H2O or XOG

[dilleyo]

Has anyone had a chance to check out the XOG yet? I was going to get an H2O with Christmas money, but decided to get a bigger shack and now have the extra money to decide betweeen the 2. I kinda like the XOG because of the dual purpose of it, but I have also heard it only runs for 2 hours unplugged and the H20 is like 12 hours. Before I make my purchase, I just thought I'd ask the opinions of the experts on this site. Thanks in advance.

[DTro]

I've heard that the XOG is a pain in the rear to add waypoints.

[ottertailguy]

I'm also thinking about getting the color H20, but am debating it against the Eagle IntelliMap® 480(non color). I will only use it in my boat and I'm use to the hand helds but once set up the Eagle looks like it would be better. The price is about the same 269.00 to 299.00 at Cabela's

[fishinlocal]

From my understanding you have to add a waypoint as a "contact" and they are a pain in the ars to search through.

[fishing-for-fun]

I bought one and Like it. Its not as easy as an h2o to add way points but its not that hard. In the cold the battery does not last long and you can't change the battery, they don't last long in the h2o either but at least you can replace them when they go dead. I have a 4 wheeler so I just leave it plug in all the time and it works fine. The touch screen is a big plus because I don't have to take my gloves off to zoom and pan. Its very easy to look around the lake for a new spot because the screen is much larger and it has an auto zoom feture that will adjust depending on how fast I'm going. All the viewing options are easy to change and so are chips.

[DTro]

That's a good review. I'm was ready to pull the trigger on an H20, and the XOG made me do a double take.

Still undecided....

[fishing-for-fun]

I all ready have an h2o and was thinking about an h2oc but saw the xog. Do want I did and bring a chip to the store and play around with it. I thought I'd buy it and try it out and if I didn't like it I'd return it for the h20c.

P.S. there is a 3d view opition that shows the roads in kind of a 3d format that also works on the lake pofile. I think it may work good for trolling a break line.