fish finders

[Scott]

cSick....
Nick ... a couple days ago I was in the Consumers showroom and was looking at the 582.....Only because it was in direct SUNLIGHT (yep we actually had sun a couple days ago) and the screen looked fine...I'll grant you its not like your looking at it in a dark room, but it sure wasnt washed out. I dont know what glare off the water and the more powerful sun of summer will do, but if it going under a top you'll have no problem. The 600 was holding in there also, but I personally have always felt that unit didnt have as bright a screen as does the 582.

Combo units are great especially with limited space .... but if you've got the room (and cash [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img] ) dedicated units are better IMHO ....things get small when splitting a 5.6" screen between sounder and plotter. I too was looking for that combo unit (1850, Navnet, Garmin 2010) and was, to a degree, talked out of it once they found out I had plenty of room...although the NavNet is pretty versatile. All a matter of how you want to use the equipment.

JRC as skilbet said... at least a couple of guys at CME see them in the same plane as some of the other units... I have also heard that the rate of return for repair on these units is the lowest..I have no personal experience with them nor have I looked at any of their products....but heard this in conversation . [img]images/icons/grin.gif[/img]