Like its brothers in arms, the GBX-100 has multiple functional displays that take full advantage of the the high-resolution display. Try that with a traditional negative LCD display. My wife could read the time on the G-SHOCK GBX-100 from across the table in a dimly-lit restaurant. Left to right: STN ( Super-Twisted Nematic), MIP (Memory In Pixel) and traditional LCD.īottom line: you can read the MIP negative LCD display from the most obtuse angles, in any light. How much better is MIP than its Casio competition? Check out the above comparo of Casio’s negative LCD displays. The GBX-100’s transflective layer (transmissive + reflective) allows illumination from a backlight to light up the display. Whereas a normal LCD depends entirely on a backlight and pixels (that refresh themselves every minute or so), a Memory In Pixel display includes an optical layer that reflects and transmits light to brighten the screen. The first thing that jumps out: the Casio’s “MIP” display. When availability trickled back I decided to see what the commotion was about. After its release in May 2020, the latest in Casio’s “G-Lide” series sold out quickly, garnering nearly unanimous praise on the watch forums. Since I’m neither a step-counter nor a wave-rider, I figured it wasn’t a watch for me. G-SHOCK touts the model as a watch for fitness buffs and surfers. The G-SHOCK GBX-100 watch wasn’t high on my “must have” list.
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