pvb
Well-Known Member
The Raymarine 435 only has a 320x240 pixel display. The CP300 has an 800x480 pixel screen, and this high resolution will make it infinitely more satisfying to use.
Plotter charts
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Richard10002
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Here's what it costs to get a decent resolution on a Raymarine:
http://www.force4.co.uk/4450/Raymarine--A65-Chart-Plotter---FREE-Navionics-Chart.html
No such thing as a free lunch.
http://www.force4.co.uk/4450/Raymarine--A65-Chart-Plotter---FREE-Navionics-Chart.html
No such thing as a free lunch.
ytd
Well-Known Member
if you think you may want to display the chart on a big screen in the future check the plotter has a video output. Our Navman has none.
pvb
Well-Known Member
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if you think you may want to display the chart on a big screen in the future check the plotter has a video output. Our Navman has none.
[/ QUOTE ]Fixed plotters with VGA outputs tend to be priced in the £1000+ region. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
if you think you may want to display the chart on a big screen in the future check the plotter has a video output. Our Navman has none.
[/ QUOTE ]Fixed plotters with VGA outputs tend to be priced in the £1000+ region. /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
billiew
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Thanks everyone for your helpful comments.I am leaning towards S/H 300i as the resolution is good and can be bought for less than £500 inc C map chart.Does this seem sensible?
Bill
Bill
pvb
Well-Known Member
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Does this seem sensible?
[/ QUOTE ]Very. The free chart is probably a Local chart, with restricted coverage. Might be worth taking advantage of bundled discount deals on a MegaWide chart, in which case check out the price at JG Technologies.
Does this seem sensible?
[/ QUOTE ]Very. The free chart is probably a Local chart, with restricted coverage. Might be worth taking advantage of bundled discount deals on a MegaWide chart, in which case check out the price at JG Technologies.
Leighb
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MES are currently doing the 300i with the upgrade to Megawide for a shade under #500.
How do I know?
Bought one at LIBS on Wed /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
How do I know?
Bought one at LIBS on Wed /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Kieran_Breheny
Active Member
No they are 3 companies
G charts only work on Garmin
Jepperson (Old C-Map) work on Standard(Brand) and Simrad chart plotters
Navionics work on Raymarine, Furuno (small sized units), Lowrance
You can use our website to search for plotters that use each brand. Select the COMPARE, Chartplotter section.
G charts only work on Garmin
Jepperson (Old C-Map) work on Standard(Brand) and Simrad chart plotters
Navionics work on Raymarine, Furuno (small sized units), Lowrance
You can use our website to search for plotters that use each brand. Select the COMPARE, Chartplotter section.
pvb
Well-Known Member
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MES are currently doing the 300i with the upgrade to Megawide for a shade under #500.
[/ QUOTE ]So you paid under £500 including the MegaWide chart?
MES are currently doing the 300i with the upgrade to Megawide for a shade under #500.
[/ QUOTE ]So you paid under £500 including the MegaWide chart?
pvb
Well-Known Member
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No they are 3 companies
G charts only work on Garmin
Jepperson (Old C-Map) work on Standard(Brand) and Simrad chart plotters
Navionics work on Raymarine, Furuno (small sized units), Lowrance
[/ QUOTE ]As billiew is looking at plotters generally, maybe your list is a bit selective. Many other well-known plotter brands use C-Map by Jeppesen, including Navman, Northstar, Cobra, Si-Tex, Koden, Interphase and some of the smaller Furuno units.
No they are 3 companies
G charts only work on Garmin
Jepperson (Old C-Map) work on Standard(Brand) and Simrad chart plotters
Navionics work on Raymarine, Furuno (small sized units), Lowrance
[/ QUOTE ]As billiew is looking at plotters generally, maybe your list is a bit selective. Many other well-known plotter brands use C-Map by Jeppesen, including Navman, Northstar, Cobra, Si-Tex, Koden, Interphase and some of the smaller Furuno units.
Leighb
Well-Known Member
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MES are currently doing the 300i with the upgrade to Megawide for a shade under #500.
[/ QUOTE ]So you paid under £500 including the MegaWide chart?
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Correct #469.95 in total. If I had got my order in a bit earlier in the day I could have had a free copy of PC-Planner as well, but they had run out. I was not too unhappy as I already have that anyway. (I suppose I could have flogged on the forum though /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif )
MES said that these prices will only hold until the end of LIBS and all prices will be going up a lot on Monday, so if you want one get it now.
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MES are currently doing the 300i with the upgrade to Megawide for a shade under #500.
[/ QUOTE ]So you paid under £500 including the MegaWide chart?
