Hd di or just a good colour sounder.

[blackjew]

G day im thinking it is time for a new sounder,i got about 6 or 7 hunggy to spend,im not convinced about the HD,DI as i only fish esturys,and a bit up the river ,and offshore when its glass .And its got to have a good size screen like 5"The sounder i have is ok for structure,but is that really a fish ,because its shows a fish symbol, as it does not show archs ,or is it a lump of would ,or weed ,hmmm.I have been reading all the up dates on the ausfish now im more confused than before lol.Help please do i need DI or should i just get a good colour sounder, oh i need one thats good in the sunlight and easy to read.please .What do you guys recon .

Cheers Rob

[suzygs1000]

I have just purchased a Hummibird 597 HD Ci Di. Picture in the daylight is astonishing, it is 640x640 resolution on a 5" screen. Can't say that I am that impressed with the down imaging tho, running the normal sounder side by side with the down imaging doesn't seem to be much different apart from the color. That's out on the reef tho.

Unit is pretty good overall, and much more user friendly than Lowrance, in particular, where on the Lowrance , to change screens, you need to hit the page button, then scroll thru the screens, on the Humminbird, you can have only the screens you want on the view button, and only need to hit that. menus are easier to use too, IMO. (just got rid of a Lowrance 7" color combo).

Dave.

[blackjew]

Thats great info thanks Dave, I have looked at alot of vids and images,and i was finding hard to decide,I recon ill save a bit more and go the SI.They look real impresive.
went back to that link and asked the company some questions 2 hours later they no longer have the item available hmmm

Cheers Rob