Oregon Scientific SE200-BK SmartHeart Heart Rate Monitor

Reviews of Oregon Scientific SE200-BK SmartHeart Heart Rate Monitor

1.) Works Fine
Reviewed by: GeospatialKid Phoenix, AZ USA
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Notice that a belt with a sensor comes with this wristwatch. Read the manual. It explains that when your skin is too dry no pulse will be transmitted or it will be erratic. Once you begin to sweat, the readings are fine. I have used it at fitness centers and on a hike.

The transmission can be picked up by some treadmills as well as the wrist watch.

It is a great buy.

2.) good for self-monitoring a workout
Reviewed by: (angela) Toronto, Canada
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This heart rate monitor is great for someone who wants to be sure they're getting their pulse up where they want it for cardio-based workouts. It's compact and light weight, and it fits a very small wrist (I often have trouble with watch bands not cinching small enough to be secure -- this one stays in place). Note that there is another piece, not pictured here, which fits around the ribs: it's the bit which transmits heart rate to the wristwatch. This part is a firm plastic/rubber bit that goes over the heart, with an adjustable elastic band to holds it in place. The transmitter is very adjustable, and I can wear it without it slipping, even when I'm jumping up and down on an aerobic step. The watch is programmable so that it will remember the low- and high-end of a range, and will indicate when the wearer is within the range, and beep if the range is exceeded.


3.) Does what it says it does ...
Reviewed by: K. Parsons Burke, VA
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This product does exactly what it says it does. The only thing that it does not say in the overview is that it has a chest strap. I like the fact that it is water proof, and is very comfortable. I use the alarm on the watch every day. It is very easy to use. This is a very good deal for the money.

4.) Low credibility for this company
Reviewed by: Walter J. Bochenek
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Before buying this product, click on [...] in order to review the manual. Fortunately I did, and I decided not to buy. I had sent them an e-mail with questions, and their answers were all "yes". Wrong! In discovering the manual, and thus discovering that I had been vastly misinformed with all these "yes" answers, I contacted them again for clarification. No response! Bottom line: I wouldn't do business with a company I don't feel I can trust.

5.) Disappointed
Reviewed by: S. Schmidt Nashville
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For the first month it worked great. After a month the heart rate monitor would not read my heart rate properly. After 3 months the watch got stuck and now this thing is worthless.

6.) Stuck on alarm mode.
Reviewed by: Ardent Reader CA, USA
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After about 2 weeks of use the watch got stuck on alarm mode, emitting a high pitched alarm warning that no amount of button pressing would get rid of. Very disappointed in this product.

7.) Heart monitor suckfest
Reviewed by: Robert Bowley
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"Another company that has the consumer does the quality control. It worked if you believed that your heart could go from 125 to 170 and down to 140 in less than 5 seconds. I have bought three heart monitor this year a Nike ( awesome except someone wanted it more than me and Nike doesn't carry it anymore but I was able to find on eBay for the same price of the Oregon brand new and a 99.9% favorable rating with over 21,000 sales. It originally cost twice as much but it worked great.) A Garmin that never worked and this Oregon. Welcome to the suckfest."

Features of Oregon Scientific SE200-BK SmartHeart Heart Rate Monitor

SmartHeart Heart Rate Monitor, an easy-to-use, compact heart rate monitor. Perfect for the entry-level user, the SE200 is an easy-to-use heart rate monitor for men or women. The included chest belt transmitter is designed to fit snugly against the skin, and sends analog heart rate data wirelessly to the compact watch receiver. The watch is designed with a small case size and thin straps for those with smaller bone structures.

1.) Visual Heart Rate Zone Alert: upper and lower zones;
2.) Stopwatch with count-up timer and alarm;
3.) User profile: Gender, Age, Height, Weight, Exercise Habit, and Fitness Index;
4.) Clock with date including day of the week;
5.) Electro-luminescent backlight wth low battery detection;

Package Height x Length x Width: 10 in. x 10 in. x 5 in.
Package Weight: 1.15 lbs.