My Weigh Elite Series Bathroom Body Weight Scale - 400 lb

by MyWeigh

Product Features

• Elegant minimalist design. Ultra-low profile
• 400lb capacity
• Extra-large backlit lcd display
• Tempered glass platform

Product Description

The myweigh elite series scales are a modern & beautiful scale that can weight up to 400 lbs in 0.2lb accuracy. the durable, tempered glass design is simple & strong, the blue back-lit lcd display is large enough to read from a distance. other features include an overload indication feature, low-batter indication feature, 2 cr-2032 batteries included , weighs in pounds, kilograms & stone-pounds.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11.8 x 11.8 x 0.8 inches ; 4.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B001GBGMWW
• UPC: 716165160601
• Item model number: Elite
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (179 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #113 in Health & Personal Care (See Top 100 in Health & Personal Care)
  • #3 in Health & Personal Care > Medical Supplies & Equipment > Health Monitors > Scales > Digital

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

277 of 283 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars excellent scale, July 14, 2009

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R. M. Sills (Castro Valley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: My Weigh Elite Series Bathroom Body Weight Scale - 400 lb (Health and Beauty)

I just got this scale to replace an older digital scale that broke, and I'm very impressed.

To weigh yourself, you step on the scale, wait about 3-4 seconds for the scale to stabilize, and look at the reading. The weight is easy to read -- large numerals with a backlight. The only drawback of the backlight is that it will increase battery usage. You have a choice of units -- pounds, kilograms, or stones.

The scale itself is very sleek and low profile. It's 11.8 inches (width) x 11.7 inches. Some scales (both digital and analog) make a clunking sound as you step on, but this is totally silent.

Like most digital scales, it has to be placed on a hard surface such as tile or wood.

Some digital scales have a "fake repeatability." That is, if you weigh yourself, and then hold a small weight and step on again, it gives exactly the same value. This scale doesn't have this undesirable feature. If you hold a small weight, it gives an honest result.

I measured the variability of nine readings. The range (max minus min) was 0.4 pounds, and the standard deviation was 0.12 pounds. This is excellent, and much better than my previous scale.

I think that the absolute reading is very close to correct, but I haven't had a chance yet to compare this scale to the one at my doctor's office.

The instructions warn that the glass surface is slippery when wet. It's not a scale you want to use after stepping out of the shower or bath.

Update January 2011:

After 18 months (and one battery change), it's still working perfectly, but I want to add one more point that other reviewers have mentioned. You do need to remain very still after you get on the scale; otherwise the reading may not lock. To make it work, I stand still for about 5 or 6 seconds. Just stand still and look straight ahead; don't look down at the scale until this time has passed. Occasionally the first reading fails. In that case, step off, wait for the display to go off, and get on again. If the first try fails, the second one almost always succeeds. A person with a balance problem, however, would have difficulty getting a good reading.

I've confirmed that this scale displays a weight extremely close to the one at my doctor's office. (There's no guarantee, of course, that other scales of this model will be equally accurate.)

126 of 130 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Could not register a 5 lb weight change - sent it back, February 13, 2010

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Coffee Drinker "Momof2" (MO) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: My Weigh Elite Series Bathroom Body Weight Scale - 400 lb (Health and Beauty)

Just bought this scale & am already packing it back up to return to Amazon for a refund.

I unpacked it, removed the battery strip, set it to pounds & tried it out as soon as UPS delivered it.

The first number showed a 5lb difference from my old scale, but since I could get three different numbers when weighing three times in succession on that scale I assumed it was just that the My Weigh was accurate.

Not so much.

The next time I got on I was holding a 5lb bag of flour...and it gave me the exact same number as before.

I tried this same process using my hand weights, but the My Weigh scale could not read the weight difference accurately.

When I added a 3lb weight it showed a difference of 1lb.

When I added 6lbs the My Weigh showed a number 4lbs less than the original number.

Yes, I had this scale on an even, hard surface.

If a scale cannot accurately gauge the difference of adding or removing small amounts of weight...then it is nothing but a dust collector.

Back to Amazon it goes & the search for a new, accurate scale continues.

49 of 52 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Works great but must be on a hard service, October 20, 2008

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Scott W. Matthews (Granite Bay, CA) - See all my reviews
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We really like this scale. One of the factors that we wanted is a back lit LCD display. Not only is it well back lit but the numbers are easy for me to read even without my glasses. I agree with the other reviews I've read on the scale's functionality, accuracy, etc. Our only complaint is that our previous scales would work in our carpeted bathroom. The old scale had a hard clear plastic board between the scale and the carpet. The new scale would not function with even the minor softness of the set up. We've now moved it to a tile floor and it works fine.