Lowrance jumps into Side Scanning

pcolaboy · Jul 27, 2009

Yep...in case you haven't already heard, Lowrance has produce a new side scanning unit called StructureScan.

Here's an intro video of it I found on Youtube.

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Still no sign of it on the official Lowrance site. A buddy of mine met a Lowrance rep who suggested he do a search on YouTube for the video I linked. Apparently, it's currently being developed as a add-in module to their HDS head units.

Pcola

Salvor6 · Jul 27, 2009

Thanks Pcola. I was waiting for someone else to offer a competative product to Humminbird. Maybe now the prices will come down!

rgecy · Jul 27, 2009

Don't hold your breath! The Lowrance HDS series is just as expensive as the Humminbird SI units even without the Structure Scan add-on. So with the add-on, these units will be even higher priced than the Humminbird Units.

Salvor6 · Jul 27, 2009

Hey Bob, how much does Humminbird pay you?

pcolaboy · Jul 27, 2009

According to the rep my friend talked to, the StructureScan module will run $699 or so including a transom-mount transducer. The Humminbird unit I (and RGecy) has works awesome for what I need, but in my experience Humminbird's customer support and available add-ons simply cannot compete with a powerhouse such as Lowrance.

Competition is always good in my humble opinion but clearly there will still be an advantage in Humminbird's corner in terms of overall costs until Lowrance offers an all-in-one unit with the side scanning built-in.

Pcola

rgecy · Jul 27, 2009

Salvor6 said:
Hey Bob, how much does Humminbird pay you?

Pete, I wish they did for all the publicity I have given them!

I agree that competition will only improve both products.

The Lowrance does have one feature I like; the ability to scroll back through the history, even if it has passed off the screen, and mark a waypoint without losing any data.

RGecy