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Jeff the networking capabilities allow you to connect another fish finder if you wanted a 2nd 1in the back of the boat, also allows radar, auto pilot, marine radio, etc to "talk" together and get overlays and operate them off of multiple units. This requires lots of cables, T's and such to connect it all together along with telephone wire for the NEMA stuff  (very common use/install is in the off shore boats).

Thanks Alan,
Not sure if I understood this correctly, but I think the newer finders says they use wi-fi or bluetooth or ethernet.  So not sure if that will cut down on the cables or not.  Guess for weekend type boats this level of tech probably isn't necessary for most, but I can see the commercial benefits of it.. Thanks for the info... Jeff

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Humminbird HELIX 7 CHIRP Mega SI G3   $664.99     360 Imaging Compatibility: No     Minn Kota i-Pilot Link Compatibility:  No    this means don't buy a minn kota with i-Pilot Link you can't follow the contors     5-Port Ethernet Switch Compatibility: No     View Preset Keys: No Humminbird HELIX 7 CHIRP Mega SI G3N  $799.99  they both use the same Transducer Included: XNT 9 HW MSI 150 T The G3N has more  features most of them I  don't think you would use what I don't like is both only one Memory Card Slot:  if you get good at reading SI you should see the cats     in water deeper than 30 feet I don't use Mega SI I go to 455 are 800 KHz both have this Range-Side Imaging 480 ft (455 kHz), 75 ft (MEGA) does not look like they have 800 kHz but you do not need it

That is kind of what I figured for the MEGA being mostly a shallow water tool.  Is the distance to the sides effected by the depth of the water.  For instance in water 3' deep can you still shoot 45' to the side? Or is it reduced because it's not deep enough to function properly?  I guess Willard is shallow enough you probably would want to use the MEGA there too... Will the wide side imaging still work at like a 25' deep lake?  If so 480' ought to help you find schools of wipers on willard a little faster than hoping you drive over top of them... I was looking at my 788 finder and there are sure a lot of features on it that I don't use, guess we use what we can see a need for, and the rest we probably just haven't figured out our need for that feature yet...  That's why fishing with those that have used more things is always so good for teaching us how to become better... Those benefits of education... Thanks for helping educate me... Jeff