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Old 12-08-2013, 02:14 AM
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Yep I have the nss7. I think it is a better unit than the lowrance hds7 touch for a cheaper price. I have no experience with the hb, but i hear the are not as user friendly. I did a lot of research before i bought mine. If you ever want to check it out on the water hit me up and we'll meet up and make a run to the bay or something
Just Qurious? Whats better about the simrad vs the hds touch unit , being that its the same company that makes them?

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Old 12-08-2013, 09:27 AM
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Just Qurious? Whats better about the simrad vs the hds touch unit , being that its the same company that makes them?

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Same functions, rotary knob, you don't pay for the built in structure scan module. If you want to add structure scan it comes out to the same price as the touch. With the touch you still have to buy the transducer for ss. I paid right at $1k for the unit and transducer and I bought an upgraded transducer.
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Old 12-09-2013, 12:37 AM
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On my Nautic Star I'm running and older HB 997c si unit on my console inter-linked together with a 917c on the bow... I have very seldom had an issue with the units operating together and they're pretty much on spot between marking a target on the GPS and showing the same spot on the other unit... In my opinion it is going to be hard to beat HB customer service... While fishing Lake Claiborne in North Louisiana I had an issue with my units working together and showing correct depth... I got HB on the cell phone and they worked with me while I broke out the tools and removed the 997 out of the console... We then worked through the troubleshooting process until we narrowed it down to a cable issue... To me that's customer service... I understand from a friend of mine that he has had both Lowrance and is now running a HB 998c si... He told me that He finds the HB is more user friendly and easier to operate... That's his opinion of the units and I know nothing about Lowrance personaly... Good luck on making your decision and if you are interested I can send you a photo I took with my HB of the buoys around the fishing area of Cypremort Point State Park Swiming Area... Again, good luck...

Bruce...
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Old 12-10-2013, 02:10 PM
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I have the 898SI's on my helm and bow and have only had the HB's on my boats. The 898's are good units and the maps are adequate for were I fish. I troll a lot and they accurately show the structure where I toll. I haven't used other brands so I can't compare.

The helm 898 came with the boat and I added the one to the bow and basically went with HB to keep everything the same. If I were starting over, I would look hard at the Lowrance, however. I added an ethernet network to my boat and you have to buy a couple of network switches and converters to interface the HB's and it added around $300 to the cost of the network. I also have my engine on the network (using Lowrance interfaces) and there are some things you can't view because HB isn't very compatible with the NMEA 2K stuff. Lowrance has put a lot of effort in developing NMEA 2K compatibility. If you want to network your boat at some point, I would look hard at Lowrance.
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