Pros/Cons of Suunto 9 BARO * ONLY * be fair and polite!

[A Former User]

Here’s what I am talking about:

[freeheeler]

@silentvoyager
that’s very dark

[Saketo Nemo]

couldn’t you photograph it darker?

[Saketo Nemo]

[Saketo Nemo]

That said, @TELE-HO the ambits are better seen, this is clear.

[A Former User]

@Saketo-Nemo Yes the photo does exaggerate it a bit, and there is a shadow from the phone on the screen which makes it even darker. But I do have to activate backlight often enough just to see the time.

[Saketo Nemo]

guys, I swear, it never happens to me. If I’m in the bedroom, in the dark, ok, backlight, in all other situations, never.

[A Former User]

@Saketo-Nemo OK, here is a more realistic picture in another room where I had a bit more light

Still not crisp enough.
It gets better if I rotate my wrist to let it catch some reflective light.

[freeheeler]

@silentvoyager

ok, it’s not fair to compare apples with pears

[Saketo Nemo]

Just for what’s my experience: as mentioned, it is transreflective. The more light it receives, the better it is seen. So it’s due to inclination. If you are in the dark you do not see it, otherwise just turn the watch in one other inclination.

[freeheeler]

@Saketo-Nemo
most important in daylight it works
great, I appreciate this Infos to move myself closer to a potential upgrade

[sartoric]

@TELE-HO said in Pros/Cons of Suunto 9 BARO * ONLY * be fair and polite!:

most important in daylight it works

In full sun daylight it works like a charm.

[Dimitrios Kanellopoulos]

@Mi_chael i said what a user could do eg if running in a city at night since he asked how to light the screen.

[A Former User]

@TELE-HO Yes, I’ve never had an issue with A3P. Different display technology.

[freeheeler]

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos
yes, when I can start doing sport again it will be most likely running (even I am not a runner…) and most likely at night since it will be winter then… won’t be a problem with the BD storm

I thought more of some situations when you look at the watch quickly just to know the time and date… in any random situation

[Mi_chael]

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos said in Pros/Cons of Suunto 9 BARO * ONLY * be fair and polite!:

i said what a user could do eg if running in a city at night since he asked how to light the screen.

Ok ok

[Dimitrios Kanellopoulos]

@Mi_chael but you re right. With a headlamp and no other light the watch + backlight can actually become dangerous.

[freeheeler]

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos
what, why?

[Dimitrios Kanellopoulos]

@TELE-HO When on the forest/ mountain and running with a headlight or without (That I do many times on a full moon) any other light might “fog” the vision.
I do find the watch light in the pitch black a bit of a distraction as the least I can say.

Or is this just me?

[freeheeler]

@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos
running on even surface at full moon would work for me. but as soon as I go to the forest, night hiking or skitouring, I wear a headlamp that’s bright enough to see roots and dangers. of course the watch light must be darker so you’re not blinded by it…