I guess it is all what you are used to, I have a Zeus Touch T7 on Firewater and
like it very much, though part of the attraction is the full integration with
my Triton instruments, which makes it like a big instrument display in addition
to being a chartplotter. I have not really needed the manual for regular use.
The one thing about the B&G system that is not obvious is the need for some
additional pieces. The Zeus T7 at least comes with very limited charts, the T8
may be better in that regard. I felt the need to buy charts to even get the
breakwall in our harbor on the cart. The other issue is that it really needs
an external compass transducer to properly function even as a chartplotter.
There is another optional piece, which I have, to give you iPad control as Andy
describes below, so it definitely is available. The bottom line is that the
price of the T8 alone may not be the true cost to give you the features you
want.
I think with any of these you need to evaluate it in light of the integration
opportunities with other instruments and sensors. If you have relatively
current Raymarine instruments, they might well talk to the E7. If you have
B&G, they might well talk to a Zeus unit. They aren’t just chartplotters any
more, they really are designed to be part of a system. Just my 2 cents.
Regards,
Jim Reinardy
C&C 30-2 “Firewater”
Milwaukee, WI
Sent from Windows Mail
From: Andrew Burton via CnC-List
Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 10:50 AM
To: Bill Coleman, cnc-list@cnc-list.com
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
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