Product Description
One of the most popular Lowrance handhelds, now with a crystal clear color display - plus 16-channel GPS precision. The iFINDER H2O comes with sporty styling and a sure-grip rubber welt seal, along with dual processors and a high-res color screen!
The iFINDER H2O C Plus has the same great features of the standard model, with the added plus of exclusive MapCreate mapping software, one MMC/SD memory card, and an MMC/SD card reader with USB connector - for making custom, high-detail mapping.
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One of the most popular Lowrance handhelds, now with a crystal clear color display and a 16-channel GPS precision, the Lowrance iFinder H20 C Plus comes with dual processors for higher speed screen updates and scrolling, sporty styling and a sure-grip rubber welt seal. This system has the same great features of the standard model, with the added plus of exclusive MapCreate mapping software, one MMC/SD memory card, and an MMC/SD card reader with USB connector for customized, high-detail mapping. Compact and portable, the H20 C Plus features a built-in background map, including interstate exit services, of the continental United States and Hawaii. There's also one MMC/SD digital media memory card slot for mapping and recording capabilities, an antenna port for connecting the optional external GPS and WAAS antenna, and an internal back-up memory to keep your important data secure.
Reliable, powerful, and user-friendly, the H20 C Plus features easy point-and-map operation for navigation and routing and dual Easy and Advanced operation modes. Its 2.83-inch, diagonal, color TFT display offers 320 x 240 pixel resolution for optimum readability, and the white LED backlit screen offers excellent direct sunlight and low-light or night viewing. The H20 C Plus also gives you access to 1,000 waypoints, 1,000 event markers, and 100 routes, as well as up to 100 savable and retraceable plot trails, with up to 10,000 points in any trail. For added trip-planning convenience, you can take advantage of 40 map zoom ranges (0.02 to 4,000 miles) and 63 graphic icons to mark special spots.
Compatible with optional Lowrance FreedomMaps, Fishing Hot Spots Elite, LakeMaster Pro Maps, NauticPath USA, and Navionics electronic charts, the H20 C Plus is waterproof to IPX7 standards, so you can take it wherever you go. Convenient and versatile, it operates up to 14 hours or longer on two "AA" batteries (not included) and comes with a full one-year warranty.
Customer Reviews:
Serious bugs and no tech support .......2007-09-07
What started out as a positive experience quickly turned sour. This product has various software bugs that cause the unit to crash and reboot. In particular when "finding" an item such as a tide table. Sometimes it works but mostly it starts beeping then reboots after about 5 seconds. There are other software bugs as well which I've encountered. Now the good part....I've called Lowrance tech support three times and they have yet to help me with this problem. 1st time I waited about an hour on the phone before I was allowed to leave a message (go figure, I guess they hope you'll give up and go away). Someone called back and left a message when I wasn't standing in front of my phone and didn't bother to leave a direct phone# so....you guessed it...I had to call again and leave another message after another hour with my ear plastered to the phone. Since then I've sent 2 E-mails to them and called one last time and waited another 30 minutes to no avial. Clearly Lowrance has some serious technical and administrative issues. Is this a hot looking product with lots of features? ...sure...but trust me....its not worth the headaches and reboots when you're sailing up a narrow channel (as I was). Avoid this product and consider another brand until Lowrance decides to grow up.
Very dissipointing.
Lowrance H2O C.......2007-07-09
Purchased this unit so I could find some streets on a trip to the South. This unit is better utilized in a camping or hiking mode. It does not plot a trail to an address using a street structure. It will plot a trail, but is as "the bird flies". It does have excellent battery life, and the power point adapter included is great. Buy the Plus unit because you get the mapping software and an MMC card which you will need. The built in map is only good down to 8 miles zoom in. Anything closer and you will need to have created a custom map. Quality is excellent, as is my experience with Lowrance. The mapping software is also excellent. This unit will work great in my boat as well. Mapping software is also excellent and easy to use with unit. Overall I am happy with it.
Lowrance iFinder H20 C Plus GPS.......2007-05-22
The display is outstanding, even in bright sunlight. The night viewing feature is great for driving at night as well. Although I haven't learned how to use any of the advanced features yet, I navigated myself around the middle of the desert while off-roading with only a cursory introduction to this GPS device. My only (minor) complaint is that the rubber boot that covers the cable connector on the bottom doesn't want to stay put. Highly recommended.
Product Description
Designed for anglers, boaters, and outdoors enthusiasts, this totally waterproof handheld is rugged enough to handle any harsh environment. The iFINDER H2O comes with sporty styling and a sure-grip rubber welt seal, along with dual processors and a high-resolution screen! No other consumer GPS mapping system on the market offers so much information and so many features in one package.The iFINDER H2O Plus has the same great features of the standard model, with the added plus of exclusive MapCreate mapping software, one MMC/SD memory card, and an MMC/SD card reader with USB connector - for making custom, high-detail mapping.
