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Location: Iowa | I got the lowrance lss-1 along with two hds units this year and all I can say is wow. It's unbelieveable what this thing shows. Trees, stumps, bottom transitions, weedlines are all amazingly clear with the strucrure scan. I've even marked a bridge in a reservoir down here in Iowa. It takes alot of guessing out of reading a sonar. Just one thing you have to remember that the clarity of side scan is all relative to how deep of water your in. So if you plan on scanning a 150' or 180' wide in 10' of water. You aren't going to see much out past 60' to 80'.
I've have also read that humminbird is analog and lowrance in digital. Don't exactly know the differences but I think steve is on the right track of it being a crisper, more detailed image. I think it supposed to be faster also. I have also read that humminbirds side imaging is all a software program, where lowrance is a hardware system, I guessing thats why with structure scan you have ethernet box rather than nothing with the humminbirds. And with humminbirds downscan is a interpretation of it's side scan where as lowrance's downscan and side scan are two different features in one transducer. I'm guessing it's supposed to show a truer image while using the downscan feature. Another benefit from the lss-1 ethernet box is that it can accomadate up to three hds units. So if you want to view downscan or structure scan from each unit you can and you don't have spend the extra cash on two or three units with side scan.
I've have yet to have a problem with my internal antenna even though I would like to upgrade to the new 4000 puck.
I guess a couple of things I did when I was deciding between buying a couple of graphs (or onboard computers) this last spring was I went to bass pro and looked at both units and stood there and played with both of them for an hour or so. And I did this a couple of different times. I found myself playing with the lowrance more and I liked a lot of the features too.
With lowrance's customer service dramatically improving over the last few months. Or so I've read on ido fishing there shouldn't be too much more bashing lowrance for long wait times. I guess it says on their facebook page the the average wait time is under five or six minutes now.
Don't get me wrong I don't think humminbirds are bad units, I just like the lowrances better. I guess one drawback I might be kicking myself over in the future, is when humminbird comes out with the capabilities of being able to run your i-pilot through the humminbird unit. Now that will be cool.
Jeremy
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