Watch question - re: backlight

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RichardMT

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I have a question for you watch guys. Last night I bought a Casio G-Shock, solar, wave-ceptor watch.

It has an option to set the back light so that it comes on by itself when the watch is raised to look at the time in low light/dark.

Does it hurt to leave this option on all the time? When sleeping I move alot, or even going out I might wear a coat or long sleeve shirt, so the watch would have a chance of turning the light on if I move certain ways.

Do these lights burn out or get dimmer with age and use?

Thanks.
 
I don't know about that watch, but the Casio Triple Sensor only allows this for a certain amount of time, I think about 30 minutes. Then you have to reset it.
 
This one has no time limit. You can turn the option on and leave it on as long as you want. When you move the watch to a certain postion the light comes on for about a second or so. Doesnt seem like much, but when sleeping or doing physical activities the watch could be in a posistion to turn the light on many times.
 
From what I've heard, that feature will drain the battery very quickly if you're not careful...

Mark
 
I have the same watch, but I personally don't find the feature that useful, because it's just easier for me to push the button to light the display instead of having to lift my arm up for the auto activation. Even if my other hand is otherwise occupied, it's not to hard to poke the button with the back of the hand or knuckle, so I don't enable the feature.
There is a certain lifespan to the display, but even with the auto display turned on, it's long enough that it probably won't be much of an issue.
The beauty of the Tough Solar watch is that the battery is rechargeable, so you don't have to feel guilty about using the backlight frequently.
 
there really isnt any point to using this feature unless the situation specifically calls for it. i think it was made for ppl such as rockclimbers to check the time easily (u obviously need at least one hand on the wall at all times).

dont think u climb in your sleep (or check the time) so leave it off!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
Rock climbing huh?. Not me, about the most dangerous thing I do is race cars, and thats only on the X-BOX /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif

I dont have need for the auto light, I mainly just like it for the gadget factor.
 
Wouldnt you want to have a luminous non digital watch if your rock climbing, so you can have both hands free? I say this only because I have both digital backlit and manual luminous watches, and when I'm doing something where my hands are busy it's a pain to have to activate backlights to see the time.
 
If it's a solar, you might as well leave it on eh? Since anything the backlight sucks will probably be recharged...
 
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