Prevention HR-180PV/MF-180PV Chest Belt-Free Heart Rate Monitor
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Product Reviews of Prevention HR-180PV/MF-180PV Chest Belt-Free Heart Rate Monitor
Product Review: Inconsistently accurate, with occasional spurious readings and some wear discomfort.
Summary: 2 Stars
This unit was purchased with the hope that it would give continuous and reliable readings. It often does, but inaccuracies are not uncommon; e.g., during use it occasionally reports erroneously higher readings, compared to baton and direct pulse measurements.
Others with different hand and blood vessel geometry may obtain different results, but with the anatomical dimensions of my hand I found the unit too inaccurate to consistently rely on.
Wearing the unit is not without comfort issues for me. The velcro fastening material is placed along the full width of the finger mount. This results in the unit sometimes becoming uncomfortable to wear. Also, the width of the finger mount meant I could not easily flex my index finger while wearing the unit. The size of this mount can be seen in the product photo.
Although settings are not intuitive, the instruction manual is clearly written, and the unit provides a number of useful additional functions, i.e., clock, alarm, stopwatch, under and over heart rate alarms, and calories burned.
However, my primary aim was to get a consistently accurate heart rate monitor. For that purpose, this unit has proved less than fully satisfactory.
Product Review: Nice option vs. a chest strap
Summary: 4 Stars
Once you get the hang of the buttons, I find it much better to run with. A chest-strap monitor seems to interfere with my running bra and I get some skin abrasion in the middle of my chest. Without a chest strap, I am able to use moleskin to protect the skin. However, for walking on a treadmill at a gym, I would use a chest-strap Polar monitor to reflect my heart rate on the machine (I don't run/jog on treadmills so the chest-strap is not an issue).Product Review: Nice!
Summary: 5 Stars
Accurate and user friendly. Strap around finger can be a little uncomfortable because of the tightness.Product Review: Not for everyone
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this product as an alternative to my chest belt monitor and I'm sure it works well for others, but for me, the fit was rather uncomfortable. The first problem I had was with the actual monitor flopping around too much when I moved, the velcro would slip off occasionally. Another problem I had was with the the sensor that went over my index finger. I followed the instructions and made sure it was tight enough by looking a an imprint on the velcro that is supposed to turn from an oval to a circle when tight enough. The actual sensor was metal and it felt very uncomfortable. I wore it for a while hoping I would get used to it, but it just didn't feel right. To top things off, the monitor would randomly turn off. Maybe my hands are too big, I don't know. It just isn't for me. I also thought the quality of the device is poor for the selling price.Product Review: Not worth it
Summary: 1 Stars
The concept was great -- a heart rate monitor without a chest strap. Kids could wear it on their hands and go shirtless without any issues. The only problem was that all 10 I purchased did not even last one year of use before breaking down! Other reviews alerted me to this issue and I ignored them. Please don't be as stupid as I was. Do not buy this product unless you have money to throw away and only need it to work for about 3 months.