Dockhead
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Does anyone know whether these plotters are actually on sale or not, or whether they continue to be vapourware?
B&G Zeus Touch -- Shipping?
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saltylegs
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Maybe like you I clicked on the add on the PBO home page but only got an irish marine electrics firm with some B&G stuff but no Zeus.
AngusMcDoon
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Dockhead
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Hmm, that clicks through to the regular, non-touch Zeus, which has been shipping since last year (I have one!). I meant the Zeus Touch.
AngusMcDoon
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Sorry, wrong web address. I have corrected it. I can assure you that they are shipping.
Dockhead
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Yes, you're right. I found one through MES. There are none in the UK yet, but there are some in stock in the Netherlands. I will order one shortly. Thanks!
To explain why I asked the question -- I have almost finished a complete electronics refit of my boat. I brought all the kit from the States, where I spent Christmas, in my suitcase, where it costs half or less than it costs in the UK. I have already installed one regular non-touch Zeus at my nav table. The Zeus Touch is intended for my helm. But it was not shipping in the U.S. and still is not to this day -- delayed over and over again. I need to have one Touch version in the system, because the non-touch one does not have the module for controlling the system over Ethernet (which allows you to control your radar, plotter, etc., from a tablet computer -- extremely useful). Besides that, unlike the non-touch Zeus, it has a built-in GPS receiver, saving installation and pulling a cable for a separate GPS receiver. Otherwise I would not need it; in terms of functionality, I prefer the excellent non-touch model, which is based on the Simrad NSE plotter. The Zeus Touch is based on the much cheapened Simrad NSS.
To explain why I asked the question -- I have almost finished a complete electronics refit of my boat. I brought all the kit from the States, where I spent Christmas, in my suitcase, where it costs half or less than it costs in the UK. I have already installed one regular non-touch Zeus at my nav table. The Zeus Touch is intended for my helm. But it was not shipping in the U.S. and still is not to this day -- delayed over and over again. I need to have one Touch version in the system, because the non-touch one does not have the module for controlling the system over Ethernet (which allows you to control your radar, plotter, etc., from a tablet computer -- extremely useful). Besides that, unlike the non-touch Zeus, it has a built-in GPS receiver, saving installation and pulling a cable for a separate GPS receiver. Otherwise I would not need it; in terms of functionality, I prefer the excellent non-touch model, which is based on the Simrad NSE plotter. The Zeus Touch is based on the much cheapened Simrad NSS.
