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Timex T5J031 Unisex Digital Fitness Heart Rate Monitor Watch
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Exceeds Expectations
(5 out of 5) by Chuck on Feb 7, 2008 (Columbus, Ohio USA)I purchased this watch to replace an older Polar heart rate monitor with dead batteries in the chest strap and the monitor. The design of that product required me to send both units in for replacement by a Polar service center. The cost was nearly as much as the cost of this timex heart rate monitor.
I am so pleased with this product. The instructon manual was clearly written and easy to understand. There are just enough functions for me without loading the product up with things I will never use. That makes using it simple and I can remember how to use it without having to refresh my memory by repeatedly rereading the manual.
The monitor is an excellent watch when not using the heart rate features. Best of all I can change the batteries myself when the time comes without sending the thing off in the mail to a service center.
On top of all that the price was reasonable. This is one of those few purchases that exceeded my expectations because everything that it does, it does a little bit better than I had hoped for.
I am so pleased with this product. The instructon manual was clearly written and easy to understand. There are just enough functions for me without loading the product up with things I will never use. That makes using it simple and I can remember how to use it without having to refresh my memory by repeatedly rereading the manual.
The monitor is an excellent watch when not using the heart rate features. Best of all I can change the batteries myself when the time comes without sending the thing off in the mail to a service center.
On top of all that the price was reasonable. This is one of those few purchases that exceeded my expectations because everything that it does, it does a little bit better than I had hoped for.
28 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
Battery Hungry
(3 out of 5) by Kambiz Akhavein on Aug 30, 2008 (APO, AE United States)1. The product does everything that it claims to do.
2. The watch looks nice enough to wear all the time as your main watch.
3. The strap that needs to be used to send your heart beats is comfortable.
4. You can learn the HRM quickly if you fool around with it a little bit. If you are a computer nerd, you will learn it in less that one hour.
5. The only thing negative is that it uses batteries like crazy. I have to use a new battery every week and that costs $5. There is no shut off botton on the transmitter so it is constantly on and the battery drains.
2. The watch looks nice enough to wear all the time as your main watch.
3. The strap that needs to be used to send your heart beats is comfortable.
4. You can learn the HRM quickly if you fool around with it a little bit. If you are a computer nerd, you will learn it in less that one hour.
5. The only thing negative is that it uses batteries like crazy. I have to use a new battery every week and that costs $5. There is no shut off botton on the transmitter so it is constantly on and the battery drains.
22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
Very nice... good little training tool and toy
(5 out of 5) by Vertigo on Mar 4, 2008I bought this HRM to help me as I began a training program, and decided on this one rather than a Polar monitor because it was cheaper and because it was a Timex. It was easy to use out of the box (I ran later that day); I set the time and after fiddling a little with the buttons I was able to use the timer and HRM functions.
The chest strap is snug and comfortable; the watch is unisex but for women with tiny wrists it might be a bit too loose; I myself wear it the tightest possible setting.
Aesthetically it looks great. It's not something that I personally would go around wearing all the time, but it's easy to read and the buttons are easy to use. The indigo is not ideal for when I'm running on the street in the evening since it lights up the numbers rather than the whole face of the watch, but this is a tiny issue.
Overall, fantastic product, and I'm so glad that something this well-featured is availiable at such a competitive price from Timex.
The chest strap is snug and comfortable; the watch is unisex but for women with tiny wrists it might be a bit too loose; I myself wear it the tightest possible setting.
Aesthetically it looks great. It's not something that I personally would go around wearing all the time, but it's easy to read and the buttons are easy to use. The indigo is not ideal for when I'm running on the street in the evening since it lights up the numbers rather than the whole face of the watch, but this is a tiny issue.
Overall, fantastic product, and I'm so glad that something this well-featured is availiable at such a competitive price from Timex.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
Makes Working Out Fun
(4 out of 5) by Kimberly Martin on Jul 9, 2008 (Georgia)I can tell that since I purchased this heart rate monitor watch my workouts have been more strenuous because I anxiously await the end of them to see how many calories I burned and how long I was in the zone. Speaking of zones, I am not sure why, but if I work out in Zone 2 one day then Zone 5 the next, I get two completely different calorie burn readings. My heart rate chart says that I should max out at 175, but that's high for someone like me to reach who has a resting heart rate of 53-59, so I keep it in Zone 2, which is for calorie/fat burn. I think the calories burned that it shows for that zone are realistic.
The only other thing is that the watch is small, so it's kind of hard sometimes to click one side of the watch to set something without pushing the opposing button at the same time. You have to rest your thumb on the side of the watch to push the button on the side, but when you do so you press another button. I have learned how to gingerly push the buttons.
The only other thing is that the watch is small, so it's kind of hard sometimes to click one side of the watch to set something without pushing the opposing button at the same time. You have to rest your thumb on the side of the watch to push the button on the side, but when you do so you press another button. I have learned how to gingerly push the buttons.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
great product and functionality
(5 out of 5) by Southern Train on Jul 6, 2008 (Atlanta, Georgia USA)This is an elementary and reliable heart rate monitor. It is easy to use and durable. I have used it since February and now routinely wear it for all exercise. The watch has a stop watch, lap timer, alarm, hrm, calorie counter, max/min/ and average heart rate counter and tracks where you are in desired heart rate zone. This is a terrific product --works well and does just what it is supposed to do. I'd recommend buying a spare battery for the chest transmitter; it wore out after about 50 hours of exercise use.