Subj : Re: Watch collecting
To   : Nightfox
From : Mindsurfer
Date : Thu Oct 23 2025 02:59:56

  Re: Re: Watch collecting
  By: Nightfox to Mindsurfer on Wed Oct 22 2025 11:16:41

 Mi>> Unfortunately, this is a typical weakness of LCD displays. Whether normal
 Mi>> or inverted, it is difficult to read the time in poor lighting
 Mi>> conditions.

 Ni> I think lights such as Casio's Illuminator and Timex's Indiglo are pretty
 Ni> good for providing light to LCD displays.  Not all digital watches have
 Ni> lighting like that though.

My casio also has the word Illuminator on it, but the backlight is just OKish. But i did not expect it to be better either for just 29,-EUR 

 Ni> Smart watches are better about that, because a smartwatch screen has a
 Ni> backlight similar to a smartphone or laptop, so its screen is easily
 Ni> readable in the dark.

Sure you can display anything on a smartwatch screen, but i'm not sure if i like that concept.
I would probably be bothered by the fact that the display isn't always on and that you would be very dependent on the small battery inside the smartwatch. I don't know how long a smartwatch can stay in operation on one battery charge, but that's something that would bother me a little. The fact that the smartwatch often doesn't display anything for energy-saving reasons.

Mindsurfer
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