Replacement GPS

[bobakers]

Hi all

My magellan meridian has died and I need to get get another GPS and was looking at up grading to a 5" chart plotter. Prefer a stand alone unit and need NMEA 0183 so I can connect to my DCS VHF & furuno 620.

Went to the boat show (sydney) and got totally confussed. Really liked the Raymarine Dragonfly but it doesnt have any outputs and I hear the boat icon is a bit of an issue.

So that leaves me with the following:
1. Lowrance Elite-5m Colour GPS Chartplotter Includes Navionics XL9 Gold Australia-Wide Chart $678 (Bias)

2. GME GPLOT Chartplotter with Internal GPS antenna & Free CMAP MAX Australia Wide $699 (whitworths) or

3. Garmin GPSMAP 556 Colour Chartplotter has BlueChart preloaded with ALL Australia & New Zealand coastal waters $699

Has anyone got these? likes/dislikes and would you buy the same again.


thanks
Bob

[sleepydragon]

Hi Bob,

I am using Garmin 556 and have no complaint about it. You can have a look at anther brand Raymarine DragonFly. It is pretty impressive. I am not a big fan of GME.

Cheers

[bobakers]

Hi Sleepydragon

Thanks for the response. Had a play witht he dragonfly at the boatshow and it is good but unfortunately it does not have out puts to interface with DSC VHF