[sundancedan]

Has anyone used this feature on there Lowrance units? The SonarChart Live feature is just like Humminbirds AutoChart but requires the Navionics chip.

Everything I read about the SonarChart Live says you need an active subscription, which seems pretty stupid, as the Live portion is computed on the actual head unit.

The reason I ask is I am upgrading my FF and don't know if I should go for the Garmin echoMap 74sv or the Elite 5ti. I really want a touchscreen this year for ease of naming way points. I also really want auto mapping but don't care much for the Navionics subscription (my current Nav+ card is expired) I found the maps kinda useless where I fish.