I have an E7. You will find the touch screen on the iPad easier to use than the E7's after a few days of salt spray. I did not play with the new B&G or Garmin stuff. The main reason I did not buy the Garmin that was on the market 3 years ago was it was all touch screen. I like having the joystick.
Joel On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 11:49 AM, Andrew Burton via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > I find the Raymarine more intuitive to use. I can mostly figure it out by > pushing buttons. I have to get out the manual for the B&G. > > I'm just about to buy an e7d on advice from my favorite electronics guru. > Another thing I like about it over the B&G is that it has wifi that means I > can see everything on its screen and control it from my iPad. So the > repeater plotter I will have at the nav station (or in my bunk) will be my > iPad. > > Andy > C&C 40 > Peregrine > > On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 11:19 AM, Bill Coleman via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > >> I was wondering if anyone on the list has, or has had occasion to use one >> of >> the new Chartplotters by B&G or Garmin with the Laylines, compass rose, >> etc, >> that look like the overlays on the latest Americas cup. Particularly the >> Zeus Touch T8, now on sale for $807 >> I still have an RC-80 Raymarine which works fine, but all these new >> features, plus many, many more make my knees go weak. >> >> Any Comments? >> >> Another observation, I notice that Defender has nothing from Garmin >> anymore. >> I wonder if they pulled their plug for not playing by the rules and >> selling >> below their "suggested" prices. ? >> >> Bill Coleman >> C&C 39 >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> Email address: >> CnC-List@cnc-list.com >> To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the >> bottom of page at: >> http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com >> >> > > > -- > Andrew Burton > 61 W Narragansett Ave > Newport, RI > USA 02840 > http://sites.google.com/site/andrewburtonyachtservices/ > phone +401 965 5260 > > _______________________________________________ > > Email address: > CnC-List@cnc-list.com > To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the > bottom of page at: > http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com > > > -- Joel 301 541 8551
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