Furuno LS4100 and 6100

[on-one]

Hi All, does anyone have any experience of these and know if there's any difference other than screen size between the two?

[FNQCairns]

Exactly the same Q I posted a couple of months ago, the answer I got was no difference apart from screen size, I can second that now.

BTW I think overall I liked my old 8 years young lowrance better, screen was bigger definition was less though (I bought the 4100) I find myself taking my polaroids off to view it never needed to with the L + other things I probably need time to settle into the 4100 and get it's entire setup spot on.

cheers fnq

[on-one]

Thanks, just noticed you'd responded on the laptop chartplotter thread do you have the furuno connected to your pc?

[FNQCairns]

No don't have a chart plotter yet, still battling on with my handheld and computer software to manipulate waypoints, overlay differing maps etc, PC conectivity is at the top of my list for a chartplotter purchase though, I find the list of available options limiting, if my boat had a cabin there would be no contest and I would use a laptop. it seem no matter how much I plan to spend on a chartplotter it will fall short of the mark.

cheers fnq

[on-one]

Thanks, I've been struggling to work out what to get myself - I think I've finally decided on the furuno sounder and small gps reciever to feed data to the laptop but I'm sure there'll be a new plan next week.

[wayneoro]

great sounders best b/w going

[deadbeatloser]

Thanks, I've been struggling to work out what to get myself - I think I've finally decided on the furuno sounder and small gps reciever to feed data to the laptop but I'm sure there'll be a new plan next week.

buy a ds500x only 130 more and you get 100 times the sounder, ino i just did the change, u wont look bak

[on-one]

thanks for the replies, i was planning to use the furuno stuff as I really only need depth from the sounder and furuno do a small multiplexer which will make linking to the pc easier