I am thinkig of ordering one. Just would like any input on this GPS.

Thanks Dan

You got more than enough information in your other thread.

I am thinkig of ordering one.

Don't

Roger

I am thinkig of ordering one.

Don't

Ok, why not?  I did order mine and it came yesterday. So fill me in! :-?

Roger

Lowrance is licensed only for Navionics cartography,

which is not available on DVDs (comes on miniSD cards)

You will not have the ability to download your charts and waypoints

onto your resident computer drive. If you attempt to break the code,

you'll be warned that the SD card will self-destruct.

As a result, you must have physical possession of the SD card

in order to upload, download or edit your waypoints. With Garmin cartography,

the data resides on YOUR computer where it's totally interactive and editable.

Both Garmin and Navionics offer Hi-Def charts in 1-foot increments,

but some (maybe all) of Navionics HD charts begin at the 6-ft depth line

while all Garmin charts begin at the 1-foot contour line.

The lion's share of Florida bass live in the top 6 feet of water,

which renders useless the Navionics HD chart of Lake Kissimmee

(I run both Navionics (Lowrance chartplotter) and Garmin (Garmin chartplotter).

Why would you buy first, and then ask if it was a good idea?

Roger

Lowrance is licensed only for Navionics cartography,

which is not available on DVDs (comes on miniSD cards)

You will not have the ability to download your chart data and waypoints

onto your resident computer drive. If you attempt to break the code,

you'll be warned that the SD card will self-destruct.

As a result, you must have physical possession of the SD card

in order to upload, download or edit your waypoints. With Garmin cartography,

the data resides on YOUR computer where it's totally interactive and editable.

Both Garmin and Navionics offer Hi-Def charts in 1-ft increments,

but some (maybe all) of Navionics HD charts begin at the 6-ft depth line

while all Garmin charts begin at the 1-foot contour line.

The lion's share of Florida bass live in the top 6 feet of water,

which renders useless the Navionics HD chart of Lake Kissimmee

(I run both Lowrance/Navionics and Garmin/Garmin).

Why would you buy first, and then ask if it was a good idea?

Roger

  After I posted it, alot of other people told me that the H2Oc was a great Handheld Gps. I am talking about people that did PM me and some fishing buds. I just wanted as many views as I could get. So when I thought I had enough input I bought it.

Dan

Lowrance is licensed only for Navionics cartography,

which is not available on DVDs (comes on miniSD cards)

You will not have the ability to download your charts and waypoints

onto your resident computer drive. If you attempt to break the code,

you'll be warned that the SD card will self-destruct.

As a result, you must have physical possession of the SD card

in order to upload, download or edit your waypoints. With Garmin cartography,

the data resides on YOUR computer where it's totally interactive and editable.

Roger

Wow, there's a lot of bull in that statement. 

Lowrance is licensed only for Navionics cartography,

which is not available on DVDs (comes on miniSD cards)

You will not have the ability to download your charts and waypoints

onto your resident computer drive. If you attempt to break the code,

you'll be warned that the SD card will self-destruct.

As a result, you must have physical possession of the SD card

in order to upload, download or edit your waypoints. With Garmin cartography,

the data resides on YOUR computer where it's totally interactive and editable.

Roger

Wow, there's a lot of bull in that statement.

Please feel free to pinpoint any statement in that paragraph that you feel is not true.

Roger

After I posted it, alot of other people told me that the H2Oc was a great Handheld Gps. I am talking about people that did PM me and some fishing buds. I just wanted as many views as I could get. So when I thought I had enough input I bought it.

Dan

Since I only seen one post before mine, I had to assume it was a new thread.

My post only dealt with the software differences (cartography), but I also had problems

with the Lowrance hardware (chartplotter). I was unable to upload waypoints

to the Lowrance H2O and learned from Tech Support that this unit cannot handle

"high-speed" SD cards (struck me as very odd, because I swear by Lowrance depth sounders).

When I was on with Lowrance tech support they admitted to me that their iFinder H20 GPS

has many glitches and they are planning on an upgrade in the future.

For edification purposes only, I photographed both my units.

What reason would I have to recommend Garmin, if I thought Navionics software was better?

Roger

After I posted it, alot of other people told me that the H2Oc was a great Handheld Gps. I am talking about people that did PM me and some fishing buds. I just wanted as many views as I could get. So when I thought I had enough input I bought it.

Dan

Since I only seen one post before mine, I had to assume it was a new thread.

