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

[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…

[freeheeler]

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

[Dimitrios Kanellopoulos]

@TELE-HO no ski for me , yet

Many things regarding ridge running and mountain running but no ski

[Brad_Olwin]

@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

[cosme.costa]

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.

[Dimitrios Kanellopoulos]

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[A Former User]

@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?

[Brad_Olwin]

@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.