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Health & Personal Care : Omron HR-100C Heart Rate MonitorIn association with Amazon.comRating:  - Battery DOALow rating due to the battery in wrist monitor being dead when I received it. Compounded by the not our problem response from Omron customer service. From Omron customer service: "The batteries are trial batteries and are only meant to last for about 6 months. The batteries are not covered under the warranty, therefore, we do not have them so send out." Rating:  - Good Basic WatchIt is a good basic watch. It is easy to read and has a backlight. The first one sent to me had a dead battery, but they sent a new one quickly. Rating:  - Do not buy Omron productsI just purchased an Omron heart monitor HR 100C. It arrived, completely dead. I called Omron and they said too bad, "we don't sell directly, so we are not responsible." They also said, this is not advertised, that the battery in the watch is for trial purposes only!!! Then you have to take it to a jeweler to have the watch battery replaced or you'll void the warranty. OMRON DOES NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, THEY HIDE BEHIND THE FACT THAT OTHER RETAILERS SELL THEM. Do not buy from Omron if customer service matters to you at all. Rating:  - Works with commercial Cardio EquipmentI bought this product so that I could workout (cardio) without having to hold the heart rate sensors. It works like a charm. Fits well and provides accurate reading. I verified it by using the sensors on the equipment and the heart rate readings are identical. I typically wear only the chest strap and leave the watch behind. Bottom line: Works as advertised and compatible with most cardio equipments Rating: - Start with this one!I read a lot of reviews and saw a lot of bells & whistles on monitors - strong reviews led me to go with this one as a very good, cheap option. I'm glad I bought it and am buying another one as a gift. It seems like any HR capable machine I use in the gym can pick up the signal from the chest strap so I don't need to look at the watch all the time - an unexpected bonus! Occasionally I see different readings between the watch display and the machine display and can't tell if it's a difference in how often they sample the readings or interference from other people with monitors. Not sure that issue is specific to this monitor. I was tempted to buy one with data download, etc. but realized that it was too expensive and I really needed to spend more time in the gym instead of in front of ba computer. |
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