jonnyswamp Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I have Garmin stuff on my boat (came with it) 1 x 5012, 1 x 5022 and a newer 7410 xsv I've not really played around with the newer one, just use the other 2 The detail on the older units is no match to the detail on the Navionics app on my phone The 2 plotters run the g2 vision card, is the g3 vision as good as the Navionics Has anyone compared the both side by side Seem to remember Andy or Fishy upgraded all their electronics a while back ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 I always used to prefer Navionics, and probably still do for general navigation, but I've been really impressed by the C-Map Reveal charts with their almost photo-like sea floor contour mapping. From memory Garmin kit only runs their own cartography? Could be wrong on that though, but Navionics and C-Map availability is one of the reasons I use Lowrance plotters, plus the fact that I find their user interface to be intuitive. I also like the fact that they offer a wide range of additional hardware add-ons. jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted November 15, 2020 Author Share Posted November 15, 2020 Can't find any demos of their charts, or of the sea contour mapping Be interested to see the comparisons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 4 minutes ago, jonnyswamp said: Can't find any demos of their charts, or of the sea contour mapping Be interested to see the comparisons Whose charts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 56 minutes ago, jonnyswamp said: I have Garmin stuff on my boat (came with it) 1 x 5012, 1 x 5022 and a newer 7410 xsv I've not really played around with the newer one, just use the other 2 The detail on the older units is no match to the detail on the Navionics app on my phone The 2 plotters run the g2 vision card, is the g3 vision as good as the Navionics Has anyone compared the both side by side Seem to remember Andy or Fishy upgraded all their electronics a while back ? Since 2017 Garmin owns Navionics, so all their charts since late 2017 are now based on Navionics ............ https://www.navionics.com/usa/blog/post/garmin-acquires-navionics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 21 minutes ago, jonnyswamp said: Can't find any demos of their charts, or of the sea contour mapping Be interested to see the comparisons If you mean C-Map, take a look at the screenshots I took from my plotter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonC Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 You can see the dogfish marked in red on the second picture GPSguru, JDP and Andy135 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy135 Posted November 15, 2020 Share Posted November 15, 2020 6 minutes ago, JonC said: You can see the dogfish marked in red on the second picture Shhh! Those are my secret dogfish marks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 9 hours ago, Andy135 said: Whose charts? C map Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 8 hours ago, Andy135 said: If you mean C-Map, take a look at the screenshots I took from my plotter. That looks pretty good Andy135 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnyswamp Posted November 16, 2020 Author Share Posted November 16, 2020 8 hours ago, GPSguru said: Since 2017 Garmin owns Navionics, so all their charts since late 2017 are now based on Navionics ............ https://www.navionics.com/usa/blog/post/garmin-acquires-navionics So the Garmin g3 will be the same as the current navionics If so, I will probably up grade the newer unit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GPSguru Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 6 hours ago, jonnyswamp said: So the Garmin g3 will be the same as the current navionics If so, I will probably up grade the newer unit Good plan ................. the G3 charts are not compatible with your 5 series units, I think this is to with processor speed and screen resolution............... Look here for compatibility ............ https://buy.garmin.com/en-GB/GB/p/662662#devices jonnyswamp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDP Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Im trying to get my hands on a g3 vision to try. We have such a huge coast line here that only certain amounts have been surveyed so not so great for my local area but Ive heard its very good for some of the areas I travel to fish. I also have Navionics platinum, the fact Garmin own both makes me think there won't be much in it in terms of what each have on offer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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