01-05-2004, 09:48 PM
A few comments on killerbee's post:
As for resolution, vertical pixel count is paramount. Horizontal pixels is nothing but historic. So buy the most vertical pixels per square inch you can afford.
Power: It is a fallacy perpetuated by mfg's marketing hype that mo' power is mo' better. That is absolutely not true. 3000 watts isn't going to show you that walleye hugging the bottom in 35' any better than 50 watts. All those extra watts are just going to pound the crap out of the poor fish and maybe scare him off or at least put him in a negative bite. Quality graphs allocate power judiciously, and vary the amount as needed. Also keep in mind that it's cheaper for mfg's to produce more powerful transmitters than it is to produce more sensitive receivers. So don't choose one graph over another just because it has more wattage.
Kid, tell us your budget and we'll be able to give you some good options.
[size 1]Moose:[/size]
[size 1]We pass the word around; we ponder how the case is put by different people, we read the poetry; we meditate over the literature; we play the music; we change our minds; we reach an understanding. Society evolves this way, not by shouting each other down, but by the unique capacity of unique, individual human beings to comprehend each other. [/size]
[size 1]--Lewis Thomas, The Medusa and the Snail (1979)[/size]
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As for resolution, vertical pixel count is paramount. Horizontal pixels is nothing but historic. So buy the most vertical pixels per square inch you can afford.
Power: It is a fallacy perpetuated by mfg's marketing hype that mo' power is mo' better. That is absolutely not true. 3000 watts isn't going to show you that walleye hugging the bottom in 35' any better than 50 watts. All those extra watts are just going to pound the crap out of the poor fish and maybe scare him off or at least put him in a negative bite. Quality graphs allocate power judiciously, and vary the amount as needed. Also keep in mind that it's cheaper for mfg's to produce more powerful transmitters than it is to produce more sensitive receivers. So don't choose one graph over another just because it has more wattage.
Kid, tell us your budget and we'll be able to give you some good options.
[size 1]Moose:[/size]
[size 1]We pass the word around; we ponder how the case is put by different people, we read the poetry; we meditate over the literature; we play the music; we change our minds; we reach an understanding. Society evolves this way, not by shouting each other down, but by the unique capacity of unique, individual human beings to comprehend each other. [/size]
[size 1]--Lewis Thomas, The Medusa and the Snail (1979)[/size]
[signature]