LX-7 Sneak Peak Video from ICast…!

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    July 18, 2011 at 9:30 pm #1302639

    For Immediate Release

    MarCum’s LX-7, the industry’s first and only real-time color LCD sonar unit, was released to the public at Icast in Las Vegas on July 13. The LX-7 will forever change the way ice anglers search for and catch fish with the advent of new sonar features like Real-Time display, Sonar Footprint and a completely customizable user-interface that allows the angler to select how information is displayed using MarCum’s exclusive combination of circular and vertical representations of the water column. The LX-7 has been a long time coming… but it was well worth the wait!

    blue-fleck
    Dresbach, MN
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    July 18, 2011 at 9:54 pm #981851

    That’s a great video! I can’t wait to see this unit live and in action!!

    James Holst
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    SE Minnesota
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    July 18, 2011 at 9:58 pm #981852

    Here’s some other stats that haven’t been touched on yet but I’m sure will be asked.

    Depth Range: 0-300 ft. Depth range can be controlled manually or automatically using Dynamic Depth.

    Size: Overall size and weight will be very similar to an LX-5.

    Power Consumption: 850 milliamps. For comparison the LX-5 uses 750 milliamps.

    Future-Proof: The LX-7 has a usb port and internal flash memory which will allow for future updates and upgrades without having to send the unit to the manufacturer.

    dtro
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    Jordan
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    July 18, 2011 at 10:18 pm #981853

    Very cool! Marcum just raised the bar again.

    Quick question. If the showdown has zero lag, how can this be 4 times faster? Isn’t 4 times 0….0?

    Looks like a winner either way!

    ekruger01
    Posts: 587
    July 18, 2011 at 10:19 pm #981854

    that big screen fits in that little softcase? lol looks great cant wait to order one this fall!

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
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    July 18, 2011 at 10:22 pm #981855

    Like to have one in the boat!

    -J.

    James Holst
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    July 18, 2011 at 10:28 pm #981859

    Quote:

    Quick question. If the showdown has zero lag, how can this be 4 times faster? Isn’t 4 times 0….0?

    Ah yes, excellent question.

    The Showdowns produce a response time of 80 milliseconds. The LX-7’s response time is 20 milliseconds. So, four times faster. OF course the engineers tell us that the threshold for the brain / eyes ability to perceive “lag” starts around 100 milliseconds. So anything faster than that is fast enough to outpace the human brain and appear “real time.”

    bret_clark
    Sparta, WI
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    July 18, 2011 at 10:29 pm #981861

    Quote:

    Like to have one in the boat!

    -J.

    I love my LX-5 in the boat just as much as on the ice…..the LX-7 is going to be the cats

    Please dear Lord Baby Jesus…All I want for christmas

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
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    July 18, 2011 at 10:32 pm #981862

    That cone angle display is pretty darn sweet!

    -J.

    James Holst
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    July 18, 2011 at 10:32 pm #981863

    Quote:

    Like to have one in the boat!

    -J.

    Given the capabilities I think we’ll see the 7’s used by anglers that want real-time response performance in the boat as the open water graph mode should excel in applications when the boat is on plane. No more marking fish, bottom changes or baitfish when those targets are well behind you!

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    July 18, 2011 at 10:36 pm #981865

    I ran a flasher in the boat either exclusively or along side a graph (LCD or Paper) for years. There are some definite advantages to the flasher. You said it – “Especially on plane”!

    -J.

    dandorn
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    July 18, 2011 at 10:39 pm #981867

    Can’t wait til November………….

    I’d love to be walking on ice, with an LX-7 in hand, today!!

    shefland
    Walker
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    July 18, 2011 at 10:53 pm #981872

    I hope visibilty in sunlight will be good! My lx-5 may be for sale. Seeing your screen well outside of the fish house is a big issue with me.

    James Holst
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    July 18, 2011 at 10:57 pm #981874

    Quote:

    I hope visibilty in sunlight will be good! My lx-5 may be for sale. Seeing your screen well outside of the fish house is a big issue with me.

