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    • mikekoski490M Offline
      mikekoski490 Bronze Member @DMytro
      last edited by mikekoski490

      @DMytro Thats when you cross reference and follow your uploaded route. If you start heading down the wrong junction, your breadcrumb route will start to show you off course.

      Past Suuntos: X-Lander/Observer/T6/X9/X10/X6HR/CORES/Ambits/Spartan/9P/9PP Ti/Vertical Ti

      Current: Suunto Race Ti

      Past other GPS watches: Polar Vantage V; Garmin 6X Pro Solar; Coros Vertix 2

      Suunto App running on Google Pixel 8/Android 14

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      • freeheelerF Offline
        freeheeler @mikekoski490
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        @mikekoski490
        we would like to avoid that potential mini detour and I’ve suggested in a recent survey to show the crossing as a scheme but only highlight the correct path, similar like car navis do when you approach a crossing

        living sideways

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          altcmd Silver Members @mikekoski490
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          @mikekoski490 ok! So just as before, it tells what’s next in X meters but not when you are at the turning point, as a typical satnav or even garmin would do.

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            DMytro @mikekoski490
            last edited by DMytro

            @mikekoski490 I know that, I’ve done 50+ mountain hikes with S9. But the thing is, something gyro isn’t very accurate and the map on the screen is turned slightly different + there are multiple ways to choose from. It may be me, but my friends joke about this already ‘i always try to look at the watch only to take out my phone and make sure about the junction after I took 1-2 wrong turns already’. This is highly annoying especially in the mountains, since the GPS signal isn’t strong there to begin with - you are constantly drifting away from your planned route even though you should’ve remained on it.
            And it gets frustrating when you have to climb extra 50 meters of elevation only to realise you have to turn back after you already did 1200 meters of elevation during some 20km hike.

            Bottom line: for me navigation screen on S9 is only to determine if I’m in general still going in the same direction or restospectively if I indeed was on the route. I hope this would change someday because I would like my watch to become primary navigation tool and my phone to remain as a backup.

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              DMytro @freeheeler
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              @freeheeler I suppose one could implement this manually by drawing the junctions during the creation of gpx. But this would screw TbT and route length/elevation profile.

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                TonyG Silver Members
                last edited by TonyG

                Another Blog Montre cardio GPS usage video (French - but can do auto subtitles)

                https://youtu.be/up2wkminOio

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                  Bj Fi @TonyG
                  last edited by

                  Here’s a vid from today in German by DNA - DailyNerdAlert, which supports multiple languages for subtitles: https://youtu.be/EtB6pvUQOk4

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                    Bj Fi @TrailEyes
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                    @TrailEyes said in Reviews and videos:

                    In his review of the Coros Apex 2, DesFit includes the S9PP in his testing batch. I’m colorblind, so I have a tough time seeing where the 9PP line is compared with the others, but at least you can get an idea of how it stacks up against the Apex 2, Apex 2 Pro, and the Enduro 2.

                    https://youtu.be/A8xmu2ptsCI

                    9PP seemed to outperform the Coros watches at least.

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                    • mikekoski490M Offline
                      mikekoski490 Bronze Member @Bj Fi
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                      @Bj-Fi Agree. Suunto did OK on most of DesFit GPS tests both for distance and tracking, but wrist based OHR while running looks like it could be improved.

                      Past Suuntos: X-Lander/Observer/T6/X9/X10/X6HR/CORES/Ambits/Spartan/9P/9PP Ti/Vertical Ti

                      Current: Suunto Race Ti

                      Past other GPS watches: Polar Vantage V; Garmin 6X Pro Solar; Coros Vertix 2

                      Suunto App running on Google Pixel 8/Android 14

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                        Bj Fi @mikekoski490
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                        @mikekoski490 yup, though I still maintain that for extremely accurate HR one should use a chest strap…

                        Also surprised you hadn’t linked the 5krunner review here considering it looked like you had commented it. As in this one

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                          altcmd Silver Members @Bj Fi
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                          I am rather surprised how DCR, DesFit or ChaseTheSummit have no video out yet. There is a review from RunTesters but they too seem to be Garmin fanboys and are not too positive on their experience with the S9PP. So odd that they have a review out but none of the more visible channels. Probably a hold from Suunto?!?

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                            DMytro @altcmd
                            last edited by

                            @altcmd well, runtesters also mentioned that it was a preview rather than a review. And they were more positive of s9pp than of s5p.

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                              A Former User
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                              La Suunto qu’on voulait tous.

                              https://youtu.be/up2wkminOio

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                              • TrailEyesT Offline
                                TrailEyes Gold Members
                                last edited by TrailEyes

                                One thing to note is that, at least in the U.S., Suunto (or Suunto’s parent company) chose to let the old PR agency go and only very recently published the name of the new agency. I wouldn’t be surprised if the company re-evaluated the PR and marketing in other parts of the world and changed out some of the agencies it used.

                                As a journalist, I always used to get embargoed Suunto press releases and other preview info, but I heard nothing related to the release of the S9PP. Maybe the new PR agency(ies) is still getting up to speed, or maybe they’re doing a whole new approach and not caring as much about pushing traditional outreach methods, including the popular reviewers. Afterall, it’s been awhile since DC, Des or CtS have had a whole lot of great things to say about Suunto’s new wearables.

