FWIW, the touchscreen does not work with full finger gloves and is not as good as an IPad touchscreen. Also, it is hard to touch the right spot in a sea. I have the e7. I did not buy a Garmin due to the lack of a joystick.
Joel On Tue, Dec 29, 2015 at 11:38 AM, Frederick G Street via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Danny — the e Series has what Raymarine calls Hybrid Touch, where you have > a touchscreen along with hard controls to manage the MFD. The a Series is > touchscreen ONLY; there are no hard controls with the exception of the > on/off switch. > > All the Raymarine MFDs should work with the same set of > tablets/smartphones, as they all use the same firmware/OS. Then the > Raymarine app for the mobile device does the work locally. The > compatibility list for the e Series probably hasn’t been updated as > recently as the a Series, as the a Series is newer. > > CHIRP may be an advantage if you’re planning on fishing a lot… :^) > > — Fred > > Fred Street -- Minneapolis > S/V Oceanis (1979 C&C Landfall 38) -- on the hard in Bayfield, WI :^( > > On Dec 28, 2015, at 11:41 AM, Danny Haughey via CnC-List < > cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > > Hello again, > > I'm getting ready to pull the trigger on this package but I notice a > similar package with the A78 for $110 more. > > Can anyone help with the differences and benefits of one over the other > fur a sail boat! > > I see the a78 has that chirp technology and seems compatible with more > tablets and smart phones than just the apple reference of the e7D. > > Thanks for any insights > Danny > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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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