I bought this because I needed something that could track my heart rate accurately during my workouts and wanted the extra GPS flexibility that doesn't come standard with the Polar devices. It's a very solid device for monitoring your heart rate, though some Spectra 360 Electrode Gel Parker Labs, Each 250GM Tube will come in handy for getting a good heart signal.
The GPS is outstanding, it tracks just fine under heavy tree cover and in other environments where lesser GPS' would lose signal. The only major downside that I've found is that you can only enter waypoints or view your location using deg/min/sec, and I find it much easier to work with UTM references. Hopefully Garmin will fix that in a firmware upgrade. You can of course enter waypoints on your PC and upload them to the device, but it's good enough that it's replacing my etrex on short hikes and it'd be nice to more easily cross reference with a topo map.
It also integrates nicely with Garmin Connect and lets you publish your trail details - here's one of my hikes [..]
You can configure the ANT wireless to automatically download your track and heart rate data when the device is within range of your PC. It's definitely the easiest GPS i've ever had for accessing my trail data.
The battery life isn't wonderful, but it does charge from a standard USB connector so it's easy to keep charged when you travel.
Get more detail about Garmin Forerunner 405CX GPS Sport Watch with Heart Rate Monitor (Blue).
No comments:
Post a Comment