Over the past few years, the people over at Humminbird have come up with a very large number of products designed especially for professional fishermen, which combine GPS-related features with sonars for depth testing and even the possibility to view certain specific navigation maps. And that's exactly the type of product we'll talk about as follows, namely the 1157c Combo NVB, which packs just about all the functions a fishing boat (or fishermen) might ever need.



Quite obviously, such a high-end product requires an equally high-end display. For this reason, the 1157c Combo NVB features a 10.4-inch TFT LCD display, which delivers images in 4:3 aspect modes and at a 800 x 600 pixels resolution.



The GPS-related features are also pretty impressive, since the device has been equipped with a 16-channel GPS receiver and is capable of delivering trackplotting, chartplotting and GPS speed indication functions. Additionally, the 1197c SI Combo NVB is compatible with a wide variety of navigation maps, including here Humminbird UniMap, Navionics Value Bundle, Navionics Platinum (optional), etc. Actually, the device also comes pre-loaded with a few very useful and comprehensive maps, including here the Navionics Gold and HotMaps Premium Charts.



Furthermore, the product supports several different optional network modules, including here WeatherSense (optional), CannonLink (optional) and InterLink (optional).



One of the most important components of the 1157c Combo NVB is represented by the DualBeam PLUS sonar with up to 8000 Watts PTP power output, which is capable of delivering a very wide range of functions and features. For example, it sports a freeze frame function with the ability to mark structure on sonar, instant image update, real time sonar RTS window, selective Fish ID, sonar echo enhancement, sonar recording, sonar snapshot, split screen zoom, TrueArch technology and wide narrow cone split screen.



Furthermore, some of the other functions delivered by the device from Humminbird is represented by the custom view selections, large digits view, selectable background, temperature alarm, temperature graph, triplog, etc.



The 1157c Combo NVB device from Humminbird has a retail price of around 2,000 – 2,200 US dollars, which is not even that much, given the number of functions and features this device can provide.