Thread: color depthfinder?

i have an old lowrance depth finder and the screen displays are broken up and the light does not work and it does not have water temp., so i've been considering a new one. i usually get a gift card or two from bass pro for christmas so i figured i'd put that toward a fishfinder. i'd like to go with color but not to pricey. the garmin 300c looks like a good one, what do ya'll think.

I wouldn't take twice the money for the HD5 I have on my boat that I paid for it.
Lowrance has got it going on now!

Provided it was manufactured after July of this year the HDS units are awsome. But if you're on a budget, I'd suggest looking at the Eagle units. They're actually the same thing as the Lowrance just a little cheaper.

Originally Posted by POfisher

I wouldn't take twice the money for the HD5 I have on my boat that I paid for it.
Lowrance has got it going on now!

Originally Posted by score300

Provided it was manufactured after July of this year the HDS units are awsome. But if you're on a budget, I'd suggest looking at the Eagle units. They're actually the same thing as the Lowrance just a little cheaper.

I can't really figure it out. I've heard about the seal problems, but I've not had any. I purchased mine in May of this year, so I can believe the production date was before July of this year.
I know that the 7's had their problems, but I don't recall the 5's being mentioned. Maybe I just overlooked any posts with 5's specifically.
I sure have enjoyed mine.
The other night on Tobo at 1:30 a.m. when I was headed in, the fog was so thick I couldn't see a thing. But my trusty lowrance HD unit brought me home safe and sound. I know the lake very well... but that night I'd have been in trouble. You can't put a price on that, you just can't.

i say get what ever you can afford there are good and bad in all the new units

the lowrance hd is a little more than i want to spend, though i would love to have one. i mainly want good visibility, day and night, depth and temp. i already have a gps. was mainly wondering wether the low end color units like the garmin were worth the extra $$ because you can get more features for less $$ in a grayscale.

Gray scale will be fine for that type of application but i would stick with an Eagle for quality at a lower price range