 "Heart Rate Monitor Has No Heart" | 2008-06-02 |
| - Reviewed By User: AYKLWH8FVRWTD |
| It arrived in good condition. However, difficult to use and cannot seem to get the Heart Rate Monitor working properly in spite of doing all of the diagnostic tests. |
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 "hr stopped working after 30 min." | 2007-06-18 |
| - Reviewed By User: A1SVMYCRJH8TC9 |
just got this watch about 24 hours ago. first it was working great.and i like it lots more then the polar rs200. i used the watch in my small water pool without the hr-sensor.after that the watch did not get any hr from the hr sensor.it the watched showed 00 for about 20 min.then it was working fine again.today i drove my car,the hr sensor in my trunk.the watch started beeping. so i checked it.watch showing me 230 bt/hr. i did't wear the hr sensor. remember, the sensor was in the trunk.
tomorrow i will replace it for the same model. |
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 "Very accurate and easy to use!!" | 2007-01-28 |
| - Reviewed By tjh3155 |
| I had been looking for an altimeter with heart rate function. This one works very nicely and is comfortable to wear without the bulk, that so many of the multi use watches, seem to have. Has accurate altimter, reliable heart rate readout, with nice multi memory storage, as well as temprature and barometric pressure. All in all, a great value!! |
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| "You can have mine" | 2007-01-24 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2K8NUOWYX6UMP |
Had this a couple of years now, sure wish I had bought this from a place I could have returned it to. If you need reading glasses like I do, you will need them to read the display as the the digits of data other than the heart rate are very tiny. And then the heart rate reading displays "0" half the time. Just changed both batteries yesterday and right in the middle of a vigerous workout it stopped displaying heart rate. Put on my wife's $19 Polar from Big 5 and got a steady reading for the rest of the ride.
A plus is that it does provides average HR, althought for what good with only part of the workout active (don't think the 0 readings are included). On the down side: it does not provide maximum HR.
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| "First HR watch the works for me" | 2006-12-02 |
| - Reviewed By User: A2QWNJJDPETKX8 |
I've tried a few different types of HR watches by Timex and Polar...Polar was really expensive for the features that I wanted, along with a non-replacable battery unless you send it to the company...Timex just wouldn't work unless I had been sweating profusely because I have a very hairy chest and the chest strap couldn't make a proper connection unless it was drenched. I'm pleased to report that this watch works just fine, no pre-wetting on the chest strap contacts is required. The chest strap is comfy and unencumbersome and it is able to accurately record my HR through my mat of chest hair. It also stores 6 workouts, splits included, in the memory which is convenient if you forget to record a workout in your logbook.
Here are my criticisms for the watch:
-The watch is a bit bigger than "normal" watches (about the same as a Polar, I'd estimate) and it makes for a very readable face even when sprinting, so if you looking for a sleek, small, sexy watch this isn't for you.
-Too much info: The watch is able to show the current temperature, pressure, and elevation...which I found useless, but if your into climbing or backpacking it may prove to be more useful.
-There are three main menus, TIME, TRAINING, and MEMORY and if you do push-ups or bend you watch wrist back 90 degrees you will press a button to change the menu display (but I've never been too interested in my HR while doing push-ups).
-To make the indiglo/night display show up you have to press and hold down a button for 3 seconds, so it doesn't give the quickest feedback for night runs.
Given all of those criticisms you'd think that I hate this watch. But, I love this watch and I will probably keep it for the rest of my life. It is sturdy, solid, water-proof, easy to use, the display rocks, and it works for hairy people.
*A quick tip if you buy through Amazon, get $30 off if you apply for the silly credit card, I did that and got the blue watch for $70, promptly chopped up the card, and got a great deal for a rock solid HR watch. |
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| "A cool watch/HR monitor for a decent price" | 2006-11-11 |
| - Reviewed By janspakula |
The watch does exactly what it is supposed to do according to the product description. Looks cool as well, although the picture doesn't give a perspective how big the watch actually is; it is a bit bigger than I expected; but they had to pack into it a barometer, HR monitor and thermometer.
One has to be aware of the following facts: The altitude is computed from the barometric pressure, so the precision changes with weather and time of the day - so one has to set the reference point often to get good results. The temperature that the thermometer shows is something between the body temperature and the outside temperature, since when the watch is on a hand, it's too close to the body. So to get a precise outside temp, one has to take the watch off and wait for about 10-15 minutes. But this behavior is expected and inevitable in this kind of a device.
Overall, I'm totally satisfied with this watch, and would recommend it to anyone needing a sports watch and a heart rate monitor for running/workout. |
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 "Black X3HR" | 2006-10-04 |
| - Reviewed By djfoust001 |
| The watch is of good quality and does the things it says it will do. When I purchased this item, I was under the impression that it calculated altitude. It actually displays altitude based upon barometric pressure. The user must give the watch a baseline altitude for it to function correctly. Also, somewhat significant weather change can cause your altitude to display incorrectly. Perhaps this is a common way of measuring alititude, I don't know. I suppose for the utmost accuracy you'll need to go with a GPS enabled model. Overall, this watch is still a great product for the price, just be aware of how the product works. |
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