Garmin Fishfinders?

[MrTexasRigs]

Alright so I'm looking to get a cheaper fishfinder. One that is accurate with depth, structure, temperature, etc etc. I'm just looking for a fishfinder, not a chartplotter and what not. I have heard some pretty good things about Garmin fishfinders, and for the price I'm def. leaning towards it compared to Lowrance and Humminbird. What do you guys think of Garmin's and more importantly the Garmin Echo 500c. For the price ($250) it has a 5in screen, which is appealing to me, as i was looking at smaller screens in similar price by the two big manufacturers. So yeah if you could give me your opinions on Garmins and the one I'm looking at. Also you can give me some info on other fishfinders if you don't like the Garmin.

 

Thanks

[Wayne P.]

Good products for the 2D market.

 

A 5" display with a 2D unit is plently. Only the very first vertical row of screen pixels is current data, the rest of the screen is just recorded history.

 

Nothing to dislike with their units.

[Diablos]

I use the Garmin Echo 550C in the bow. The unit has worked fantastic for over a year and has a great picture. It has a ton of features for a budget fishfinder.

 

The Garmin has the clearest picture of any unit in this price range in my opinion.

[Downeaster2010]

I have a cheapo Garmin 250 b/w on my bow, and it is pretty good at showing depth.  I would like to

replace it one of the days with a good color Lowrance.