What is "Super Illuminator"?
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Super Illumination is illumination with two LED's. It's much brighter than EL, but only lit's the Analogue dial. The digital parts of the watch are very hard to read with it. Nevertheless, when I'm wearing my GW-1210 in my bedroom, it lights the entire room!
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Now I have to find one!!!!!Mannydog said:
Matt
It's good.
In most of the other ana-digi models it is the digital that lights up, not the hands (unfortunate if the hands are in front of the window of interest). The super illumator is much more practical for seeing time at night, much better than EL and much better than tritium.
The only thing better was the old 'neon illuminator' which used UV LEDs to light phosphroescent paint on the hands and dial... now THAT was hot.
In most of the other ana-digi models it is the digital that lights up, not the hands (unfortunate if the hands are in front of the window of interest). The super illumator is much more practical for seeing time at night, much better than EL and much better than tritium.
The only thing better was the old 'neon illuminator' which used UV LEDs to light phosphroescent paint on the hands and dial... now THAT was hot.
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maybe i am alone on this but i actually think the LED is too bright.
upon first activiated, i actually have to wait for the eyes to adjust to the bright LED. i never have that problem with EL on digital display
also, i can't read the digital display with LED (so date, chrono, nothing works in the dark)
maybe i won't mind LED if its ALL analog
but with analog/digial combo, i rather have a really good [non-radioactive] luminous material on hands and markers, then EL on the digital windows
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upon first activiated, i actually have to wait for the eyes to adjust to the bright LED. i never have that problem with EL on digital display
also, i can't read the digital display with LED (so date, chrono, nothing works in the dark)
maybe i won't mind LED if its ALL analog
but with analog/digial combo, i rather have a really good [non-radioactive] luminous material on hands and markers, then EL on the digital windows
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My MTG 520 has the Neon Illuminator and it is awesome.cesium said:
Matt
Actually my S-I watch does have lume on the hands, so you don't need to use the LED if it's dark enoughstockae92 said:
The problem with lume, as I see it is someone called theater effect, when your eyes are not fully dark adapted, and there is enough stray light to overwhelm the lume (like in a movie theater).
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Can people start listing G-Shocks that have Super Illuminator?
Also, what is a recommended good budget, cheap G-Shock with the S-I?
Thanks.
Also, what is a recommended good budget, cheap G-Shock with the S-I?
Thanks.
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I had a watch with SI, and it was very useful. More so for lighting up things other than the face of the watch-for getting the key in the front door at night, for seeing my way up stairs in the dark etc etc.
Got myself a torch and a watch with good lume instead now though :-!
Got myself a torch and a watch with good lume instead now though :-!
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I haven't experienced 'super illuminator' yet, but I'd probably find it too bright. I find really bright EL's a bit dazzling if I've just woke up. I don't have any problem with radioactive tritium though, it's the most efficient way of illuminating an analogue watch IMO.
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Yes it is. I let my son borrow mine and he hasn't given it back yet. Eh, he is 12, a good time to get into watches.
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I know this isn't a G-Shock.
But what do people think of the cheap MDV102 ?
It has a Super Illuminator.
But what do people think of the cheap MDV102 ?
It has a Super Illuminator.
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