Instinct 2 Solar (Tactical) "Washed Out" Display: Anyone else having this problem w/their display?

I'm starting to wonder if things have been changed or if it varies between watch and watch. I find mine to become unreadable around 45 degrees. Much as in this video .

I can 100% confirm my suspicions that when photographed, the screen through the camera becomes unreadable WAY BEFORE it's unreadable to the naked eye.

This whole thing is just so sketchy.

I bought Instinct 2 again, I'll have it home in two days and check if anything is different from previous purchase. Generally this watch has everything I need and would be happy to stay with it. This daylight photo above doesn't count - daylight totally diminish effect mentioned in the title.

NoTrux said:

Sorry, no dark bathroom pics at a 89.5 degree angle, but here's my side by side.

The whole thread is about display + backlights. It's a shame if you can not read before answering.

Did you understand what he wrote? He confirmed that he can see the same issue in real life that the linked video shows...

Here's another one (just in case). The issue, by the way, IS not being able to read the screen easily while using the backlight IN A DARK ROOM OR AT NIGHT  (you know... when it is actually needed); and the problem being aggravated when looking at the watch in any other angle (shallow or acute) besides head-on from above.  Moreover, that the original version (which also has circular polarization) DOES NOT EXHIBIT THIS PROBLEM... yet the more expensive "newer" watch does.  

I would never thought that because of Garmin I'll be looking at somebody's toilet paper in Internet ;)

DevilFrog, thanks for new photos. After tomorrow I'll check my new Instinct 2 and we will see if your particular model is affected stronger or all of current models have the same "feature".

To be honest I don't buy this explanation about different display. OK, it is of course bit different: there is bit higher resolution. What else? Domed glass doesn't count - this shape is outside, there is no need to change anything inside because of that. What's more screen behaves exactly like previous one but rotated by 180deg.

And of course somebody can tell this is not an issue (again S. Jobs comes to my mind with holding phone wrong; going this direction you could wear this watch upside down. Problem solved). But in this regard Garmin spoiled what was good in previous generation and I don't think resolution is related to this problem. This way you could be happy with worse screen quality in Fenix 6: https://youtu.be/s1MEQWRsr-o?t=80 How many of you would like to have watch on the right side? Come on, screen is readable without any problem.

And with Instinct, if you would have choice would you stay with current display (if every watch has this issue) or rather change for effect you get in Instinct 1?

OK, that;s enough for today, there is really small hope new watch will be better in this regard, or I'll try to convince myself that this is special tactical feature, which we received for free ;)

As mentioned previously; it would not surprise me if the accidentally installed the lens upside down, explaining both the domed glass as well as the inverted polarization (although gotta admit I don't know if it would cause the polarization to turn). 

PS: The video you linked further strengthens my suspicion that Garmin has crappy quality control, allowing inferior displays/manufacturing errors. I will watch and see if they fix the display in future GI2 devices and then exchange it. 

DevilFrog, would you be able to take one or two exactly the same photos (the same light, angle, reflections and toilet paper) but watch put upside down (12 o'clock at the bottom)? This way it would be much easier to see how much visibility is affected by reflections and how it would look like if screen would be constructed like in Instinct 1.