As much as it pains me to say it Dave.....go the dob
If you are just starting out and are unsure whether astrophotography is your game then for visual work you will prefer the dob.
Another thing to think about as well is if you use a Dob then the eyepiece is always in a handy viewing position, using an eq mount the eyepiece can end up in some fairly awkward positions. You can of course loosen the rings and rotate the tube, but that's a bugbear, plus if the tube slips you will have to do your realignment (if you have goto)
The schmidt newt is a nice scope, fairly well respected for imaging (not the best, but not the worst by a long shot) but I don't think it compares to the 10" dob for visual.
Oh and you will have dew to contend with as well with the SN because of the corrector plate, so you will need either a dew shield or some form of dew heater