Hi Justin et al

Im looking at the new HDS 7 Live for the boat and i have a few questions for you or anyone else who may have one.

Do you need a seperate transducer for the 3D funtionality, or does it come with 3D straight out of the box? (and is it really worth the additioanl cost if it's extra)

My current transducer (for a Lowrance LMS520) is mounted thru hull and is situated directly under the centre console. If if I was to keep the old unit, do you think it would cause interference to the new model?

Lowrance Livesight - what exactly is it, is there value in getting it (when it comes out) and what additional hardware / software will be required?

Hope you don't mind all the questions mate. The closer I get to 50, the less tech savy I get these days.

Cheers!

George

Thanks Stuart

Long time - no speak. Hope you're well mate.

I've seen that long transducer, but i'm not convinced that one enables the 3D functionality, and I suspect you require a second transducer as well (as an added option) to be able to use 3D.

How the Livesight functionality works (once that is released by Lowrance) is yet another question, and totally beyond me.

...and it's how you use it that counts.

George

Finally getting back into some saltwater fly fishing. I've done a complete overhaul of the boat and just bought and fitted a lowrance Elite Ti2 9". I did look at the HDS 7 but the Elite offers significantly bigger screen for a similar price and personally not sure the extra features offered me much extra value. As stuart says, size matters. My 10 year old 5" Navman still works so kept both though not connected - a transducer on port and starboard side. Still trying to work out how to get the best out of it, especially the side scan. All tips welcome.