| | |  | Electronics | Home » » Polar FS2 Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Black) | | | | | | | Description: | | Black resin case. Black polyurethane bracelet. Digital dial. Keeps track of maximum heart rate and average heart rate throughout exercise session. Features wireless ECG accurate heart rate mointor. Visual and audible alarm in target zones. Date and weekday indicator. Stopwatch. Mineral crystal. Tang clasp. Quartz movement. Water resistant at 50 meters (165 feet). | | | Features: | |
• Basic heart rate monitor with time-of-day and stopwatch
• Automatic age-based heart rate zones
• Total exercise time, average heart rate, and maximum heart rate
• OwnCode feature blocks unwanted signals from other heart rate monitors
• Water resistant to 50 meters, backlight
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Weight:
| 2.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 6.8 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.9 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.5 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 25 reviews |
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48 of 52 found the following review helpful:
HR monitor newbie, yup it works.Apr 06, 2006
By H. Chiu
I was originally hesitant to purchase any heart rate monitor because I wasn't sure if the basic feature of monitoring would work well.
I couldn't decide on a brand until I read the other HR watch reviews and discovered that Polar is one of the leading brands.
This watch is very simple. It's got 1 button! I bought this FS1 watch because I just wanted something to help focus my gym workouts. I wanted a few other features but didn't want to pay the 2x or greater pricing for it.
Pros:
- The single button on the watch is easy to get used to. Easy to start when you exercise
- Heart rate works well and reliably when the chest strap is well moistened. Good when you're already sweating.
- In the gym, there's a "Polar Heartrate Ready" logos on LifeFitness machines and some other machines (I'm a member at 24hr fitness). That indicates that it automatically reads the chest strap. So you don't even need to wear the watch!
Cons:
- When enabling the heartrate monitor (called "EXE or exercise mode on the watch), the HR feedback is autodetected, so the user can't do anything to test if it works. You just watch and wait. This could possibly be true about the other high end Polar watches, but this is a small usability thing that I don't like.
- The chest strap isn't uniquely coded so it can crosstalk. I haven't had the problem at the gym since I haven't been working out right beside anyone who's wearing a HR monitor. However, the HR meter on the adjacent gym machine will be funky when someone's using it =-P.
- No backlight. I refused to spend more money on a HR watch. But then, why does the backlight feature cost an extra $20. Shame on you Polar.
- There's no MIN and MAX feature. Why not, this watch is a computer and we've had calculator watches for 20 year? Why does polar sell 10 different watches for different sports? Polar needs to simplify their product line and offer better price for product.
- 2 year battery life. Another reason not to spend any more for a HR watch.
Hope that helps all the new buyers out there.
14 of 14 found the following review helpful:
 Good basic heart monitorMar 07, 2007
By anonymous
This is a good basic monitor. It works with the bicycles at the gym, automatically displaying your heart rate on the bike. Often, though, the bike number displayed is one beat off of the number displayed on your watch (i.e. 120 bpm instead of 121). There are no fancy features with this monitor -- it just shows your bpm while exercising and that is all.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Lacking featuresDec 16, 2008
By Joseph D. Frazier
I don't like this HRM because it only allows one piece of data to be displayed at a time. It is very awkward to do intervals using both the heart rate and the time (timer is also limited to a count up timer), having to switch back and forth. I had been using a rather inexpensive Timex HRM and it is much better than this product at a comparable price.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Great for newbies like meAug 25, 2008
By LFGD1978
"The Shopaholic"
This heart monitor es really great for newbies like me. Is not top of the line but you have the basic functions and it works really well. The interface is a bit strange at first since you have just one button, that makes it slow to navigate the different menus and functions. I have mine for 2 years now and I`m yet to change the battery.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Excellent ProductSep 13, 2008
By David E. Abramson
Before I purchased it, I was concerned about the comfort and the dependability of the contacts on the chest belt. The belt transmitter is so light and well engineered that I forget that I'm wearing it. It always works. The instructions are clear and easy to follow -- it's very easy to set up. I especially like the feature of switching the wrist unit to give the time by merely touching it to your chest so you don't have to break your pace. The effort required to buckle the wrist strap that others have mentioned is minor and easily mastered.This is as nearly a perfect product as I have ever purchased.
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