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The compatibility questions anglers ask most, answered from the brands' own lists, with every count and price read from the data at build time.
- LiveScope 2 compatible units: every Garmin display, and what it drops
Which Garmin fish finders and chartplotters run LiveScope 2 and LiveScope 2 HD, which older units only run LiveScope Plus or XR, and why no Humminbird, Minn Kota or Lowrance unit runs either. - MEGA Live 2 compatible units: why HELIX is out
Which Humminbird and Minn Kota fish finders run MEGA Live 2, which need a software update, why no HELIX or SOLIX G1/G2 can, and where first-generation MEGA Live still fits. - ActiveTarget 2 compatible units: HDS PRO, Elite FS and the older HDS
Which Lowrance displays run ActiveTarget 2 and the original ActiveTarget, why Eagle units need Eagle Eye instead, and why Garmin and Humminbird displays cannot run either. - Connecting a Minn Kota trolling motor to a Garmin or Lowrance fish finder
A Minn Kota motor's built-in 2D sonar can feed a Garmin or Lowrance unit through a Minn Kota adapter cable chosen by the unit's transducer connector. Steering, Spot-Lock and GPS routes cannot cross brands. - Humminbird is now Minn Kota: what changed for your fish finder
Humminbird fish finders are now sold as Minn Kota, with XPLORE becoming the X Series. What that means for compatibility with MEGA Live, MEGA 360 and Minn Kota motors, unit by unit. - MotorGuide is discontinued: what still works, and what replaces it
MotorGuide has stopped making trolling motors and production moves to Lowrance and Simrad. Which fish finders still steer an Xi5 or Xi3, and what replaces them. - Transducer connectors by brand: will my transducer fit?
Garmin, Humminbird, Minn Kota and Lowrance each use their own transducer plugs. Which connector each current unit has, which adapter cables exist, and why an adapter cannot add sonar a unit does not have. - LiveScope vs ActiveTarget vs MEGA Live: which fish finders each one needs
Garmin LiveScope, Lowrance ActiveTarget and Humminbird MEGA Live each run only on their own brand's displays. How many units each works with, what each costs, and what you are buying into.