| Compared Products | Lowrance HDS-5x Multifunction Echosounder | Lowrance HDS-5 Fishfinder/GPS Chartplotter | Lowrance X136 DF Sonar Fishfinder | Lowrance M68C S/Map Compact Fishfinder |
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Display | ||||
| Backlighting | Screen/Keypad | Screen/Keypad | Screen/Keypad | Screen/Keypad |
| Backlighting Type | Flourescent (CCFL) backlit screen, LED keypad backlight | Flourescent (CCFL) backlit screen, LED keypad backlight | White LED | White LED |
| Display Resolution | 480 x 480 | 480 x 480 | 480 x 480 | 320 x 240 |
| Display Size | 127 | 127 | 127 | 89 |
| Display Type | 16-bit color SolarMAX™ PLUS TFT | 16-bit color SolarMAX™ PLUS TFT | Monochrome Film SuperTwist, 16-level gray scale | 256-color active matrix TFT |
| Languages Supported | 23 | 23 | ||
| Multilanguage Display | True | True | True | True |
| Resize Display Window | True | True | True | |
| Sonar And GPS Overlay Data | True | True | True | |
| Sonar Overlay Data | True | |||
| Split Screen Presentation | True | True | True | True |
GPS/Navigation | ||||
| Background Map | Expanded U.S. BaseMap or Lake Insight™ or Nautic Insight™ (Americas) or Worldwide background map (non-Americas) | Built-in, special U.S. hydrogaphy mapping | ||
| Custom Mapping | Optional Navionics® Platinum+ and Platinum chartcards with TurboView™ for worldwide coverage - as well as Navionics® HotMaps™ Platinum, Lowrance Hot Spots® PRO and LakeMaster® ProMaps (Americas) | |||
| GPS Alarms | True | True | ||
| GPS Antenna Type | Internal, high-sensitivity GPS+WAAS (Americas) or GPS+EGNOS+MSAS (non-Americas) | Internal GPS+WAAS | ||
| Event Markers | 1000 | |||
| Graphic Marker Icons | 42 | |||
| Plot Trails | Up to 10 trails - up to 12,000 points/trail | Up to 100 savable, 10,000 points/trail | ||
| GPS Receiver Channels | 16 | 12 | ||
| Routes | 200 | 100 | ||
| Waypoint Storage | 5000 | 1000 | ||
| Man Overboard Feature | True | True | ||
Information | ||||
| ShowApsisNewsletterForm | True | True | True | |
| ZoomRange | 50ft (20m) to 2500 nautical miles (3000 miles) | 40 ranges, 0.02-4000 miles | ||
Networking/Connectors | ||||
| Connectors | NMEA 2000®, NMEA 0183 and Ethernet | NMEA 2000®, NMEA 0183 and Ethernet | ||
| NMEA 0183 Input | True | True | ||
| NMEA 0183 Interface | up to 38,400 baud | up to 38,400 baud | ||
| NMEA 2000 Pending Certification | True | True | True | |
| NMEA Output | 0183/2000 | 0183/2000 | 2000 | |
Power | ||||
| InputCurrent | 0.7A at 13VDC with backlight on, 0.4A with backlight off | 0.7A at 13VDC with backlight on, 0.4A with backlight off | ||
| NMEA2000LoadEquivalencyNumber | 1 network load (50mA) | 1 network load (50mA) | ||
| Power Supply | 10 - 18 | 10 - 18 | 10 - 17 | 10 - 17 |
Radar | ||||
| Antenna Type | Optional Lowrance radar choices available | |||
Sonar | ||||
| Sonar Alarms: Fish, Max and Min Depth | True | True | ||
| Depth Alarm | True | True | ||
| Sonar Frequency | 50/200 or 83/200 | 50/200 or 83/200 | 50/200 | 200 |
| Sonar Depth | 1524 | 1524 | 762 | 183 |
| Sonar Output Power | Max Max 250W Peak to Peak (31W RMS) actual; 30,000W Peak to Peak analog equivalent | Max 250W Peak to Peak (31W RMS) actual; 30,000W Peak to Peak analog equivalent | 4000 | 800 |
| FasTrack™ | True | True | True | True |
| FishReveal™ | True | |||
| FlashGraf™ | True | True | True | |
| Ping Speed HyperScroll™ | True | True | True | True |
| Speed & Distance Log | Yes | Optional | ||
| Standard Fishfinder Features: COLORLINE™/GRAYLINE®, ASP™, FishSymbol I.D.™, FishTrack™, and more | True | True | ||
| Temperature Display | True | True | True | True |
| Transducer Type | Choice of dual frequency Skimmer® | Choice of dual frequency Skimmer® | Dual Frequency Skimmer® | Skimmer® |
Technical/Environmental | ||||
| Built-in Backup Memory | True | True | True | True |
| Casing | Sealed and waterproof | Sealed and waterproof | Sealed and waterproof | Sealed and waterproof |
| Operating Temperature | -15°C to 55°C (5°F to 130°F) | |||
| Operating Temperature Stored | -15°C to 55°C (5°F to 130°F) | |||
| Depth | 102 | 102 | 86 | 64 |
| Height | 146 | 146 | 138 | 147 |
| Width | 184 | 184 | 176 | 108 |
| SpecifiedStandards | EMC: IC RSS-310; FCC Part 15 Class B; IEC60945 | EMC: IC RSS-310; FCC Part 15 Class B; IEC60945 | ||
| Waterproof Standard | IPX6 and IPX7 with memory card door closed | IPX6 and IPX7 with memory card door closed | ||
Other | ||||
| Alarms | Local and networked alarms available for included and optional components, ncluding sonar, GPS/navigation, battery voltage, weather, engine/transmission, tank level, AIS and DSC | Local and networked alarms available for included and optional components, ncluding sonar, GPS/navigation, battery voltage, weather, engine/transmission, tank level, AIS and DSC | ||
| Memory Card Capable | One SD/MMC/MMC+ memory card slot | |||
| Other Features | StructureScan with optional LSS-1 module (8 color palette options), Broadband Sounder technology (with 14 color palette options), ethernet networking and new 2-year limited warranty | StructureScan with optional LSS-1 module (8 color palette options), Broadband Sounder technology (with 14 color palette options), ethernet networking, optional SIRIUS Satellite Weather/Radio and new 2-year limited warranty |