Lowrance GPS

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message
...
Dan,

The 396 is a great piece of gear, but we desperately need some real
competition in this field. What's Lowrance's problem, anyway?


We have competition. Only not in the very top end of the market.

That's the point...

Glad you can all afford that kind of unit. I certainly can't.

....and that's the problem. I bet Garmin is making some very fat margin
on the 396, as they should for beating the hell out of their
competitors. Nice for them; tough for us who want--hell, *need*--the
revolutionary capabilities of the 396.

--
Dan
C172RG at BFM

"Jay Honeck" wrote:

Regardless of your opinion on the magnets, the fact is that if you
want
XM weather in a hand held GPS, you have only one choice--Garmin.

For now.

As with everything in our economy, a little competition ought to help.
If and when Lowrance jumps into the on-board weather market, it'll get
interesting...

It's not just Garmin we need competition for: I'm also rooting for WSI
to form a strong alliance--perhaps with Lowrance--to put some
subscription price pressure on XmWx.

I've now flown with the 396 for several months, and the days before it
seem like the dark ages--like before GPS or ANR headsets. There is a
huge market for this technology if the price comes down a little.
$2,500 + $30/mo. is simply too steep for many people.

--
Dan

"The future has actually been here for a while, it's just not readily
available to everyone."
-- some guy at MIT

In article ,
Thomas Borchert wrote:

If yo know of an aviation portable that comes anywhere near the PRICE
of the 396...

All I'm trying to say is that a maximum of features is not the only
thing to consider. Display size and resolution, for example, matter,
too. Price as well, for some.

Thomas, I think you're missing the point. The point is, if you want the
features that the Garmin 396 has to offer--namely XM weather--you have
only one choice, which is the Garmin 396. If you want those features,
the cost of the unit is well worth the investment.

I will also point out that while the AirMap 2000c has a larger screen,
it is a lower resolution screen when compared to the Garmin 296/396.



JKG

In article ,
Thomas Borchert wrote:
The 396 is a great piece of gear, but we desperately need some real
competition in this field. What's Lowrance's problem, anyway?


We have competition. Only not in the very top end of the market. Glad
you can all afford that kind of unit. I certainly can't.

We don't have competition, because there is no other hand held unit on
the market that can do XM weather. Therefore, there is no competitive
unit to the Garmin 396.

For you, it really doesn't matter since you're outside of the US. I
can't see any real benefit to the 396 if you can't receive XM signals
and obtain data relevant to your area.



JKG

Garmin rules!

In article .com,
"Doug" wrote:

Garmin rules!


At the moment, yes, they do. I'm not saying that I'm happy or unhappy
about that, but the fact is that they produce high-quality products that
the market demands, and they do it better than anyone else--that's why
they "rule" the market at the present time.



JKG

No idea Jonathan!

Havn't even been looking..

5 months B 4 the boat comes out of the shed...

Dave



On Sat, 21 Jan 2006 22:05:47 -0500, Jonathan Goodish
wrote:

In article ,
Dave wrote:

Judging by the popularity of the Garmin 396, and the fact that the vast
majority of general aviation operations occur in the US, I'd say that
Lowrance missed the boat with XM--big time.



Not really, Lowrance is far bigger in the Marine market than Garmin
cever hope to be..

Dave


And Lowrance's marine unit with XM is... where?


JKG

In article ,
Dave wrote:

No idea Jonathan!

Havn't even been looking..

5 months B 4 the boat comes out of the shed...


I would say that you need to move to a warmer climate!


JKG

No doubt about that!

The break from boating DOES give me more time to fly tho....

We live on a river, so, in Spring, the freshet has to disperse B 4 we
can launch..

Winter has not really started yet! 10 deg C here yesterday... (!)

Almost no snow here, snowmobilers ****ed, skiers, snowboarders bummed
out...

Dave



On Sun, 22 Jan 2006 15:33:26 -0500, Jonathan Goodish
wrote:

In article ,
Dave wrote:

No idea Jonathan!

Havn't even been looking..

5 months B 4 the boat comes out of the shed...


I would say that you need to move to a warmer climate!


JKG

"Thomas Borchert" wrote in message ...
Dan,

The 396 is a great piece of gear, but we desperately need some real
competition in this field. What's Lowrance's problem, anyway?


We have competition. Only not in the very top end of the market. Glad
you can all afford that kind of unit. I certainly can't.

--
Thomas Borchert (EDDH)

There was an article in the "Daily" or "Sunday Oklahoman" a week or so ago. Lowrance is merging with a foreign
electronics company that specializes in high end electronics for expensive boats. What this means for aviation.. I
guess we'll have to wait and see. Could be good / could be bad. I found the following link.

http://www.lowrance.com/company/pres...rger013006.htm

Joe Schneider
8437R



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