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

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    • Saketo NemoS Offline
      Saketo Nemo Moderator
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      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.

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      • freeheelerF Offline
        freeheeler @Saketo Nemo
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        @Saketo-Nemo
        most important in daylight it works 👌
        great, I appreciate this Infos to move myself closer to a potential upgrade 😉

        living sideways

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          sartoric Moderator @freeheeler
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          @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. 😎 😄

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          • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
            Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @Mi_chael
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            @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.

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            • ? Offline
              A Former User @freeheeler
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              @TELE-HO Yes, I’ve never had an issue with A3P. Different display technology.

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              • freeheelerF Offline
                freeheeler @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                @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

                living sideways

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                  Mi_chael Bronze Member @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                  @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👍

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                  • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                    Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @Mi_chael
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                    @Mi_chael but you re right. With a headlamp and no other light the watch + backlight can actually become dangerous.

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                    • freeheelerF Offline
                      freeheeler @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                      @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos
                      what, why?

                      living sideways

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                      • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                        Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @freeheeler
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                        @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?

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                          freeheeler @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                          @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…

                          living sideways

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                          • freeheelerF Offline
                            freeheeler @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                            @Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos
                            well of course, slow ski ascents normally don’t require a headlamp as snow reflects even with new moon

                            living sideways

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                            • Dimitrios KanellopoulosD Offline
                              Dimitrios Kanellopoulos Community Manager @freeheeler
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                              @TELE-HO no ski for me , yet 😄

                              Many things regarding ridge running and mountain running but no ski 😕

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                              • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                                Brad_Olwin Moderator @freeheeler
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                                @TELE-HO said in Pros/Cons of Suunto 9 BARO * ONLY * be fair and polite!:

                                hey guys and ladies that come from ambit and are happy with s9b now:
                                how did you get rid of your ambit apps addiction? didn’t you use the apps at all? or did s9b display values that made apps not required for you anymore?
                                or are there apps (hence values) that you miss now?

                                For me:

                                1. S9b battery life is a winner and FusedTrack is just amazing…so I have 50h-120h of battery life unachievable with Ambit
                                2. ETE/ETA displays were what I used apps for
                                3. I don’t need complex intervals and intervals on S9b are good enough
                                4. Vertical speed fields are good enough on S9b
                                5. What other apps do folks need

                                Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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                                • cosme.costaC Offline
                                  cosme.costa @Dimitrios Kanellopoulos
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                                  I have quite experience to run in the forest with headlamp and my SSU (same technology as S9) as 95% of my runs start between 6 and 6.30 a.m., so I use the headlamp more than half a year.

                                  My experience so far is that if you are running in the dark (only headlamp) in the forest and at nice pace pay attention to the trail and check the watch later. And I use a Petzl Nao as headlamp so no issues with the amount of light.

                                  Returning to the topic, using a headlamp with a wide angle, is quite easy to check the watch in a glimpse. I have even followed some routes in close night only with the headlamp and the watch without problems. Besides, I do not know how many times do you need to check your watch, but with the 1 km watch split the screen turns on and you have time to see the summary and the sports field.

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

                                      Vertical speed fields are good enough on S9b

                                      I find vertical speed to be way too jumpy, at least when measured in ft/hour - that is what the default mountain running sport mode has.

                                      Recently I realized that in custom mode an alternative vertical speed field can be used which shows speed as ft/min. @Brad_Olwin, is that the field you use?

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                                      • Brad_OlwinB Offline
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                                        @silentvoyager I use ft/hr as most of the uphills that I do are very long. For SkiMo I find ft/hr useful and not jumpy but I also use speed so I can see if my downhill laps (typically during races) are equal or if I have slowed down. I would use ft/min if the hills were smaller. My hills are usually a minimum of 700m.

                                        Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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                                        • freeheelerF Offline
                                          freeheeler @Brad_Olwin
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                                          @Brad_Olwin
                                          I use m/h for all my activities.
                                          I’ve set it up for ascent rate on ascents only, ascent rate for the entire recording and ascent rate “now”.
                                          depending if it’s a lot of ups and downs or long flats between ascents or only one long climb it’s very useful. I assume this is not possible with s9b?

                                          living sideways

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                                          • Brad_OlwinB Offline
                                            Brad_Olwin Moderator @freeheeler
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                                            @TELE-HO said in Pros/Cons of Suunto 9 BARO * ONLY * be fair and polite!:

                                            @Brad_Olwin
                                            I use m/h for all my activities.
                                            I’ve set it up for ascent rate on ascents only, ascent rate for the entire recording and ascent rate “now”.
                                            depending if it’s a lot of ups and downs or long flats between ascents or only one long climb it’s very useful. I assume this is not possible with s9b?

                                            Stupid imperial system in USA, I use metric at work but tough to switch. The S9b allows all of this and you can have an elevation graph if you like. For example, you could have total elevation gain and ascent rate as well as total descent and descent rate as well as an elevation graph that provides altitude and shows the profile in real time. This is in addition to the route profile. One reason why I do not need the majority of apps I used on the A3P.

                                            Vector/T6c/Ambit 3 Peak/S5 Copper/S3/S7 Ti/S9 baro Ti/S9P Ti/S9PP Ti/Vertical Ti/Race Ti/RaceS/Ocean/Wing

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