Favorite Chip for HDS 5 Gen 1?

  • Ryne Jackson
    Kansas
    Posts: 56
    February 22, 2016 at 10:32 am #1601475

    Does anyone have a favorite (or recommended) mapping chip for this unit? I’m thinking about HotMaps Platinum.

    Thanks, in advance.

    biggill
    East Bethel, MN
    Posts: 11297
    February 22, 2016 at 12:33 pm #1601503

    I prefer the insights chips for lowrance products. Navionics seemed to be the least accurate.

    Ryne Jackson
    Kansas
    Posts: 56
    February 22, 2016 at 1:34 pm #1601519

    Thanks, Biggill. Do you have the nautic or lake insight HD by chance? I have hot maps premium on another unit and like it pretty well. I like the way the contour lines are laid out.

    sktrwx2200
    Posts: 727
    February 22, 2016 at 1:46 pm #1601524

    Pretty sure I got a Insight HD that I could sell you Ryne. I dont run the lowrance anymore……… let me know if your interested. im sure I could did it up.

    Huntindave
    Shell Rock Iowa
    Posts: 2975
    February 22, 2016 at 2:07 pm #1601529
    biggill wrote:

    I prefer the insights chips for lowrance products. Navionics seemed to be the least accurate.

    That may well depend on what series you are comparing. The Navionics platinum series shows much more data than their premium series.

    I have been happy with the platinum chip, but I will admit that I have not compared it to other products, with the exception of the premium series chip.

    Ryne Jackson
    Kansas
    Posts: 56
    February 22, 2016 at 2:24 pm #1601534
    sktrwx2200 wrote:

    Pretty sure I got a Insight HD that I could sell you Ryne. I dont run the lowrance anymore……… let me know if your interested. im sure I could did it up.

    Thanks for that. I’ll keep that in mind. What version and region is the chip?

    KirtH
    Lakeville
    Posts: 4063
    February 24, 2016 at 12:51 pm #1602053

    Navionics+ or Hotmaps Platinum will work in your sonar. Nav+ is a non region specific card it covers all of US and Canada on one card with Nautical Charts which is whats found on Hotmaps Premium which is no longer available. What these 2 map cards give you is the High Def SonarChart layer on Nav+ you download the SonarChart layer to the area you fish, it comes preloaded on the regional Hotmaps Platinum. I have used both Insight and Navionics, Navionics covers more areas with better detail. You can preview Navionics lake maps online at https://webapp.navionics.com/?lang=en when you zoom in click on the sonar icon on the lower left fro the SonarChart layer.

    Ryne Jackson
    Kansas
    Posts: 56
    February 27, 2016 at 9:00 pm #1602744

    Thanks a lot for the response, Kirt. I definitely appreciate your advice. Those will likely be the two I pick from. I see Nav+ is on sale right now too. Sweet.

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