Garmin 93sv plus V.S. ultra 106 for livescope

I’ve been planning on getting a Garmin setup strictly for livescope soon.
I had intended to get a ECHOMAP 93sv plus, but today I was in BassPro and the salesman showed me an ECHOMAP Ultra 106. He says it’s compatible with the $500 livescope transducer like the GPSmap instead of the $1500 one. You would get a 10 inch screen instead of the 9 inch on the 93sv plus at a lower price for the whole system.
Is there something I’m missing? Is there any reason not to choose the Ultra 106 with the $500 livescope transducer over the 93sv plus with the $1500 one?

Here are the two different products you are referencing:

Panoptix LiveScope™ System
GLS 10 Black Box
Panoptix LiveScope LVS32 Transducer
Beamwidth: 20° x 135°
PART NUMBER 010-01864-00
$1,499.99 USD
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/591379#overview



Panoptix LiveScope™ LVS12 Transducer
Front to back: Two 30-degree sectors
Side-to-side: 20 degrees
PART NUMBER 010-02143-00
$499.99 USD
https://buy.garmin.com/en-US/US/p/636902#overview





As you can see, it is true, one is cheaper and does not require the black box. However, you sacrifice a huge chunk of your viewing angle. You can only see down OR forward with the lvs12, whereas with the lvs32 you can see down, forward, and even a little behind you at the same time.

I am selling mine soon to get a matching Humminbird to link to my console, but if you are in SA I have the live scope system and you are welcome to check it out before you make a purchase.

Thanks. The pics help a lot. I didn’t realize there was that much difference in the field of view. I live just outside Floresville, but would love to see the livescope in action. I’ve looked at the demo units at BassPro, but I’ve never seen one one the water

When do you plan on selling? Live in laredo it's an easy trip for me lol

You are going to want the LVS32 Livescope system over the LVS12.