                                Suunto Vertical / 9 Peak Pro (gifted away) / 9 Baro / 5 Peak (lost on adventure) / Vector
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                                  herlas Silver Members
                                  last edited by herlas

                                  There are countries that don’t have S9PP on their Suunto site shown at all, e.g Mexico, not sure why’s that though

                                  SRS Ti
                                  A3P (drill mode for pool swimming 🤦🤷)
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                                    lexterm77 Bronze Member @TrailEyes
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                                    @TrailEyes

                                    One way you can see the effect on YT reviewers on sales. Give them one to review, then one without while keeping (imagining) all other things are same. If you eliminate reviewers but sales are good, means they make a huge influence (not).

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                                    • TrailEyesT Offline
                                      TrailEyes Gold Members
                                      last edited by

                                      DesFit’s review is up: https://youtu.be/9xaidb98fDs

                                      Suunto Vertical / 9 Peak Pro (gifted away) / 9 Baro / 5 Peak (lost on adventure) / Vector
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                                      Trail Runner / Hiker / Kickboxer
                                      Instagram: @rytipps

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                                      • mikekoski490M Offline
                                        mikekoski490 Bronze Member @TrailEyes
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                                        @TrailEyes Thanks. It was an OK review and the GPS stats are impressive. I dont agree on the lack of features though compared to Garmin/Coros. Most people come to SUUNTO because of its simpler and on task UI as opposed to everything and the kitchen sink. I also dont agree on price - the cost to 1. Make it in Finland and 2. SUUNTO’s dedication to reducing its carbon footprint - are value adds.

                                        Past Suuntos: X-Lander/Observer/T6/X9/X10/X6HR/CORES/Ambits/Spartan/9P/9PP Ti/Vertical Ti

                                        Current: Suunto Race Ti

                                        Past other GPS watches: Polar Vantage V; Garmin 6X Pro Solar; Coros Vertix 2

                                        Suunto App running on Google Pixel 8/Android 14

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                                        • dcrainmakerD Offline
                                          dcrainmaker Bronze Member @altcmd
                                          last edited by

                                          @altcmd said in Reviews and videos:

                                          I am rather surprised how DCR, DesFit or ChaseTheSummit have no video out yet. There is a review from RunTesters but they too seem to be Garmin fanboys and are not too positive on their experience with the S9PP. So odd that they have a review out but none of the more visible channels. Probably a hold from Suunto?!?

                                          Holy moly, just catching up on all the comments here. I think there’s a lot of tinfoil’ing going on, on why various reviewers haven’t had things up yet. I can promise you, the simple answer from all of us, collectively, is: We’re swamped.

                                          Just a quick recap of the last 6 weeks in my camp alone:

                                          Apple Watch SE V2
                                          Apple Watch Series 8
                                          Apple Watch Ultra
                                          COROS APEX 2
                                          COROS APEX 2 Pro
                                          COROS Pod V2
                                          DJI Action 3
                                          DJI Mavic 3 Classic
                                          Fitbit Sense 2
                                          Fitbit Inspire 3
                                          Google Pixel Watch
                                          GoPro Hero 11 Black
                                          GoPro Hero 11 Mini
                                          Garmin MARQ 2
                                          Garmin Messenger
                                          Suunto 9 Peak Pro
                                          Wahoo ROAM V2
                                          Wahoo KICKR Bike V2
                                          Zwift Hub Trainer

                                          And that’s just all the dedicated reviews or deep-dive previews. That ignores other things like major firmware updates for products from a variety of companies, news stories, and whatever else I’ve forgotten. All while crossing oceans for meetings/product demo’s/etc, now 4 round trips in that same 6-7 weeks. Not to mention actually doing the whole swim/bike/run/hike/etc thing that folks here want. Lastly, that ignores things I’m working on that haven’t been released yet.

                                          My written review is basically set minus dragging some more photos over, waiting on an answer on one thing, but it doesn’t change anything meaningfully. Might drop tonight, maybe tomorrow morning, haven’t quite decided yet. Unsure where I film and fit in a video review this week. We’ll see.

                                          P.S. - I really don’t care about affiliate link availability or such. They make zero impact in my decision making process for a review. In general, my order is simple:

                                          1. Try to hit the embargo
                                          2. Failing that, try to get really close to hitting the embargo, but a bit late
                                          3. Failing that still, then I’ll usually re-order to hit whatever the next product embargo is in my queue, while putting whatever product didn’t get out yet into the queue based on popularity/interest.
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                                          • dcrainmakerD Offline
                                            dcrainmaker Bronze Member @dcrainmaker
                                            last edited by

                                            @dcrainmaker Oh, and one more thing - for almost every one of those line items above, remember that almost all of those have not one, but two things: A full in-depth written review (10,000-20,000), and a full in-depth YouTube review. Some also have beginners guides, secondary videos, etc…

                                            I aim hard to have both video/post, but when time gets tight, I try and deliver on the platform (written or video) that attracts the most attention/interest for that specific product. In the case of Suunto, it’s currently written. Whereas inversely in the case of GoPro/DJI, it’s YouTube.

                                            Cheers!

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