I have Lowrance but I will eventually change back to HB.
Been watching the used ads and offer one observation; there are many, many used Lowrance units for sale. I've yet to see a good deal on a 7" Helix or hardly any HBs for that matter.
Hummingbird or Lowrance .....which unit and why ....
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I have Lowrance but I will eventually change back to HB.
Been watching the used ads and offer one observation; there are many, many used Lowrance units for sale. I've yet to see a good deal on a 7" Helix or hardly any HBs for that matter.
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Reason for changing? I have an HDS toucn 7". The side scan transducer is so long and cumbersome that I took it off and sold it. The on/off button quit working. Lowrance wants $300+ dollars to swap out to a rebuilt unit. All it needs is a switch. This setup was close to $1000 new.
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Potato, Po-tahto
I have a helix 5 but the screen is to small , sometimes it tells me the water temp in like 147 deg. , screen freezes , then tells me the water is 600 feet deep ..... ?.?.?
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I dont own either, or any for that matter, but Lowrance is a Tulsa, Ok company so I choose them!!! Because I can be at their offices in 15 minutes from my house Haha.
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I will say that I picked up a used Lowrance Hook7 triple shot for $200 and it has been a good unit. I bought it when the HDS crapped out to fill in until I decided what I wanted to do. Had it about 8 months and it was 2 years old when I bought it.
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Have you updated the software?
It's free. Sonar units are processors, and need updates just like your phone, tablet and computer.
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My Lowrance started showing weird temps last spring. I did a soft reset and it cleared up. Slowhand is exactly right. These are basically computers and sometimes need a reboot.
That's a quick fix. Updates take a bit more time. I'd sure try the soft reset first. It doesn't affect any info you may have saved to it.
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