Customer Reviews

Lowrance HDS-5m 5-Inch Waterproof Marine GPS and Chartplotter (With Nautic Insight Maps)

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I use this just for a GPS on my boat. I love this product. I found it was easy to set up and install. However, I am a computer engineer. This is more accurate than was advertised and it is able to put me in the middle of the entrance river where my dock is. I would suggest that anyone use it but have a technician wire it for them into the boat. The network capabilities can be confusing if you are not familiar with basic electrical layouts.

This gps is awesome, its a straight gps no fishfinder. It is awesome at what it does. set waypoints with one push of the button as you ride. Gives you all the bells and whistles and very easy to use. It will tell you tides for exact areas, fishing locations, bait to use and fish in that area that have been reported. Also can be used as motor rpm , speedo, and other items with the screen selection and attachments. Its awesome.

This unit replaced my earlier b&w Lowrance GPS and could not have delivered a better upgrade. It is far easier to use and offers many more features. I won't bother to get into all of the details but I installed the unit myself as a stand-alone GPS. It is mounted inside the pilot house but doesn't need an exterior antenna. It works very well, with clear daytime readable graphics. It also provides all necessary trip details on a separate page.