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Gene Francisco wrote:
> I'm looking at some electronics packages offered by our dealer and want to know if anyone has any experience or information concerning which would be a better way to go:
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> 1) Nobeltec radar, GPS, depth sounder,autopilot, Admiral software, chart plotter, two touch screen monitors, computer, WxWorx, ICOM 402 VHF http://www.nobeltec.com/products/prod_admiral.asp
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> or
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> 2) Furuno NavNet system with depth sounder, GPS, radar, plotter, Raymarine 6000 autopilot, ICOM 402 VHF
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> The dealer highly recommends going the route of a PC based system using the Nobeltec software. Their reasons are as software changes, all that needs to be done is to upgrade the software and PC.
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> They also claim that recent upgrades in the Furuno system are not back-compatible with slightly older versions. Is this true??
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> The Nobeltec system will be almost twice the price of the Furuno system, but I would be willing to go that route if it is the better way to go. I haven't looked in-depth at each component. I just wanted to start here to see what the consensus is. Any thoughts??
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> Thanks!
>
For twice the money, you can afford to change the entire system out
someday in the future.
The Noeltec radar system is using the underlying PC (MS Windows) system.
I had a sample of that to watch the other day. The radar froze up. I
would never willingly have my radar using Windows as the operating
system, unless it was just a backup.
I could use considerably stronger language to express my thoughts on
this, but I think you get the picture, without further details.
Regards,
Mike
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