New Garmin smartwatch - Vivoactive HR

Warnie

ha ha! correct .........guess what i did! Fortunately remembered I had £200 credit at Argos from work bonus so it cost me £9.99!! I now have it!

fubar925

What think so far then??

fubar925

It is pretty good at taking a charge in 10 mins it has jumped up 17%...

Warnie

It's going to be interesting to see how it looks in the day at certain angles in the house at night it doesn't look very bright but I've added a few widgets and a new watch face so will see how that goes. Going to use it in anger tomorrow! So far though, easy to set up, link and get it working.

Jazz Monkey Jr

It's got a light sensor so should be brighter during the day

fubar925

It is better in the daylight not sure if brighter or just reflects the light better!

Warnie

Definitely a day watch, great visuals in the daylight. You guys tried indoor rowing yet? Just wondering if I need to set the activity or it will recognise the movement and start on its own accord.

fubar925

Have you turned up the display light for low light viewing? No not tried rowing yet...! Give it ago and let us know. It did recognise cross trainer for me on a warm up..

Warnie

I've changed the backlight to 5 is that the same thing? Will try rowing tonight after a run. Curious to see how treadmill works when I run without a sensor!

Jazz Monkey Jr

Got mine today, the screen isn't very bright compared to the Apple Watch and it's OLED display. Seems ok so far though