Amazon.com Product Description
Designed specifically for anglers, boaters, and other outdoor enthusiasts, the Lowrance iFinder H2O Handheld GPS+WASS Receiver with Plus Package features a waterproof housing that keeps it running efficiently even in the wettest of weather conditions. Simply plot a route via the easy-to-use keypad, and the iFinder H2O follows the path precisely, with intuitive navigating that keeps you from veering off course.
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The Lowrance iFinder H2O Plus Package delivers added mapping detail with the MapCreate 6 software. View larger.
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As with the best GPS navigators, the iFinder H2O is so reliable that its 12 parallel channel GPS and WAAS receiver is accurate to within a few meters, making it appropriate not just for rafting and fishing, but also hikes, hunting, and road trips. Each trip is completely customizable, with the ability to create new routes, waypoints, trails, and more. You can also easily recalculate your trip route should you get distracted and lose your way, and thanks to the MMC/SD card slot, the device can save and retrace up to 100 of your favorite plot trails, with up to 10,000 points in each path.
Although the iFinder H2O comes with a custom built-in map, Lowrance has sweetened the deal by throwing in its MapCreate USA Topo 6 software CD-ROM, along with a 16 MB MMC digital memory card and an MMC/SD card reader/writer. MapCreate 6 offers a full set of searchable land features and more than two million points of interest, including restaurants, lodging, gas stations, emergency services, airports, shopping destinations, and more. It's the ideal mapping software for getting from point A to point B, whether point B is across town or across the country. The included MMC memory card and card reader, meanwhile, help you transfer the mapping data from your PC to the iFinder H2O. As a bonus, the iFinder H2O also works with a variety of preloaded memory cards (no PC required), such as FreedomMaps, Fishing Hot Spots Elite, LakeMaster Pro Maps, NauticPath USA, and Navionics.
Meanwhile, folks with a zest for detail will appreciate the iFinder H2O's dual processors, which let you scroll quicker and receive faster screen updates. In addition, Lowrance included both easy and advanced navigation modes to ensue efficient navigation for beginners and simplify operation for everyone else. Data-wise, the unit supports up to 1,000 waypoints, 1,000 event markers, and 100 routes, along with 40 map zoom ranges (from 0.02 to 4,000 miles) and 42 graphic icons for marking special spots. Additional features include a 3-inch white LED backlit screen with 240 x 180 resolution, a port for connecting an optional external GPS+WAAS antenna, internal backup memory for storing your GPS data and settings, and a cigarette plug power adapter for car trips.
The pocket-sized unit measures 2.54 by 5.58 by 0.95 inches (W x H x D) and runs for up to 12 hours on two AA batteries (not included). It also includes a one-year warranty.
What's in the Box
iFinder H2O, MapCreate 6 software CD-ROM, MMC digital memory card, MMC/SD card reader/writer, cigarette plug adapter, user's manual.
Customer Reviews:
excellent unit!.......2007-09-25
Comes with the MapSource 7 software... which does indeed include Hawaii!
Awesome unit -- it's a little slow to acquire, it seems, but once it's there, it's full of great features.
Excellent value, too!
Great handheld GPS.......2007-05-14
I purchased Lowrance mainly because of the mixed reviews of the other brands and especially because of the number of people who said the others customer support was overseas and you had to talk to people who didn't speak English well. One person even had to mail his overseas for repair. There were only a couple Lowrance reviews but they were good.
So far, the unit works great and I am pleased with it. The batteries last as long as estimated but it doesn't have an electronic compass which I understand pulls more juice. I am still learning to use it.
It comes with North direction set to point to the top of the GPS which means you have to have a compass if you don't know so you can point it in the right direction, or you can change it to have North set to whichever way the GPS is pointing. I haven't tried that yet. If you want to put in a street name, you have to click on the arrow keys as numbers and letters change one at a time or you can scroll down the list of names. I would prefer to have all the letters and numbers on the screen at the same time and just use the arrow keys to select them that way.
The only thing I am unhappy about with it so far is that it came with MapCreate 6.3 and version 7 is out now. I have emailed Lowrance twice about upgrading it either free for for a small fee but no one has written back. Haven't tried to call yet. These units have dropped in price and I could buy just the GPS now and for a total cost of about $30 more than I paid for the GPS and software together, have the newest MapCreate 7.
Plus is not a plus.......2007-01-10
I found the learning curve quite high for the unit and the MapCreate software. There are also unnecessary restrictions, such as a limit on how many SD cards you can format and a requirement to have a software disk in the CD drive before you can work with the software, and a requirement that you must use a LEI SD reader to format an SD card. Result is a lot of unhappy buyers.
Great Mapping GPS.......2005-12-20
I've owned 5 different GPS units over a 8 year period and this is the best of the bunch. It is loaded with features and does an excellent job of all included features. I use this unit for geocaching and travel and I couldn't recommend it more. For the price, it can not be beat !
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