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1. THAD L.

   May 21, 2016

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   Unable to get Sonar Chart. Very Frustrating, May 5, 2015

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   THAD L. –

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   This review is from: Raymarine Dragonfly 4 Pro Navionics+ Dual Channel Sonar/GPS (Sports)

   I just installed this. It came quick and looks great. I purchased it with Navionics +. I have the card installed in the unit but the Sonar map does not show up to choose. That is the main reason that I purchased the Navionics+ with this unit versus Gold etc.. very frustrating.

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2. DJS

   May 21, 2016

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   Great technology at a fantastic price!, June 8, 2015

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   DJS (Carmi, IL USA) –

   I currently use a Lowrance HDS-10 on my bass boat but wanted a small combination GPS/finder for a jon boat. After researching modestly priced options I ordered the DragonFly 4 Pro with Navionics Gold bundle. After using it for only a short time I must say I am VERY IMPRESSED at the features you get for the price. It’s not quite as fast as higher end units (for example, it takes a little more time for some of the automatic features to switch things like depth range) and I haven’t seen any ‘photo-like’ downscan images (yet). However, the unit performs very well and the quality of the sonar alone (CHIRP–what other unit in this price range has that?) makes this a worthy consideration. The wi-fi connects easily to your smart phone and the Wi-Fish app works really well. Using it with an iPad gives a screen nearly the size of my HDS-10. Remember that it is 2-channel and that the unit must be running the same channels as your smart phone or iPad or you will have a frozen screen when using dual displays or when trying to view a display that is not active on the unit. The screen is smaller than I thought but the image quaility makes it surprisingly easy to interpret. I might add an update later if disappointed with any features or it turns out not to be durable but it really ‘works as advertised’.

   I had a couple comments on the Amazon description and one review that I have seen. Regarding Amazon’s listing, it says things like “none” for things like waypoints/routes and RMS max. I suspect they meant to say that they did not have the final specs at the time of listing the item. I think it has capability for something like 2500 waypoints and many routes and sufficient RMS to view depths down to something like 600 feet. If you are fishing fresh water you should not worry about the unit being under-powered.

   One reviewer said that the Navionics chip that comes with the unit is not updatable (for 1 year) like current Navionics Gold chips that are adding user data to keep charts current. I checked into that and Navionics does say this about bundled Gold cards. Having said that, when I went to their site to register the card it asked if I wanted to update my card and the process proceeded through completion. Maybe Navionics has seen the value of people adding their user data to keep Gold Charts current and have waived the limitation. I say that because the Navionics iPhone app currently costs $9.99 (or at least did a couple days ago) and is advertised for $49.99 so they seem to be accomodating customers for some reason.

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