lcx15 keep or replace? edge color or mono?

[lekslk]

HI There,

I am new to posting here, but I read stuff all the time & really enjoy some of the stuff, but now I have a question.

I have been running a lcx15 for a few years now with a lakemaster card, & A humminbird on the bow. I am thinking about a vexilar edge for the bow & keeping the lcx15 just for the gps & lake maps. Does anyone have an opinion on the lcx15 gps accuracy, I have never had trouble with it & I really don't want to buy another sonar/gps cause I like the features of the edge.

The other question is the color edge that much better then the monochrome model? There is quite a difference in price.

Thanks,
Lance

[whofan]

I bought the Edge in monochrome to replace a color X510c that I didn`t like due to shallow water issues.
I really like the Vexilar graph.
Most people say, go color. I think monochrome is just as good without having to run the back light all the time.
Mono to me is easier to see in the sunlight.

[San Chan]

HI There,

Does anyone have an opinion on the lcx15 gps accuracy,


Lance



My LCX15mt is pretty accuracy so far. I always compare it with my Bow unit (EagleStrike2000c) as I mark my spot at the same time. Unless they are both off......which I don't think so.

[guest]

I have an Edge 3 and I say go color. The Edge has various color settings so sunlight is not an issue, it is very bright. The big feature you get with the 3 is the bottom hardness indicator which works really good and well worth the additional $. I agree that for marking high riding fish the mono is just as good.

[lekslk]

Thanks for the replies,
Is the bottom hardness indicator a big deal if I already have a vexilar FL-10 flasher? I have never had a color unit it looks neat, but is it really the better way to go?
Thanks

[guest]

If you have a flasher, then the hardness indicator would not be a big deal. Most people don't have flashers so the hardness indicator can help them.

I never believed in color either, the Edge 3 is my first and I have really grown to like it. IMO it does help distinguish targets.

[oldntired]

The color units are a little quicker for me to read. I can see the bottom hardness easier.

[Burr]

I can't see keeping the X 15 for GPS only. It's accurate, I've never really seen a GPS that isn't accurate. But the high definition maps we have available, in large part, don't run on the X 15.

IMO, it's a question of compatibility with HD mapping cards, and the X15 isn't it.