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| disclaimer, i have never used birds. I purchased my terrova before the xi5 was out and use lowrance electronics.
I purchased my boat used two years ago with a single eagle 642iC at the console. I had an elite 4 that i used for different rigs. After one year of use with those electronics I decided to look into what was out there. I decided to purchase some used units (hds 10 & 8, gen 2) that i got a decent deal on. I ran them for about 3 months and then found a deal on lss-1 structure scan so i added it.
I thought long and hard about the initial investment... lots of $ to for an image of bottom of lake/structure. Touch screen vs existing soft keys, etc. At the end of the day i decided the used route with lss-1. It was considerably more power/technology than i ever had before cost less than the cost of a new touch 9. the addition of the lss1 allows the units to network, share 1 navionics chip, and display the structure scan on both units.
At the end of the day get what works best for you... the technology is incredible. i use a terrova bow mount and so i cant speak to the use of ipilot link, which i have heard good things about. in terms of one unit or two units, i guess that depends on your setup. Good luck | |
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