Lowrance Product Reviews and Ratings - GPS & Sounder Combo - Lowrance HDS-7 Insight USA Multifunction Fishfinder/Chartplotter w/ 50/200 kHz Transducer from BoatersWorld.com

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Brand: Lowrance

Located in: GPS & Sounder Combo

HDS-7 Multifunction Fishfinder/Chartplotter
w/ 50/200 kHz Transducer

NEW SOLARMAX+ DISPLAY

Exceptional 6.4" VGA resolution display for astounding sonar graph and navigational detail
Brilliant, sunlight viewable pure-white LED screen/keypad backlighting with brighter, clearer wide-angle viewing and the ability to dim to zero to preserve vision at night

HIGH-DEFINITION FISHFINDING
Unequalled Lowrance sounder performance now enhanced with built-in Broadband Sounder technology inside.

Superior clarity and up to an astounding 120-degree view of water column to find more fish.
Phenomenal separation of fish targets from structure, baitfish, thermoclines, clutter and bottom.
Improved underwater fish-holding structure identification; channels, rock piles, stump beds, submerged standing timber, drop-offs and more.
Exceptional fish-finding performance in any water/weather situation, at all depths and at any speed.
Peerless bottom tracking performance now with up to 8X zoom range.
COLORLINE™ enhances target separation and bottom composition definition.
Maintains full suite of advanced, Lowrance professional grade fishfinder features and functions.atented Skimmer® transom mount 83/200 and 50/200 depth-temp transducers.

HIGH-DEFINITION MAPPING

Built-in high sensitivity GPS antenna with superior time-to-location lock and precision position -- NMEA 2000® networkable
Optional LGC-4000 external GPS antenna module with high speed 5 Hz update rate available for custom applications -- NMEA 2000® networkable
Built-in base map including coastal shorelines, over 100,000 searchable lakes and water bodies, and highly accurate detailed shorelines and contours for over 4,000 lakes
Exclusive new Lowrance Insight cartography now built-in on select models, delivering a new dimension in effective, reliable marine navigation and fishing
- Life-like illumination of land and water structure in both overhead and perspective modes provides superior situational awareness for navigation and fishing.
- Exclusive Fishing Hot Spots® fishing points of interest content, including marked fishing areas, boat launches and fish habitat areas.
- Lightning-fast redraws and display refresh.
- Lake Insight™ coverage for continental U.S. inland waters; Nautic Insight™ coverage for Great Lakes and U.S. coastal waters; Insight™ USA coverage combines Lake and Nautic maps.

Supports all Navionics® content including Platinum Plus, Platinum and Platinum Hot Maps on plug-and-play memory cards
Also supports all legacy Lowrance charts
- LakeMaster® ProMaps surveyed lakes with high-detail depth contours.
- Fishing Hot Spots® PRO with fishing points of interest.
- NauticPath™ offshore/coastal maps, FreedomMaps™ land and lake topographic maps and MapCreate USA Series 7.

SUPERIOR INTERFACE

Attractive new case design that is easier to install
Waterproof SD/MMC memory card slot to plug-and-play high-detail cartography options, save-load user GPS data
Newest high-capacity high-speed flash memory for user functions and cartography storage reduces case size for a more compact performance package
Enhanced menu structure offers quick and easy access to most-used features
Improved keyboard design for more intuitive and ergonomic control in all weather conditions

ADVANCED NETWORKING & EXPANDABILITY

Simplified high-speed Ethernet-based networking shares useful sonar, navigation and radar data
Exclusive new SIRIUS Satellite Weather and Audio smart antenna module, with ethernet output to displays and high quality audio output to any onboard stereo; available with unique SIRIUS subscription packages

Review Snapshot®

Avg. Customer Rating:

5 stars

(based on 2 reviews)

EXCELLENT PRODUCT

By CAPTAIN RICH

from SOUTHERN INDIANA on 6/16/2009

Pros:

ACCURATE POSITIONING, Clear display, EXCELLENT FISHFINDER, RAPID START UP

Cons:

none

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lowrance Lowrance HDS-7 Insight USA Multifunction Fishfinder/Chartplotter w/ 50/200 kHz Transducer:

USED FOR COASTAL FISHING IN FLA. QUICK AND ACCURATE GPS OPERATION. VERY NICE BUILT-IN MAP. EXCELLENT DEPTH/FISHFINDER FUNCTIONS

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Lowrance HDS-7 Insight USA Multifunction

By jeff the fisherman

from baltimore, maryland on 5/17/2009

Pros:

Great-hd clarity

Cons:

none

Best Uses:

Great fish finding-waypoi

Bottom Line:

Yes, I would recommend this to a friend

Comments about Lowrance Lowrance HDS-7 Insight USA Multifunction Fishfinder/Chartplotter w/ 50/200 kHz Transducer:

it finds the fish and displays them in HD clarity