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Correct #469.95 in total. If I had got my order in a bit earlier in the day I could have had a free copy of PC-Planner as well, but they had run out. I was not too unhappy as I already have that anyway. (I suppose I could have flogged on the forum though /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif )
MES said that these prices will only hold until the end of LIBS and all prices will be going up a lot on Monday, so if you want one get it now.
pvb
Well-Known Member
Good price - maybe indicative of how they see their sales going this year.
Leighb
Well-Known Member
Mea Culpa /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif
I too quickly checked the invoice while I was doing the post. The #469.95 was just for the 300i, the MW upgrade was another #120, the first page showed the MW at zero cost, but the 2nd page showed the price for the upgrade.
Many apologies for misleading post.
I too quickly checked the invoice while I was doing the post. The #469.95 was just for the 300i, the MW upgrade was another #120, the first page showed the MW at zero cost, but the 2nd page showed the price for the upgrade.
Many apologies for misleading post.
Richard10002
Well-Known Member
Still a good deal!!
pvb
Well-Known Member
Ah, so you didn't realise you'd actually paid £590 then? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Still, you saved a tenner over the online price.
Still, you saved a tenner over the online price.
T
timbartlett
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As other replies have said, each plotter manufacturer tends to stick to one particular type of chart.
Screen size is a matter of personal preference, but although a big screen is undoubtedly easier and nicer to use, you don't need as big a screen as you probably think. Remember that you can pan and zoom the picture almost instantly, and that even on a paper chart, you can't really look at more than about a postcard-sized piece at once. Resolution is more significant than screen size.
G-charts are obsolete. The current Garmin charts are variations on a theme of Bluechart, and in their latest incarnations are pretty much on a par with Navionics and C-Map
Nauticpath only run in Lowrance/Eagle plotters. They are very well-priced, and *look* very much like a simplified version of Navionics (they aren't Navionics, but they look like it)
Navionics C-Map are the big names, and are broadly comparable with each other. They both work in lots of different makes and models -- best bet is probably to look at the two companies' websites if you really want to know which goes where. And do make sure you get the right kind of cartridge, as well as the right data format -- there's no point trying to put a C-Map SD card into a C-Map cartridge slot, even though they contain the same data!
Talking of websites... do have a look at www.timbartlett.co.uk: it's a new site for anyone with an interest in navigation and communications.
Screen size is a matter of personal preference, but although a big screen is undoubtedly easier and nicer to use, you don't need as big a screen as you probably think. Remember that you can pan and zoom the picture almost instantly, and that even on a paper chart, you can't really look at more than about a postcard-sized piece at once. Resolution is more significant than screen size.
G-charts are obsolete. The current Garmin charts are variations on a theme of Bluechart, and in their latest incarnations are pretty much on a par with Navionics and C-Map
Nauticpath only run in Lowrance/Eagle plotters. They are very well-priced, and *look* very much like a simplified version of Navionics (they aren't Navionics, but they look like it)
Navionics C-Map are the big names, and are broadly comparable with each other. They both work in lots of different makes and models -- best bet is probably to look at the two companies' websites if you really want to know which goes where. And do make sure you get the right kind of cartridge, as well as the right data format -- there's no point trying to put a C-Map SD card into a C-Map cartridge slot, even though they contain the same data!
Talking of websites... do have a look at www.timbartlett.co.uk: it's a new site for anyone with an interest in navigation and communications.
Leighb
Well-Known Member
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Ah, so you didn't realise you'd actually paid £590 then? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Still, you saved a tenner over the online price.
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I knew at the time, it was a memory failure when I posted /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Before I went to the show I checked all the online prices, and MES was the best at #606, so a saving of #16, paid for car park and fuel to get to the show, other purchases I think saved the ticket cost.
Ah, so you didn't realise you'd actually paid £590 then? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Still, you saved a tenner over the online price.
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I knew at the time, it was a memory failure when I posted /forums/images/graemlins/frown.gif
Before I went to the show I checked all the online prices, and MES was the best at #606, so a saving of #16, paid for car park and fuel to get to the show, other purchases I think saved the ticket cost.
Leighb
Well-Known Member
That is good, but still #10 more than MES, what I found most interesting was their statement that all prices were going up a lot on Monday after the show. Mind you they would say that wouldn't they. /forums/images/graemlins/wink.gif
May be true of MES but perhaps not others
May be true of MES but perhaps not others
lisaw
New Member
i am using garmin g2 vision on a garmin 4008 plotter, i brought it in the middle of last year as i thought it was the best available. looking around at the boat show this year i believe it still is.
