Agree, no real point in brand bashing. I have th HB side image. I chose it for the side image features. Gives a 400+ foot wide view under the boat and to the sides. I have had mine since Nov and have used it some. Have spotted schools of bait fish in water collum, detailed structure. Recently added the down image software but have not used it yet.

Do the Lowrance units have a very wide side image view? My previous unit was a Lowrance and it was a good one, however, dated now.

I have seen a lot of images on the Web taken with both the HB and Lowrance units, but what really impresses me are the images that I get on my unit.

Seeing how I have already purchased mine I will be very happy with it. I am sure you will be very happy with yours. These newer units are quite amazing compared to the older graph style chart units and are a great upgrade no matter what brand you choose.