Anyone get their hands on a Busnell Neo X watch early?

Brosc · April 30, 2013

Just wondering if anyone has any early impressions or reviews on this watch yet?

Brosc · May 7, 2013

Bump...

No one has this watch yet?

Mathwiz · May 8, 2013

I'm surprised no one has chimed in on this. I don't have one, but I think it is the nicest looking of all the GPS watches out there. In my opinion, this is the only one I would consider wearing as a "regular" watch due to how thin it is and the way the time/date info is displayed.

Brosc · May 8, 2013

Agreed, i am dying to see and try this watch out.

I was interested in the S2 but i found it too bulky.

cristphoto · May 8, 2013

I got one yesterday from Golfsmith. I used it today am am pretty impressed. I charged the battery up last night for maybe 30 minutes until the gauge said full. I read reports on previous watches that said it was difficult to connect the cord to the watch. I had no troubles as there are 2 alignment pins that make connecting the cable a snap. I guess this is a new improved feature. After playing 18 holes today the gauge is still on full. I believe Bushnell states you can play over 3 rounds on one charge, and after my round today it seems an honest claim. Every time I was on a par 3 I stood on the yardage plate and the watch read exactly the same. I did the same with fairway sprinklers and the largest difference was 2 yards. It was a real pleasure not having to take a GPS out of my pocket or a laser out of my bag (I have one of each). The watch concept is perfect and convienent. I also like the feature of showing distances to hazards or doglegs which shold come in handy on strange courses. A minor nitpick is the supplied charger cord is the USB type that needs to plug into a computer. Since I already had a Neo GPS I used the AC plug-in unit that came with it (the website says this is OK). This makes life simple when you go on a golf vacation and don't want to bring a laptop. Overall I'd give the Neo X a thumbs up.

Brosc · May 8, 2013

Awesome thanks!

I have a couple questions,

Does it have a backlight?

Is it as slim as it looks in the pictures?

How is the resolution compared to the S2 or equivalent golf gps watches?

Thanks

cristphoto · May 8, 2013

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Awesome thanks!

I have a couple questions,

Does it have a backlight?

Is it as slim as it looks in the pictures?

How is the resolution compared to the S2 or equivalent golf gps watches?

Thanks
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Pushing any button activates a backlight for several seconds. Its not as slim as my everyday watches but it's not overly large by any means. It's fairly light and once on I never was aware that I was wearing a watch. I'm not familiar with any other watches resolution, but this watch is very easy to read. Never once during the round did I have to squint or stare to read the info. This is probably like any other "version 2" product model whereby the manufacturer smoothes out problems and adds a few requested features.