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 enlarge | Brand: Omron
Category: Health And Beauty
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $22.00
You Save: $37.99 (63%)
New (6) from $22.00
Rating:  276 reviews
Sales Rank: 22
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.2 x 4.2 x 2.2
MPN: HR-100C
Model: HR-100C
UPC: 073796710033
EAN: 0073796710033
ASIN: B000A5CEUO
Release Date: July 1, 2005
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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 A good buy, especially for the price June 26, 2008
W. Hauser
$30 shipped to your door. It's hard to find a decent watch at Walmart for $30 - just think about that.
This thing works, it's simple, yes, but it does what it's supposed to do. It doesn't record any data, upload it to your pc, or do anything other than report your heart rate. For those of you who want detailed data, avg. hr, max hr. then this unit is not for you.
I run a lot of hills and believe that my avg. hr. would be misleading given that my hr. tends to drop into the low aerobic zone down hill and will climb into the 90%-100% range on the hardest incline. I suppose if you're running on a flat track then the avg. would be a good way of measuring the hr you spent most of your time at. The max hr function would be helpful only for those who are testing themselves to find their max. When I tested myself I pretty much knew when to check the watch.
I find the reading to be very stable while running - I have never seen a blip of 0 or 260 or anything unusual - the reading is always very stable and moves around by 5bpm or so on a flat grade. The monitor has a heart in the upper right corner of the display that seems to flash when it's receiving a reading, if it stops flashing that that seems to indicate that the watch is no longer receiving a signal. It's easy to set the high and low thresholds and when you are above or below your set zone an arrow appears above or below the heart to indicate that you're too high or too low. The watch can beep when you're out of your zone but I don't use this function given that I'm usually listening to music while running. The readings seem to fluctuate much more before I start my run; my wife is a nurse and has taken my pulse and we find the monitor to be accurate.
The strap is easily adjusted, comfy, and *very* easy to put on. There is no scratchy velcro. I am a thin build (6'1" 172lbs) and can't believe there'd be anyone thin enough that the strap would be too large. The unit works ok if you don't moisten the strips with spit or water but has consistently worked flawlessly if you moisten it before you go. I do have a fairly hairy chest, no apparent interference. I don't use it at the gym so I don't know how bad the crosstalk would be with other units.
I am very happy with it, it works as advertised. At $30 it's a no brainer! I would be tempted to get something like the forerunner 50 that used hr and a foot pod but at $130 that's just too pricey. For a basic hr monitor this can't be beat, you are sacrificing some of the fancy bells and whistles but you are not sacrificing quality or functionality - it works flawlessly every time. The watch does have a blue back light, a stopwatch, the date and time. You can easily switch back and forth between any display and the hr monitor with the push of the red button. I find that I only need the stop watch, the time and date seem pointless given that I will only be wearing this watch while running.
My only quibble is that the instructions suggest you base your training zones on a percentage of your max hr. I would advocate that you use the Karvonen Formula that uses the max hr in addition to your resting hr.
 Good price, but doesn't work June 26, 2008
Mom 2 Twins (Virginia)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was drawn in by the price, and figured I'd take a chance since the reviews were about 50/50.
The product does not work as many other reviewers stated. My heart rate would read wacky and varied at rest and zero during exercise. And I'm fairly certain that I do have a heartbeat.
I thought it was worth the risk given the low cost. Amazon rocks as usual with returns of unworthy products, however just know going in that you'll likely end up sending it back. In the end, it was just a big waste of my time and effort.
Despite the huge cost difference, I'll be moving to the Polar brand (which my boot camp instructor recommends).
Because no matter how cheap you can get something, it's worth nothing if it doesn't work.
Omron Heart Rate Monitor - HR-100C June 25, 2008
Sam
The Omron model HR-100C heart monitor has meet all my needs. I have no compliants. Some features of this product that found most helpful were the ability to replace the battery on the chest transmitter, a very nice feature. The unit comes with an adapter to attach the monitor to a bicycle plus the unit comes in a handy travel case. I would recommend this heart monitor.
Nice product June 21, 2008
N. Daptardar
This is my first HRM and it works well. The belt transmits perfectly but what watch shows can vary a lot. May be its not averaging the hear rate. But the trademill shows correct reading. I am happy with it. Only thing is you need to dip the belt in water before you ware it.
A worthwhile investment. June 20, 2008
Cherry Ames (Tampa, FL)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I'd been looking for a heart rate monitor for several months and the Omron HR-100C was advertised on the web site of Jillian Michaels, winning instructor for the television show "The Biggest Loser." I clicked on the item, saw that the price was fair, and knew Jillian would not recommend a bumb product. I am happy with the performance of the monitor.
Note: The watch band and heart rate monitor band are constructed for people with a large frame. They were too big for my wrist and chest cage respectively. I called the company to see if there is smaller sized but there is not. So I bought a smaller watch band for $8 and am looking for a seamstress to take in the chest band elastic a little. This is a bit inconvenient, but the cost of the device was so reasonable, and I am using it regularly enough that fitting it to my needs is worth it. It's hard to train safely and effectively to improve stamina or speed without a heart rate monitor, and it must have a comfortable fit.
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