Customer Reviews

Oregon Scientific Personal Pulse Meter with Clock and Timer

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Most of the time, the pulse meter does not read my pulse at all. On the rare occasion that it does manage to give a reading, it gives an absurdly low (and obviously wrong) one. I was looking forward to improving my workout efficiency with this gadget, and am sorely disappointed.

I have already quit using the product and now manually count my pulse on my wrist using the second hand of a watch. I was able to achieve reliable readings while sitting still at my desk, but if one is running, bicycling, speed walking, etc. I found it almost impossible to get an accurate reading on a consistent basis. If you want accuracy and convenience, spend more money and get a more complex and reliable monitor.

I have owned this pulse meter for approximately 2 weeks and I find it to be accurate, but it takes a while for it to give a reading. The first few times I used it, it took over a minute to tell me my pulse. However, the manual does state that when you become used to the correct positioning of your finger on the sensor it will give a result faster. So far, this is true, as within the last 3 days, I have received readings within 10 seconds consistently. Considering the price, it was a good purchase.

This device is useless for monitoring pulse during activity. One must be absolutely still for the meter to get a clear signal. Nor is it useful for monitoring resting pulse, as it seems unable to pick up a pulse unless the heart is pounding. At best, this device MIGHT manage to acurately read a pulse AFTER a strenuous activity is concluded.

I too found this item to not perform as promised. When I first purchased it I thought I had a defective unit so I returned it for a new one. The new one has not worked any better. The readings are not at all accurate, either very low or very high. Much of the time it doesn't give a reading at all. I purchase this to use at the gym while doing my cardio workout. Its been sitting in my gym bag for months now as its not worth the effort to take it out. I'm really shocked at how poor this device is as I own several other Oregon Scientific products and have always been happy with them.

I purchased this device on the fly while looking for a pulse rate watch. The closest competetion was $50 plus so I thought I'd give it a try. One click buy later I decided to read the reviews! Wow how bad could it be for [item price]? Well, today I received it, the battery was dead and after trying to replace it , a small spring popped out. Ten minutes later I'm still wrestling with it and finally get it together! Then I find another even smaller spring! This review is the last bit of time I will spend on this small poorly designed product. I will read the reviews before I "One Click" next time!

Received the item but it didn't work, nor did it have very good instructions. E-mailed company 4 times with no response.

Only works properly if you are not moving AND in a zero-gravity environment.

I love this thing. You do have to stop exercising to take your pulse, but I use it mostly for biofeedback. It is so great to use when I'm having a panic attack and cannot keep count myself. What I love most is that it's not expensive, but you don't have to wear any sort of strap around you!! And you can wear it just like anyother watch.

The pulse meter was worthless. That's what I bought this for. It only worked a little bit and I couldn't rely on the accuracy.