Originally Posted by
JR19
If your looking for a stand alone unit with the sole propose of using Livescope then consider the 1022 bundle. Its a 10" screen and the unit does not come with regular sonar or sideview. Livescope is the only sonar feature it comes with. When it was released its original purpose was mainly on offshore boats that run a unit at the helm but need a unit somewhere else on the boat to display information. Its design is to be a slave unit that mirrors what the main unit is doing. However it is capable of supporting the black box and can display livescope. The 1022 is a basic unit that does not have a lot of fancy features. This makes it popular among the crappie and bass crowd that already have Hbird or Lowrance for other purposes. They install the 1022 with the sole intent of using livescope. MSRP is 2700 but if you ask around you can find a dealer that will sell for less but they can not advertise a lower rice because of Garmin MAP pricing/MSRP.
regarding perspective view...if you fish 10 ft or less and want the best detailed picture get the perspective view mount. You can look down or forward in shallow water but perspective view looks sideways giving a better cone angle in shallow water and still shows the bottom even though the transducer is sideways. If deeper than 10 ft is your primary thing then you can get buy without the perspective view. If shallow is your primary thing then its a must have in my opinion.