Thread: Helix 5 pics

YES,THE MORE PIXELS THE BETTER THE PIC,BUT MY EYES NEED A BIG PIC,FUNNY WHEN I FIRST GOT 798 COULD SEE OK THEN GOT 998 AND NOW HARD TO SEE SMALL UNIT SO GAVE IT TO GRANDSON

Originally Posted by rdjj71m

Rickie, Is my brain thinking correct, would you not have better resolutions (clarity) on the smaller screens that have the same pixels (480v X 800h) but the screen image would be smaller?

Like Gene said ... More pixel density is better ... But you may not be able to see the difference in smaller screens ...(zoom boxes do show the difference) ...

The different size screens have different pixel densities.
The 798 has 31,170.5 pixels per square inch.
The 898 has 17,533.4 pixels per square inch
The 998 has 12,755.7 pixels per square inch
The 1198 has 8,858.2 pixels per square inch

The Helix specs are ...:

480 x 800 = 384,000 total pixels
3" x 4.6" = 13.8" square inches (unverified)

384,000 divided by 13.8 = 27,826 pixels density per square inch ...

(If my calculations are correct on the Helix) ...

So the Helix total resolution is almost as high as the 798 ...

Rickie

The new HD units (1199, 999) show to have 600v X 800h with the older units (1198, 998) only having 480v X 800h.

998c HD SI - 480v X 800h
Humminbird | 998c HD SI Combo

999ci HD SI - 480v X 800h
Humminbird | 999ci HD SI Combo

1198c SI - 600v X 800h
Humminbird | 1198c SI Combo

1199ci HD SI - 600v X 800h
Humminbird | 1199ci HD SI Combo

Rickie

I was at BPS looking at this unit today and I was actually impressed. Screen was bigger and crisper than what I imagined. If I'm not mistaken you can't network this unit with another one. Anyone please correct me if I am wrong. This is what turned me away from it.

Originally Posted by DrNip

I was at BPS looking at this unit today and I was actually impressed. Screen was bigger and crisper than what I imagined. If I'm not mistaken you can't network this unit with another one. Anyone please correct me if I am wrong. This is what turned me away from it.

Helix cannot network in any configuration ...

Rickie

Would love to have one on the bow and transom networked. Don't know if I would like two units on the boat not networked. Is there some way around this you can think of??? Maybe transfer to SD Card???

Guess I will have to stick with my Elite 7 up front and get a Touch HDS7 out back.

Originally Posted by DrNip

Would love to have one on the bow and transom networked. Don't know if I would like to units on the boat not networked. Is there some way around this you can think of??? Maybe transfer to SD Card???

This is the easiest way to transfer waypoints from Helix to another unit ...

The exported waypoints may have to be ran thru HB PC ... Depending on what unit the waypoints are being transferred to ...

Rickie