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In my limited experience with such things...
When you want these things to work the most is when it is rough and there is limited visibility. My concern was that with a "one screen does all approach" as with the Raymarine C series, to get a good readable chart and radar screen for my eyes when rocking and rolling at sea, I would need to get the large C120. The 8 inch screen is just too small for me when running split with chart and radar and the cockpit is moving around. Now that big screen is just too expensive for me and when it breaks it is going hard to service and expensive.
I have opted to buy a 6" chart plotter and a 7" radar. These screens are big enough for me to read and they will connect via NMEA to show my next waypoint on the radar screen. Now I can replace either one for a reasonable price.
The only thing I don't have with this is the ability to sync the displays for the zoom and to overlay the radar on the charts. These are less important to me than cost and servicability at this time.
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