Lowrance HDS or Humminbird 9xx ?

Post by **lifeisfun** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 7:57 am

I was considering purchasing HDS-7 but many people
discourage me to do so and suggested to get Humminbird 997c SI instead.
Apparently the HDS menu is very painful to navigate and 997c SI is much better value
(not to mention the side/bottom scan and substantial price drop since 998 is ready for retail )

Any opinions ?
Thanks

Post by **Gordo** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 8:33 am

I would suggest finding out what options you must have and then work within your budget. That seems to be the deciding factor 99.9% of the time. They both make nice units. You are going to get people who love Lowrance and people who love Hummingbird (the old Ford vs Chevy debate). If side scan is something you have to have then Hummingbird was the first company to come out with it, however Lowrance has just introdcued it (unsure of the price). As for the new menus on the Lowrance, yes they are different but after using them for a day you will get used to them quickly enough. Good luck with your purchase.

Post by **eye-tracker** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:21 am

Lifeisfun,

The HDS menu system is no more painful than any windows software application you use on a daily basis. No matter what product you purchase if you need to do any advanced editing of settings you are going to have to dig into the menus and in some situations manufactures have hidden menus.

On December 7th I am doing a free Lowrance Sonar Seminar at Turpin, so drop by if you would like to see the features of a Lowrance HDS with real on the water recordings and images. I will also have an HDS 8 setup for people to check out.

I will cover many features that will apply to any sonar on the market, so it will be good educational information that will make you a better angler and also help when shopping for a new sonar.

Ottawa Region Walleye League Meeting
ALL GUESTS ARE WELCOME
Club meeting on 7 December at 6:30 PM at Turpin Kanata

-sheldon

Post by **lifeisfun** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 10:48 am

Thanks Sheldon ! - PM replied
Too bad they opted not to include short cut buttons on the HDS5/7

Post by **Half-hitch** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 11:34 am

eye-tracker wrote:Lifeisfun,

The HDS menu system is no more painful than any windows software application you use on a daily basis.
-sheldon

It's worse than I thought!

Post by **lifeisfun** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 3:48 pm

Not sure about that. I think I'm fairly advanced using computers
but since there is no mouse or touch screen it is hard to compare
the speed you can access any hidden options...

Post by **steve-hamilton** » Thu Nov 19, 2009 5:40 pm

confirm how much its going to cost to replace each transducer.

lowrance has been having some major problems with their transducers. it has been recommended to trailer with a bag over your lowrance transducer.

Post by **boogie** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:14 pm

Hey Sheldon, will the seminar be taped ? I would love to attend, however it's a 3 hour round trip, if all goes well.

Post by **lifeisfun** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:28 pm

Sheldon, PM sent

Post by **Superdad** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 9:07 am

Gander Mtn in Watertown have the HDH-5 on sale for 524.98 and the HDS-7 on sale for 749.98.

I calculate you could land back in Canada with an HDS-7 for around $950.00 (CDN) - all taxes and legal with no smuggling at the border.

That's quite a deal.

FYI

David aka Superdad

Post by **marble eyes** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:40 am

I just replaced my humminbird with an HDS 5 and could not be happier... the HDS is easy to operate and the menu seems quite logical and practical.

Post by **marble eyes** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:47 am

I just replaced my humminbird with an HDS 5 and could not be happier. The menu is easy to use and logical. Plus the screen resolution is amazing....

Post by **lifeisfun** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 2:42 pm

Superdad wrote:Gander Mtn in Watertown have the HDH-5 on sale for 524.98 and the HDS-7 on sale for 749.98.

I calculate you could land back in Canada with an HDS-7 for around $950.00 (CDN) - all taxes and legal with no smuggling at the border.

That's quite a deal.

FYI

David aka Superdad

must be some in store special since they list HDS5 base for $699 and HDS7 base for $999

http://www.gandermountain.com/modperl/p ... rchID=4005

Post by **Andy_L** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:16 pm

guys....that price at Gander Mountain IS correct...and its an error on their part that they WILL honor today and possibly tomorrow but its going to be corrected SOON. So if you're considering this, call them and pay for it over the phone and THEN worry about getting there to pick it up. The HDS 7 LAKE INSIGHT WITH TRANSDUCER is $808.09 with NY sales tax in ($749 before tax). HDS 5 is $524.99 for Lake insight w/transducer

I know they will take the credit card payment over the phone because i just did it for someone else....bought them an HDS 7

Andy

Post by **troutnmuskiehunter** » Wed Nov 25, 2009 3:58 pm

Andy_L wrote:
I know they will take the credit card payment over the phone because i just did it for someone else....bought them an HDS 7

Andy

And you didn't buy one for yourself??????

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