My post only dealt with the software differences (cartography), but I also had problems

with the Lowrance hardware (chartplotter). I was unable to upload waypoints

to the Lowrance H2O and learned from Tech Support that this unit cannot handle

"high-speed" SD cards (struck me as very odd, because I swear by Lowrance depth sounders).

When I was on with Lowrance tech support they admitted to me that their iFinder H20 GPS

has many glitches and they are planning on an upgrade in the future.

For edification purposes only, I photographed both my units.

What reason would I have to recommend Garmin, if I thought Navionics software was better?

Roger

Not a problem RoLo. Now, I have to play with it and learn how to get good with it. And I am sure that this will not be my last handheld as they keep making things better and upgrades!

Lowrance is licensed only for Navionics cartography,

which is not available on DVDs (comes on miniSD cards)

You will not have the ability to download your charts and waypoints

onto your resident computer drive. If you attempt to break the code,

you'll be warned that the SD card will self-destruct.

As a result, you must have physical possession of the SD card

in order to upload, download or edit your waypoints. With Garmin cartography,

the data resides on YOUR computer where it's totally interactive and editable.

Roger

Wow, there's a lot of bull in that statement.

Please feel free to pinpoint any statement in that paragraph that you feel is not true.

Roger

For one thing, Navionics maps are available on disc.

http://www.navionics.com/HMExplorerFeatures.asp

After I posted it, alot of other people told me that the H2Oc was a great Handheld Gps. I am talking about people that did PM me and some fishing buds. I just wanted as many views as I could get. So when I thought I had enough input I bought it.

Dan

Since I only seen one post before mine, I had to assume it was a new thread.

My post only dealt with the software differences (cartography), but I also had problems

with the Lowrance hardware (chartplotter). I was unable to upload waypoints

to the Lowrance H2O and learned from Tech Support that this unit cannot handle

"high-speed" SD cards (struck me as very odd, because I swear by Lowrance depth sounders).

When I was on with Lowrance tech support they admitted to me that their iFinder H20 GPS

has many glitches and they are planning on an upgrade in the future.

For edification purposes only, I photographed both my units.

What reason would I have to recommend Garmin, if I thought Navionics software was better?

Roger

Not a problem RoLo. Now, I have to play with it and learn how to get good with it. And I am sure that this will not be my last handheld as they keep making things better and upgrades!

That's a very healthy attitude, and you can rest assured that your Lowrance unit

will provide you with a very rich learning experience. Best of all, you'll have the coordinates

of your favorite sweet spots forever.

- Arched Rods

Roger

Lowrance is licensed only for Navionics cartography,

which is not available on DVDs (comes on miniSD cards)

You will not have the ability to download your charts and waypoints

onto your resident computer drive. If you attempt to break the code,

you'll be warned that the SD card will self-destruct.

As a result, you must have physical possession of the SD card

in order to upload, download or edit your waypoints. With Garmin cartography,

the data resides on YOUR computer where it's totally interactive and editable.

Roger

Wow, there's a lot of bull in that statement.

Please feel free to pinpoint any statement in that paragraph that you feel is not true.

Roger

For one thing, Navionics maps are available on disc.

http://www.navionics.com/HMExplorerFeatures.asp

Burley, I searched the URL you provided and first I found GPS software on SD cards

(SecureDigital) and CF cards (CompactFlash). But then I typed DVD in their search engine

and aside from a bunch of tutorial disks, I did find something released in 2008 by Fuwagi software,

is this what you're referring to?

If I understand it correctly, the Fuwagi software is loaded onto your PC

which can then print a paper map to take afield. In itself, this doesn't look interactive

with your GPS, but I do see that it comes with some kind of Planning Software.

Does this go-between software allow the user to interact between PC and GPS

I'd be very interested to know.

Is there anyone in the house who can upload, download and edit their Navionics waypoints

in their PC, then load the map, waypoints, routes & tracks into their GPS unit (and vice versa).

I would love to gain that capability with my Lowrance unit.

Roger

RoLo, Navionics software is not available on mini-SD cards.

Navionics is available on a CD as Hotmaps Explorer, but is only for viewing maps not loading into a GPS unit. I have that software as well as three Hotmaps Premium SD cards.

With the FREE Humminbird PC software, you can upload/download and edit your waypoints, tracks, and routes. You can also convert the file types of HB, LEI, Garmin, etc so they can be interchanged between units. I carry my H2O as a co-angler and save interesting waypoints and routes. I then convert the file type for use in my Humminbird units.