Lidl - Heart Rate Monitors

mattcroad
mattcroad Posts: 189
edited July 2012 in Commuting chat
I see these are coming up for sale on Thursday, can anyone tell me if they are a worthwhile purchase?

Do they last?
Are they accurate?
How do they compare to other leading brands (excluding the fact that they won't sync with other hardware)?

I know they are only £13, but don't want to make the trip to Lidl unless it's going to work properly.
Cheers
There is a rule for that
FCN 4 2009 Trek 1.5
FCN 11 2007 Apollo XC.26s

Comments

  • Paul E
    Paul E Posts: 2,052
    Not worth the money, tried one then bought a better one.
  • bushu
    bushu Posts: 711
    edited July 2012
  • pastryboy
    pastryboy Posts: 1,385
    I bought one ages ago and definitely wouldn't recommend it.

    It's fine for sitting around getting your resting heart rate but I took it out on the bike and it drove me nuts. Any sort of effort resulted in it giving really high readings and beeping madly as a warning sign - I couldn't find a way to disable it. Definitely not very accurate.
  • JonS123
    JonS123 Posts: 171
    I brought one, according to it I do not have a heart, unless I am lying down.
  • mattcroad
    mattcroad Posts: 189
    Cheers for the warnings guys!
    There is a rule for that
    FCN 4 2009 Trek 1.5
    FCN 11 2007 Apollo XC.26s