Taylor 5596G Body fat-Body Water Scale with Bone and Muscle Mass Features
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Product Reviews of Taylor 5596G Body fat-Body Water Scale with Bone and Muscle Mass Features
Product Review: A lot of features!
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great scale in every way except for the small lettering that tells you what all the numbers mean. I finally figured out I can write them on paper and have the pad ready ahead of time. It would be nice if they were slightly larger though. Scale seems to read accurately. It's attractive and not bulky. I can't believe it does so much for the price but it does. It's also a great price after comparing others with it.Product Review: Poorly designed, very cheap materials
Summary: 2 Stars
I received this scale and weighed myself after going through the lengthy setup process. It said I was 50 pounds heavier then my known weight. Called their customer support line and they said it comes pre-calibrated and there is nothing I can do. So I am returning it to Amazon (who are an excellent company). The body percentages seemed closer to correct but where about 4% apart when I did the test back to back to back. The top half is also cheap plastic that seemed to crack and snap under my modest weight of 200 pounds. I do not believe someone who weighs 300 pounds could use this scale at all.Product Review: Good, but not great.
Summary: 4 Stars
The Taylor 5596G scale is a good scale for the price. The weight is always on target and only takes a matter of seconds to get it. Just step on it! If you want to measure things like body fat, bone mass, and muscle mass, you will have to make sure of a couple of things and wait a little longer.
1) You will need a flat surface! <-- no tiles, no carpet
For some reason, if you are on a tiled surface, it will not register correctly. I moved my scale from the bathroom to the front door area and it pretty much gets everything right the first time around.
2) You will have to measure yourself 3-5 times on the first day. This is to ensure that you have accurate data. What you will be looking for is your bone mass and that is the top number on the third screen). The most accurate number is usually the highest number that the scale shows you in your trial runs. Make sure you know your bone mass. This number should not change and if the scale registers this wrong, you should try again because all of the information before and after it will be wrong too (except for your weight).
3) Enjoy it! It's just a scale for Pete's sake and doesn't cost all that much. It looks good and if you read the manual, you'll be able to figure things out.
Product Review: Inaccurate, but in your favor
Summary: 1 Stars
1) Instead of buttons it has this joy-stick thing to place the inputs. The slow reaction time of the counter makes this a pain to use and often doesn't even work.
2) If you're looking for an accurate reading this scale is not for you. However, if you're looking for a "Kind" scale this is your dream. My actual body fat is 13% (based on a water tank) and this read me at 9% my weight is 187 and this has me at 183.
Product Review: I'm astonished at the quality vs. the price
Summary: 5 Stars
I have previously bought similar scales, one of them being over twice as much as this one, and I must say that this is the best, easiest to use scale i've ever used. It worked straight out of the box. All you have to do is step on it and it reads out your weight, and then shuts itself off. You have to enter your personal settings to get body fat/bone mass/lean mass readings, but entering your info is very simple. this scale is classy looking, not bulky, and quite accurate. Body fat percentages are notoriously inaccurate from all bio-resistance type scales because of daily variations in water retention, and other factors, but this scale is as accurate as one could hope. The only thing i don't quite understand is the "athlete" vs "normal" mode. all the "athlete" mode seems to do is cut the body fat result by about 10%, and i'm not sure exactly what constitutes an "athlete" according to the manufacturer, so i just use normal mode to watch for small changes in body fat. At very least, this scale will tell you whether your body fat is going up or down or staying the same. I highly recommend this product, and I would recommend it even if it was twice the price.