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I have a 797, a larger screen would be nice but I have learned to live with the smaller screen.You have the option of only looking one direction left or right, which you can position yourself 100' off the bank and just look to the bank side only. And to limit the scans width to 100' and you should be good. Check out the yahoo group side imaging lots of info there, and pictures of installs. Also the best price that I found for the HB is at www.jandhproducts.com you can get a 797 for $870. I have used them a couple of times with no problems. Everything that you need comes with it, a couple of add ons can be the weathersense which is a barometeric sensor. And also can buy a system link that will allow to share gps and waypoints between 2 units.

You are correct you are not able to connect HB to a lowrance or vise versa. On the same brands can be connected together. Some people have said that they do get speed readings off the SI transducer. But depending on where you mount it will determine that, most mount it on the jackplate thus it will not work. Becuase it will be out of the water, when on plane. You can mount the the second transducer either internal or externial but you have to add the transducer switch TS2-W to work.

I would not recommend buying the NVB models, if you purchase the 997 since there are 2 card slots. The NVB is the 2006 maps which some are outdated, or useless in my case for the lake that I fish. The 797 has only one card slot, so if you purchase a map card and then want to take snap shots you will have to remove the map card then replace with a blank card.