I found Furuno and Raytheon monchrome radar just fine: I use both currently. I would not pay the extra for a color display. Pick something with an easy interface. For chart displays, color does impart more value in terms of contrast, but I'm not sure it's worth the price premium if you can find a monochrome display. FYI: At the Furuno website they claim to have won the NEMA award for best radar 21 consecutive years in a row... Rob Brueckner Hatteras Yachtfisherman

GYMKIDD319@aol.com At 01:57 PM 2/22/05 -0500, you wrote: >For chart displays, color does impart more value in terms of contrast, but >I'm not sure it's worth the price premium if you can find a >monochrome display. I have noticed that with my new senior's eyesight and the necessity to use reading glasses, that the color displays on cell phones, gps and other small display equipment are just a bit easier to read in color. I have slightly more difficulty reading LCD screens than the raster stuff which I attribute to the separated layers in the LCD systems. Overall I think I prefer monochrome, except for the comments above. Mike Capt. Mike Maurice Tualatin(Portland), Oregon