"Dennis Pogson" wrote in message
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Daniel wrote:
I am sure that this has already been done but new models are
constantly being produced so... why not?
Your experience is very appreciated regarding:
1) screen dimension
2) Color or B/W
3) speed of screen refreshing
4) different cartographic systems/media
5) reliability
...
all points vs price, of course.

Thanks
Daniel

Most serious digital navigation officioados use laptops or PC's with TFT
panels.

Lowrance uses TFT panels on their Chartplotters.

These plotters are so puny in comparison,

Up to 10.4" versus 14.1" for the average laptop panel. Not to far off.

and you pay the earth for
a dedicated device

And with the laptop you will also have to purchase some "dedicated" hardware
and software just to make it useable in this capacity.

that will do nothing else but show an almost invisible
arrow on a screen barely bigger than your hand,

If you are trying to view from 5' away then I totally agree with you. But
when located and mounted properly, even a handheld GPS/Plotter with a 3.5"
screen is perfectly viewable. Always mount the unit where you need it, and
this is hard to do with a laptop unless you purchase a special waterproof
unit for even more bucks. Most, but by no means all, of your "serious
digital navigation afficioados"(sic) will use the laptop for planning
purposes in a controlled environment (i.e. the cabin or at home), rather
than in an exposed area for the actual running, and load the data to the
dedicated Chartplotter for use.

And the resolution is total
crap!

See your previous statement and my answer! (Funny thing is that my old high
school teachers would have determined that these two sentances consist of a
double negative, and was therefore a false statement that actually proved
the opposite!)

Wiil this do for starters?

No.