who wants one of these on their boat? The new Furuno touch screen system~
Submitted by Tony Halliday on Mon, 2012-02-20 08:53
Who wants one???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=LHkaTRaJjSc
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Faulkner Family
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i could imagine all the
i could imagine all the fishy fingers touching the screen . looks the goods. but dont you think you have enough gear already
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Tony Halliday
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never!!!! never enough
never!!!! never enough toys
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Colt_Striker
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Already got the Raymarine
Already got the Raymarine version on mine
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Colt this is leagues ahead
Colt this is leagues ahead of the Raymarine one I played with recently.
but still the Raymarine one is great too.
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sea-kem
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I want one. Bet they aren't
I want one. Bet they aren't cheap.
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sherbert
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Finger marks all over it lol
Whats the price ????
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Tomcat
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Tony
Have e120w touch screen and just watched promo and it does have some more features so can you tell us where the leagues ahead of the raymarine can you run chirp trannis with it very little on the sounder side of things which to most of us is more important than playing with a chart
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watch this space....it does
watch this space....
it does trun with chirp techology and a few other little surprise items too
Wish I could say more, but I'd get my tongue cut out if I did
ps ask the marlin boys on the east coast what they playing with now?
three marlin playing with a school of bait fish off Port Stephens
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That's cool CheersMullows
That's cool
Cheers
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Tomcat
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Yes
Does look good
Tony Halliday
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this particular east coast
this particular east coast captain has marked 40 marlin in one day on baitfish, raised over 15 of them on that day and tagged three that hooked up!
He says he gets depressed now that he can see so dam many fo them down there lol.... and only raises a few..
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marble
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Very pretty. Still doesnt
Very pretty. Still doesnt get you there any quicker or safer than a decent 2d plotter will though. Maybe one day when some klutz puts a sinker or jig through the screen we have now and insurance is paying
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Georgejungle
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Load of bollocks IMO useless
Load of bollocks IMO useless in anything but flat conditions and then you put salt and bait and shit on the screen then scratch it .Not a Great idea btw i LOVE furuno gear so not biased on brands at all.
Tomcat
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Rubbish
Just use screen protector wipe it as much as you like I get more shit on my iPhone than my sounder screen don't knock it till you try it
Georgejungle
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Yeah ill spend ten grand to
Yeah ill spend ten grand to press some buttons all you want to know is bottom reading and basic navigation input to confirm what anyone else who actually fishes knows and i have to replace my sunnies and iphone every year or so from scratches.
Dont praise it till you try it
Tomcat
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Try it
I do fish and can praise it I have have a touch screen and there's a bit more to it than just looking at the bottom had my iPhone in an otter case 2 years like new had sunnies the same it's about care and you don't have to spend 10 grand like I said don't knock something you haven't tried
harro
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i,m getting one
bugger it!!
game on
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Tomcat
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Hpoe
Hope I don't start getting PM s like the last member who disliked my opinion As it's just my view
Georgejungle
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Cant understand how or why
Cant understand how or why you would want to touch a screen with dirty hands in rough conditions i use Cplot with a ball mouse and it is very fast and keeps my dirty fingers off a screen there is no advantage its just a new way to market and sell electronics.New sounders with better resolution ,sure new chart mapping software ,yes faster computer plotting all good ideas. Touching a screen to zoom up and down wank value and its funny how people will go out and buy new this and that (not intended at tomcat) before fully understanding the gear they have, If your plotter is perfectly functioning all it is there for is a navigational aid thats it. A glorified compass If it aint broken why fix it .
I would rather spend the money on better fishing gear to Catch fish rather than play around with computer screens?.
Tomcat
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Fair point
That's your opinion but why do 90persent of the people us iPhone you can still use touch screen in normal mode if you wish and most times your hands are clean because you tend to wash them all the time after baiting up I must say after having one you will never go back and sometimes it's just nice to buy something new and oneday that's all there will be " not in my lifetime but maybe yours"