to a data plan. I just click on the app on my iPad and it finds my elite 7ti. I am pretty sure you can do the same with the HDS. There are a couple YouTube vids that explain it. |
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