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A little survey:

Q1: what brand and model multi-function display do you have?

Q2: are you happy with it?

Q3: if you had the opportunity for a do-over, would you make the same choice?

My answers to my own survey:

A1: I have Lowrance HDS for 5 years and Live series this season.

A2: they're decent

A3: having used Garmin displays on other boats, I would be inclined to move in that direction if starting over.

A1: Lowrance HDS-8 first generation
A2: yes
A3: yes

To give some context to A3, I am answering in the perspective of the original time of purchase. I have no regrets about the purchase I made nine years ago. If you need more perspective on why I bought the HDS-8, see my rather lengthy and detailed contemporaneous remarks from August 2010 at

http://continuouswave.com/ubb/Forum6/HTML/002784.html

Last summer I bought a Garmin 74 plus to replace my Garmin 540 that died on the Whaler.
I have stayed with Garmins. Have had 2 Garmins in the car and 2 Garmin hand helds.
Con

A1. I am using two Garmin 740s MFD presently. Have used 4xx,5xx,740, and the 4xxx,5xxx,6xxx, with the 19x GPS also.
A2. I have been very pleased with Garmin products,ease of installation,updating, and networking, and support.
A3. I would pick Garmin again. I put the biggest Garmin I can fit for these old eyes.
The kids like and do well with the touch screen, I do not care either way, might lean towards keypad myself.

A1: Raymarine Axiom 7
A2: very happy with it. Second MFD, first was also Raymarine, sold it with the boat
A3: have had no experience with other brands.

A1. Simrad EVO3 9"
A2. Yes
A3. Yes

1. Simrad GO9
2. Yes
3. Yes