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[QUOTE]esoxfly - 3/3/2010  12:41 AM

[QUOTE]jwelch - 3/2/2010  11:24 PM
My other question is about insight.  Is it really worth it?  For those who have it, how accurate has it been for you?  The other day I was at Bass Pro playing around with one the hds models.  Looking at insight on my favorite lake and most the the mapping wasn't real accurate.   So now I'm wondering if my favorite well known lake isn't that accurate I guessing other lake probably won't be very accurate either.[/QUOTE]

Insight's accuracy supposedly varies from lake to lake.  I say skip it.   I checked it out at a West Marine, and here on LSC several of the bouys were in the wrong spot, or didn't even exist at all.  That, and the biggest thing I think, is that when zoomed down below a half mile or so, it reverts to a standard 2D chart and the cool 3D overlay is gone.  It works on some lakes, but I think it's by and large it's just a fancy thing to pay extra for.  Go with Navionics.

And I'm 100% with TJ on screen size.  I have an 8 and it's great.  The 10 would be sweet, but the 8 is plenty.[/QUOTE]

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Posted 3/3/2010 12:41 AM (#426711 - in reply to #426695)
Subject: RE: more hds questions?

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jwelch - 3/2/2010 11:24 PM
My other question is about insight. Is it really worth it? For those who have it, how accurate has it been for you? The other day I was at Bass Pro playing around with one the hds models. Looking at insight on my favorite lake and most the the mapping wasn't real accurate. So now I'm wondering if my favorite well known lake isn't that accurate I guessing other lake probably won't be very accurate either.

Insight's accuracy supposedly varies from lake to lake. I say skip it. I checked it out at a West Marine, and here on LSC several of the bouys were in the wrong spot, or didn't even exist at all. That, and the biggest thing I think, is that when zoomed down below a half mile or so, it reverts to a standard 2D chart and the cool 3D overlay is gone. It works on some lakes, but I think it's by and large it's just a fancy thing to pay extra for. Go with Navionics.

And I'm 100% with TJ on screen size. I have an 8 and it's great. The 10 would be sweet, but the 8 is plenty.