Ok….so who has on hands experience with the new HB product? Was about to pull the trigger on a 1199SSI when I see the Onix. Aside from the touch screen aspect anything “bigger & better”?
February 9, 2014 at 6:04 am
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February 9, 2014 at 6:32 am #1387137
It’s brand new this year, so the only people who have experience with it are HB employees and their pro staff, who get paid to say nice stuff about the product. Go to the Humminbird website and research it.
February 9, 2014 at 7:42 am #1387147Hi,
You can see some snippets of the HB ONIX in action on YouTube videos (search for Humminbird ONIX (unfortunately most are in French! >>> there was a Electronics Expo held in Paris in mid December 2013 (where ONIX and ION were announced)). What you can see is a VERY sunlight viewable screen and menu manipulation (screen selection/performance) to die for!
What you have to consider is that ONIX (or unlikely ION) can ONLY “talk to” to other ONIX’s or ION’s (and NOT to “old” HB technology). You will also be switching to digital sonar (yet to be determined what that means >>> but all new transducers!) as part of this transition.You decide >>> BUT I can hardly wait!!!!
Take care,
RogerFebruary 9, 2014 at 7:42 am #1387148I have the onix on my new boat. It just got delivered last Thursday. I had the 998 on my old boat so I’m excited to learn all the goodies on the onix. auto chart is what I’m waiting to use. Being able to make my own maps of lakes that’s not charted yet. way to go humminbird!!! that why there the leader and lowrance follows
February 9, 2014 at 9:38 am #1387179Quote:
Ok….so who has on hands experience with the new HB product? Was about to pull the trigger on a 1199SSI when I see the Onix. Aside from the touch screen aspect anything “bigger & better”?
I was able to have some hands on playing with one last fall at the dealer show. I wasn’t able to test and try everything but the touch screen being the biggest change. You can zoom in on maps and such by using the touch screen just like your phone. I really liked that. Also like someone mentioned you have the auto chart option. You can record and create your own maps of whatever water body you want. You don’t have to send it in to Humminbird either. When you create it, it yours and you can choose who you share it with.
One other thing is if you have 2 onix units and they are networked together they will share 1 map chip!February 9, 2014 at 10:56 am #1387195Not sure why Hbird did this but the Onyx series will not Ethernet with legacy units.
February 10, 2014 at 8:59 am #1387449One other thing I will add with the ONIX. If you get the SI model it now has its own DI transducer built into the SI ducer, so its not using the si to get DI.
The detail of DI will be better than previous years when running it through a SI ducer.February 10, 2014 at 9:04 am #1387452Quote:
One other thing I will add with the ONIX. If you get the SI model it now has its own DI transducer built into the SI ducer, so its not using the si to get DI.
The detail of DI will be better than previous years when running it through a SI ducer.
Any idea if this is an upgrade to the original HDSI ducer, or is this a different ducer specifically used with the onix?
Nevermind, doubt the nontouch units could utilize the third element anyway.
February 10, 2014 at 9:12 am #1387456Quote:
Not sure why Hbird did this but the Onyx series will not Ethernet with legacy units.
Are you sure they won’t, or do they need an Ethernet adapter? Even the 99 series need an adapter to Ethernet to previous models.
February 10, 2014 at 9:25 am #1387460Quote:
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Not sure why Hbird did this but the Onyx series will not Ethernet with legacy units.
Are you sure they won’t, or do they need an Ethernet adapter? Even the 99 series need an adapter to Ethernet to previous models.
The onix WILL ethernet with older units. They only thing they wont share between the 2 is a map chip. They can share any other info!
February 10, 2014 at 9:37 am #1387462The onix does have auto chart speed?
February 10, 2014 at 10:22 am #1387475Quote:
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Not sure why Hbird did this but the Onyx series will not Ethernet with legacy units.
Are you sure they won’t, or do they need an Ethernet adapter? Even the 99 series need an adapter to Ethernet to previous models.
The onix WILL ethernet with older units. They only thing they wont share between the 2 is a map chip. They can share any other info!
Now I am totally confused according to every thing I have read…. said Onyx will not share any information with the legacy units.
February 10, 2014 at 11:06 am #1387494Quote:
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Not sure why Hbird did this but the Onyx series will not Ethernet with legacy units.
Are you sure they won’t, or do they need an Ethernet adapter? Even the 99 series need an adapter to Ethernet to previous models.
The onix WILL ethernet with older units. They only thing they wont share between the 2 is a map chip. They can share any other info!
Now I am totally confused according to every thing I have read…. said Onyx will not share any information with the legacy units.
Im waiting to hear an answer directly from humminbird but that is how I understood it.
February 10, 2014 at 11:11 am #1387500Directly from humminbird the Onix will NOT ethernet with any other model other than onix
February 10, 2014 at 11:36 am #1387511Quote:
The onix does have auto chart speed?
Yes
February 10, 2014 at 12:17 pm #1387526I wonder if this has anything to do with the WIFI capability of the unit? Why ethernet if you can WIFI the same info. to phones and tablets. Just speculating here.
March 19, 2014 at 12:29 pm #1397504Quote:
One other thing I will add with the ONIX. If you get the SI model it now has its own DI transducer built into the SI ducer, so its not using the si to get DI.
The detail of DI will be better than previous years when running it through a SI ducer.
Eric,
Do you think this will become the standard for all SI units in the future or just the Onix? I’m willing to hold out 1 year to get the better technology next season..March 19, 2014 at 2:29 pm #1397563Quote:
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One other thing I will add with the ONIX. If you get the SI model it now has its own DI transducer built into the SI ducer, so its not using the si to get DI.
The detail of DI will be better than previous years when running it through a SI ducer.
My guess is no on that. I do believe over the coarse of the next few years you will start to see everything move up to the touch screen technology but I don’t foresee any major changes like that to the current 8, 9, 1100 series units.
Eric,
Do you think this will become the standard for all SI units in the future or just the Onix? I’m willing to hold out 1 year to get the better technology next season..
March 19, 2014 at 6:06 pm #1397626I dropped a nice chunk of cash on h-bird this year, a 999si HD, an I-pilot Link, a 788ci HD a few transducers, external gps puck, weather sense, cables, mounts, and even a modified powerdrive converted to a transducer bow mount. While I appreciate some of the price drops, I don’t appreciate the discontinuing of some models that make obsolete some accessories. Maybe it’s easy for me to say, but I’m boycotting the ONIX, besides, I hate fingerprints on my screen.
March 20, 2014 at 10:57 am #1397785I agree with the touchscreen in a boat arguement, although it might prove those who don’t catch fish, have clean Onix screens
March 20, 2014 at 7:16 pm #1397872Onix has both touch and buttons. Either will work.
March 20, 2014 at 7:38 pm #1397880So is it a hermaphrodite…eeew!
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