Oregon Scientific PE829A Talking Pedometer with FM Radio

by Oregon Scientific

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 2 x 7 inches ; 8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• ASIN: B000QB7VT6
• Item model number: PE829
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #78,154 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Talking Pedometer w/ FM Radio(sku#HPE8271110813001)- Oregon Scientific talking pedometer with FM radio - Pedometer announces walking stats and plays FM radio station through the same headphones- Stylish pedometer measures distancewalked calories burned and steps- FM tuner features 5 user-selectable channel presets and auto-scan- Pacer beep keeps the user on track toward exercise goals- Memory stores 7 days of walking data- Target feature measures progress toward and estimates time to reach goal- Step counter measures 0 to 99999 steps- Digital 12 or 24hour clock with weekday and alarm- Includes sport ear-bud headphones- Includes 2 batteriesORPE829A

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Value!, August 22, 2006

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Christina Loper "Cool Breeze" (Dallas, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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I recently purchased this item and just want to say that it is great! I was worried that for the price, I wasn't going to get an accurate count or that the radio would be lousy, but I am happy to say I was wrong! The radio is strong (though it cuts out, which i think is because it has an internal antenna) and easy to use, and the count (so far) is accurate within 2 steps. I highly recommend this product!

4.0 out of 5 stars Good product, August 10, 2011

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Charlie - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Oregon Scientific PE829A Talking Pedometer with FM Radio (Electronics)

The pedometer and radio work fine but the multiple function keys are confusing making it hard to set up. You need to hold down the mode key for 2 seconds to activate the + and - functions. Also the radio could use a better antena as the station looses it's signal.

5.0 out of 5 stars Great pedometer, so far, much better than Ultmost/Innovage/Bally/Sportline., January 1, 2011

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Spatcher - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oregon Scientific PE829A Talking Pedometer with FM Radio (Electronics)

For the longest time, I'd been very hesitant to purchase this device, and had decided to stick with the more kiddie /cheapie type basic talking pedometers, for example the heart shaped ones made by many different companies, Ultmost, Bally Total Fitness, Sharper Image, Park Avenue, Etc, because I could find nothing but negative, mostly one star reviews on it on the computer.
However, I found one on E-bay for a starting bid of only $5.99, and decided to give it a try.
I just got it in the mail today, and come to find out, through a little research, the unit with all negative reviews was a completely different model, the PE829, to be specific.
I'm glad that I found this site that has mostly positive reviews of this pedometer.
I love the vast array of features on this unit, from the cool British accented voice, to the different ways of measuring your exercise routine, Daily, Weekly, and a Target Number of steps, and I also really like the fact that in order to be accurate, the unit must have a complete profile of you, how much you weigh, your step length, and your age, rather than just your step length and weight, like the cheaper pedometers.
The radio seems to have decent sound quality, and I find that I can reduce it cutting out, if i adjust the pedometers position a bit from time to time when exercising.
one really great thing I also have to point out about the radio is that it has a good amount of bass for an auto scan type radio.
Most auto scans sound hissy, tinny, and have little to no bass.
However, this isn't the case with the PE829A.
I'm not sure about battery life as I haven't used the unit long enough to consume the battery quickly yet, just walked for several hours this evening), but I had the radio playing almost the whole time, and so far, the batteries are still full, so I don't think it's as bad as other reviewers have claimed.
All in all, i think that from now on, we will stick with these Oregon Scientific PE829A Digital Talking Pedometer Fm Radios, instead of getting the cheapie kiddie/giveaway type units like heart shape ones and other commonly seen units.