Which fishfinder? Again!

[YakAttak]

Originally Posted by FISH11

Unless you need the larger screen I would get the Elite 5 HDI because it has the sounder as well as the down scanning. Makes it better to compare the two screens and have a much better Idea of what is underneath.

In choosing the hds-5 without down imaging n having to spend another $100 over the elite-5 hdi, i cant figure it out but wat features that the hds unit has that justify the price and hdi features? Thanks all for your inputs.


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[William Novotny]

Originally Posted by YakAttak

In choosing the hds-5 without down imaging n having to spend another $100 over the elite-5 hdi, i cant figure it out but wat features that the hds unit has that justify the price and hdi features? Thanks all for your inputs.


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Is my understanding that the down imaging degrades in deeper water and is more of a fresh water feature

[FISH11]

The DSI signal are supposed to be good to at least 200 feet (some models claim a little more), it is better for shallower waters. The screen looks almost 3D and Sonar (usually down to 1000 feet) gives you the different colors between soft and hard targets. Combined it allows you to see more detail that each one alone can't cover. The chirp technology on the Raymarine from what I have seen on advertisements and sales brochures just looks like the DSI image (it's provably just their name for their application of the same concept) That's just my opinion from what I have seen.