Garmin Reviews?

christopherstellar · Post by **christopherstellar** » Wed Sep 25, 2019 7:18 pm

I’m looking into buying a Garmin for my bow, anybody buy Panoptix with the new 93sv Chirp? How’s the processor speed and the mapping?

Mark-C · Post by **Mark-C** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 7:00 am

They have very active forums on Bass Boat Central for electronics, you could find out all you need to know there.

Whoopbass · Post by **Whoopbass** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 12:53 pm

I had a 73sv )non chirp) on another boat about 4 years ago. I wasn't impressed with it. It was okay but it just seemed cheaply made.

fastfiat · Post by **fastfiat** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 2:20 pm

I have two Echomap Plus 93sv units less than 1 year old and have had problems with both units. Wish i had gone a different direction.

christopherstellar · Post by **christopherstellar** » Thu Sep 26, 2019 4:58 pm

Thanks for the feedback, the price point does seem too good to be true

reginald · Post by **reginald** » Wed Dec 04, 2019 2:28 am

christopherstellar wrote:I’m looking into buying a Garmin for my bow, anybody buy Panoptix with the new 93sv Chirp? How’s the processor speed and the mapping?

Well, I have Garmin Echomap plus 94sv unit (which is slightly different, specs are here just in case) and I'm pretty happy with it. Got it online for a little less than $600, nice big 9" which is very easy to use and figure out right out of the box.
I’ve only had livescope out on the water once, had it over a month. Had issues with my head unit. But Garmin took care of me, and now it works.

rjt18b · Post by **rjt18b** » Wed Dec 04, 2019 8:34 am

I've had a 93 with Panoptix on my bow for about 3 years. I don't really use the mapping, but do like the normal finder features and qualities. The Panoptix however... First year the graph stopped recognizing it. Back and forth with Garmin they replaced it. This year, 2 years later, I started blowing fuses. Tracked it down to the Panoptix. It is on my to do list, but doubt Garmin will do anything about it at this point. I like the graph and features as much as the Humminbird on my dash. It would come down to price if I had to replace either.