GShock Legibility - negative vs positive LCD
Here I am gauging the different angles of my G-shock DW5600BB and G-Shock 5600E to compare the legibility of a negative LCD screen vs a positive LCD screen.
I must say I’ve always loved and appreciated the stealth aspect of the DW5600BB but the lack of legibility at certain angles and in certain lights makes it a pain. Regardless, I will always love both.
Which team are you on?
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Prateek
recent watch enthusiast and aspiring collector!
Sydney
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Positive
Positive!
What a mighty collection!
All G-Shocks struggle when they aren’t straight on, but work quite well when viewed directly.
The higher end you go, the better the off line legibility.
I always prefer a positive display, whether it be on a quartz watch, an eReader, or anything else. I recently picked up a Seiko with an EPD display, which gives the option to have either a positive or negative display - I find the positive display MUCH easier to read at a quick glance.
Negative is harder to read but look way better in my opinion
Negative. They just don't have that cheap digital watch feel to them.
Negative bc their badass.
I have the BB, I love the negative display. I’m not going to pretend it’s easier to read but I love the look. Team Negative for me 👍
I’ve team negative on my DW5600…. but only because I have multiple G-Shock’s. If I only had one, I’d have to go positive. 😂
I've always been team negative but after 13 years of owning this watch, I have to admit my eyes aren't as good as they used to be and it is getting harder to read at a glance
Negative display for the win. The only way I’d go
Awesome 💯 collection 😁😺
I like my #gshock GBD 200 with negetive display. But your angles are putting me in doubts about it. 😁🤔
Gotta go with the original one