Lowrance LMS 350

[NPG]

I just purchased a boat and it came with 2 lowrance LMS 350's. I was wondering how out dated these units are, or are they still a good unit compared with todays units. I know with HDS and side imaging on todays units it obsolete, but compared to todays gps/sonar combos. Thanks

[PerchJerker]

The sonar on the LMS-350 is good. It's not color, but it's good (okay, maybe even very good). And I like the backlight for use at night.

Where you will really be behind the times is with the GPS functionality. Newer units have better receivers that track more satellites and update more frequently. The 350A has a good chartplotter and some nice options in how you can customize your views ...... but it has no mapping capabilities at all. A new unit will have a color screen and will take LakeMaster and/or Navionics map cards allowing you to view the lake map on your gps, and show your current position in relation to the structure. You can't do any of that with the 350A. And the new units have SD card slots which you can use to back-up and transfer waypoints --- with the 350A you're looking at manual recording and entering if you want to transfer or backup your waypoints.

[Jim Almquist]

I use to have one and it treated me pretty good most of the time. I upgraded to the LX25 which is the same screen size but with color and the ability to handle SD lake maps. You could keep one for the bow because you will not get a lot for it from the auction sites.

[gofishingtom]

2 years ago put my lms 350 one e-b-a-y for a week auction not expecting much and i got lucky some lady down in florida must have really wanted it for her husband as when the auction came to an end she wasnt going to be outbid and i got 650.00 for the unit...back then she could have bought a brand new color unit for 549.00 so it paid for most of my new 27 i got..so u never know on the e-b-a-y thing

[NTW]

Do you have the gps antenna for it?

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[PerchJerker]

I agree with the prices they get for them on eeeebay, crazy. I sold my 350A there quite a few years ago and was paid almost enough to cover a current generation color combo unit with mapping capabilities.