Product Reviews for Prevention DS-1902PV Auto-Inflate Blood Pressure Monitor

Prevention DS-1902PV Auto-Inflate Blood Pressure Monitor

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Product Reviews of Prevention DS-1902PV Auto-Inflate Blood Pressure Monitor

Product Review: Has One Serious Flaw
Summary: 3 Stars

The flaw is that although it advertises irregular heartbeat detection, and it does do that, **it does NOT record it into memory**. If one needs to manually write down which events have irregular heartbeats then what is the use of the memory function?

Irregular heartbeats are a health concern for me and the main reason I chose this monitor over others, such as Omron. When I discovered that it doesn't keep a record in memory of irregular heartbeats I almost sent it back. I can't conceive of a reason that something detected and displayed can not be stored into memory along with the other information like time, date, BP and Pulse rate. What were they thinking?

I was also disappointed that it did not come with the owner's manual or quick start quide. I was also going to return it for that issue, except that I found them online and copied the PDF file. Very sloppy packaging!

Another minor aggravation is that the clock cannot be reset without having to remove the batteries. That triggers the clock reset functions, and is the only way it can be triggered. That should be corrected.

Copying down the information stored in memory is also a bit of a pain, as each record is only displayed for a short time, and if one is not finished copying the record, say # 22 in bank 1, then you must press the memory key another 22 times to get it back onscreen. If you overshoot, you have to start all over again. There should be an easier way.

Otherwise I found the instrument to be accurate and useful.

Product Review: I returned mine
Summary: 1 Stars

I was very disapointed by this product. It promises the right set of features, but it fails to deliver.
1. The package contains no user manual. I looked for a web site everywhere on the package and the quick guide; I could not find it. Actually as I write this, the package sits on its side, and I finally discover the web site adress located under the box. But who keeps the box after a purchase?
2. The very brief Quick Start guide (a two-sided 4"x6" piece) does not say how to set the clock. Isn't it the first thing a user would like to do?
3. There is no on/off switch, and the START button is very sensitive. So when you put the monitor in its pouch in a bag, it is more than likely that the unit will start to inflate on its own.
4. My set of 4 AA batteries lasted less than a week! There is no power supply nor any indication on how to order one!
5. The readings were much higher than the doctor's unit.

So I returned my unit.

Product Review: Life Saver
Summary: 5 Stars

I didn't feel any pain. I was a little short of breath and was exercising to get past it when I got this monitor. I learned that my resting heart rate was over 130 and my heartbeat irregular. As advised I sought the doctor who pushed me into a wheelchair and rolled to me directly to the hospital. The unit is a lifesaver.

Product Review: Maybe mine was just a lemon...
Summary: 1 Stars

Both my wife and I have high blood pressure, which our doctor would like us to track at home. After checking out many brands and styles of automatic monitors, and based on the reviews here, I didn't hesitate to buy the Mark of Fitness, Inc monitor (Prevention edition). When I received it, there were two problems: First, there was no owner's manual inside. Since I kept getting an "err 2" message, I had no way of checking what that meant. (Amazon.com suggested I look online for a pdf version somewhere. Unfortunately, the Mark of Fitness' web site didn't have online manuals.) The second and more important problem with this product was that it was clearly very inaccurate. When I finally was able to get some readings, they were: 112/64, 106/60, 96/61, 106/62, 109/64, and 115/62. Oh, how I wish some of those WERE my readings! Maybe it was just my misfortune to get that one in 500 lemons with no owner's manual and who knows what else wrong with it, but unfortunately, I won't take a chance on trying another one. It's going back today.