    I had units outside in the Vegas sun this past week and visibility was excellent. As good or better than the top of the line units offered by other manufacturers of open water electronics. When the LX-7 starts to hit stores you’ll have to convince someone to let you take one outside to the parking lot for testing for yourself.

    Dave Koonce
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    Prairie du Chien Wi.
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    July 18, 2011 at 11:53 pm #981890

    James,
    What about the color mode… did I see or hear someplace where the color mode was adjustable ?

    How does it compare to the LX-5 ?

    thanks James !!

    Fife
    Ramsey, MN
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    July 19, 2011 at 12:06 am #981894

    Do they have any transducer options for the boat?

    James Holst
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    July 19, 2011 at 12:45 am #981902

    Quote:

    James,
    What about the color mode… did I see or hear someplace where the color mode was adjustable ?

    How does it compare to the LX-5 ?

    thanks James !!

    The LX-7 has multiple color pallets. Two – 3 color pallets, a 6 color and a grey scale.

    James Holst
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    July 19, 2011 at 12:46 am #981903

    Quote:

    Do they have any transducer options for the boat?

    Yes, they will have a high speed for the boat and a puck for the bow troller.

    blackbay
    Posts: 699
    July 19, 2011 at 1:26 am #981912

    Do I need to get my wife a second job so she can buy me one for Christmas? In other words has Marcum talked pricing yet?

    James Holst
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    July 19, 2011 at 1:44 am #981918

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    Do I need to get my wife a second job so she can buy me one for Christmas? In other words has Marcum talked pricing yet?

    MSRP is $699.

    b_sander
    Red Wing , MN
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    July 19, 2011 at 3:36 am #981952

    Finally.. facebook has something interesting!
    I cant wait!

    huskerdu
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    July 19, 2011 at 3:57 am #981956

    $700 Bone, wow! I thought open water fishing was expensive.

    James Holst
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    July 19, 2011 at 4:03 am #981957

    Quote:

    $700 Bone, wow! I thought open water fishing was expensive.

    The good stuff is never cheap, is it?

    Although when you consider that other manufacturer’s top of the line mechanical flashers come in over $600 once you add the softpack… the MSRP on the 7 seems to be priced “right” when you consider the capabilities, new features and the graph mode that allows 365/days year use.

    Ron Johnsen
    Platteville wi
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    July 19, 2011 at 10:04 am #981971

    Looks great its on the top of my list

    Calvin Svihel
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    Northwest Metro, MN
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    July 19, 2011 at 1:14 pm #982031

    Wow..cannot wait for December.

    turkeynate
    Iowa
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    July 19, 2011 at 1:22 pm #982034

    Quote:

    Quote:

    $700 Bone, wow! I thought open water fishing was expensive.

    The good stuff is never cheap, is it?

    Although when you consider that other manufacturer’s top of the line mechanical flashers come in over $600 once you add the softpack… the MSRP on the 7 seems to be priced “right” when you consider the capabilities, new features and the graph mode that allows 365/days year use.

    Where’s the GPS?

    James Holst
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    SE Minnesota
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    July 19, 2011 at 1:40 pm #982042

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Quote:

    $700 Bone, wow! I thought open water fishing was expensive.

    The good stuff is never cheap, is it?

    Although when you consider that other manufacturer’s top of the line mechanical flashers come in over $600 once you add the softpack… the MSRP on the 7 seems to be priced “right” when you consider the capabilities, new features and the graph mode that allows 365/days year use.

    Where’s the GPS?

    No GPS on the LX-7.

    bee
    Maine
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    July 19, 2011 at 3:26 pm #982100

    When is the release date?

    James Holst
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    July 19, 2011 at 4:33 pm #982124

    Quote:

    When is the release date?

    No official release date has been given yet but guys in the know at MarCum have been saying “long before ice.” October 1 sounds about right but that’s me guesstimating.

    bee
    Maine
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    July 20, 2011 at 5:24 pm #982455

    My crappie will be leaving the shallows soon. I love using my flasher to find and jig them up deep. October is a great time to do it.

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