@General_Witt said in How to understand the Barometer:
@zhang965 It keeps spinning, like it’s doing its things but i get no “ok” like message. How long does it take? Do the watch tell you when it’s done?
You are in automatic reference setting
For me it’s not working well.
In the first reference, you can set the current value of altitude, but for hPa I think there is no way
@Dimitrios-Kanellopoulos Just a small update/test after the latest firmware update:
I exported the FIT files of two moves from Runalyze and used GPXSee to analyze the fit files. The tool has 2 ways to calculate the speed: “By distance/time” or “Recorded by device”
Unfortunately the speed with GPS only didn’t improved very much after the latest firmware update if I calculate the speed by distance/time:
If I calculate the speed by “Recorded by device” it started to look a bit better:
The move with GPS+GLONASS however looks much cleaner if the speed is recorded by distance/time. Especially the second half
Is this because of a better/stronger signal if I combine GPS+GLONASS?
So it looks like the firmware update solved the speed wobble a little bit, but not quite like the Ambit 3 Peak. The speed spikes are also visible on the watch screen during the move, so it isn’t only the FIT file.
The more research I did when deciding to get a running/hiking watch, the more it pushed me in the direction of deliberately getting one without built-in HR. My dainty and hairy wrists ultimately tilted me to the Spartan Ultra, and I don’t regret that decision at all. There was no sense for me to spring for an extra feature that would probably never work well on my wrist.
Ironically I’ve ended up using an optical HR monitor for workouts, and I have total trust in it now, but it’s worn against my upper arm on an elastic band. Optical HR can be very reliable; the problem is the wrist is pretty much the worst place to put a monitor, but that’s where watches have to be worn.
@zhang965 if the suunto 9 is the type of watch for athletes (pros)
and for example the 3 is more for the average fittness type persons.
i think that an pro athlete who already do a VO2max text in a lap from time to time does not really care if the watch tell’s him an around 95% accurate estimation.
but a person who don’t spend hundreds to get such an test, get’s a good guidance if he is improving of not.
same as guidance for training plans, rest days and so on.
regarding the “I don’t trust maps altitude”… here’s one example I recall: I’ve planned a backcountry skitour in whiterisk platform. this is based on Swiss Topo maps. when I draw the route I don’t know how it looks in reality out there and due to the situation backcountry skiers all know I might go quite far from the “planned” track. the planning once said around 1’600m ascent but we ended up with around 1’900m…
the reason why I “don’t care”: you have to walk the distance anyway
@NickK said in S9 v. 2.4.14 GPS performance and practical questions it raises:
@paradize He promised an in-depth review of the Apple Watch 4.
He did all of the previous versions without much fanfare because to this date, Apple Watch remains kind of a marginal player as far as athletic endeavors are concerned. It’s the big boys like Garmin, Suunto, and Polar who get special attention. First look, unboxing, hand on, in-depth…
Also, I suppose the fact that Apple doesn’t send him a device a month or two before the release has something to do with the lack of early articles too
Let’s wait and see what happens…
Ok, I think I might know what the problem is. I can’t figure out the math, but I think it’s similar to how MyFitnesspal counts calories for steps taken along with your workout calories (which includes some of those steps taken). Basically it counts double calories. Anyone else thinks it might do this?
@brad_olwin yeah exactly the same.
I had a bad experience first time I had setted up the intervals on my M400.
I had warmup set to 5m according to my coach. Well 5m where not enough to reach the place I could actually perform. Unfortunately in Polars you cannot reset the intervals or re-setem up.
That ruined my training.
@silentvoyager said in Suunto9 vs Polar Vantage.:
@SlaSh said in Suunto9 vs Polar Vantage.:
Unbeatable ambits, maybe worth give up on spartan/s line and build ambit with color screen?
Ambit4 with the old GPS antenna, new chipset, longer battery life, higher resolution color screen, and 5 physical buttons would be an absolute winner. Combining all the best features from both Ambit line and the Spartan line would be a bonus.
Ambit on steroids would be competition killer
@Shrek3k , @borgelkranz Well, from my personal observation it really works best when worn as @Shrek3k described. If I wear it on upper arm, does not matter whether inner or outer side, I always get too high readings. Well, the “upper part of lower arm” is exactly the place where I do not want to wear it. I just wanted to have it under t-shirt sleeves, means - upper part of upper arm…
@slash I use the quick release pins on straps designed for them, otherwise, if I like a band that is the non-quick release, say ostrich leather, or carbon fiber, something that’s not offered in quick release, I have the tools to remove the band if necessary. Just makes it easier to change more bands, is all. Either way, I’m good.
@Armin-S
Yes I know, and in fact I disabled it too. It was just a test to understand if it reacts in some way to the last 10 secs countdown.
It works as expected on my SSS also with the latest FW
