Raymarine e125 ($3,299.99) uses an ultra-bright, sunlight-viewable LCD screen with LED backlighting which offers high function and low power use. The HybridTouch interface lets the boater use the touchscreen or buttons for control. www.raymarine.com
Garmin’s GPSMAP 740 ($1399.99) is a stand-alone chartplotter equipped with an intuititive touch-enabled widescreen-format 7-inch display that offers flexible brightness, including low-light dimming for night use. www.garmin.com
KEP Marine Glass Bridge displays (starting at $7,300) offer dual-touch functionality, which means they accept two-finger commands like an iPhone or iPad touchscreen. The displays are available in a range of sizes from 15 to 22 inches and some models have contrast ratios up to 1200:1. www.kepmarine.com
Furuno’s Tztouch14 ($7,695) uses dual-touch technology to give zooming and rotational control as well as access to the entire system through an iPad via Wi-Fi. www.furunousa.com
Big Bay Technologies has a 12.1-inch LCD display ($2,695) backlit with LED that offers 1,000 nits of brightness and an anti-glare coating on its optically bonded glass. www.bigbaytech.com
The Simrad NSS7 ($1,795) is called “Touch Sensible”—that means touchscreen accessibility and manual controls for when the going gets rough. Split-screen functionality, 1,200-cd/m2 brightness, and two video inputs round out the features. www.simrad-yachting.com
Nauticomp’s Genesis displays (starting at $4,120) come in 15- and 19-inch sizes with excellent heat management and a shallow profile to simplify installation. They are sunlight readable, and dim to zero to preserve night vision on overnight passages. www.nauticomp.com
