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Polar RS800CX Multisport Heart Rate Monitor

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The Polar RS800CX Multisport heart rate monitor measures your speed and distance and lets you plan, monitor and analyze your body's response.

Included G3 GPS sensor W.I.N.D. accurately tracks your movement whether your training involves running, canoeing, mountain biking, rowing or skiing
Measures speed and distance across land, snow and water; sensitive SIRF III GPS system provides highly reliable GPS reception, even in wooded areas
Measures altitude with an atmospheric air pressure sensor; altitude is shown as ascended and descended meters/feet and uphill and downhill steepness in percentages and grades
Polar WearLink® W.I.N.D. transmitter sends the heart rate signal to the training computer unit; includes comfortable chest strap with connector
Watch offers average, minimum and maximum heart rate during total exercise time; includes time spent in target zone
Visual and audible alarm alerts you every time your heart rate exceeds the upper limit or falls below the lower limit of your target zone
Polar OwnZone® feature determines an individual training zone and guides you through an appropriate warm-up routine based on your current physical condition
Polar OwnCal® counts and displays calories burned during a training session; also displays accumulated kilocalories from several training sessions for long-term goals
Includes Polar ProTrainer 5™ software; plan your workout in advance with multiple options and then transfer the settings to the wrist unit
Use the included IrDA USB adapter to transfer your data from wrist unit to computer so you can analyze your results
Watch features include time of day with alarm and snooze, dual time zone, date and weekday indicator, stopwatch, reminders and low-battery indicator
Wrist unit is water resistant to 50m (165 ft.)
All batteries are included and are consumer replaceable

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Polar RS800CX Multisport Heart Rate Monitor Customer Reviews

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Polar RS800CX Multisport Heart Rate Monitor

2.3

(based on 3 reviews)

33%

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May

2011

(3 of 4 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

Works great for me

By hikin

from Tuscalosoa, AL

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Pros

Accurate
Versatile

Cons

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Comments about Polar RS800CX Multisport Heart Rate Monitor:

Unlike the other reviewer, my RS 800 CX works great. I use it for bicycling without problem. I use it (particularly for its GPS and altitude features) when trekking to recored my efforts. It works great with GoogleEarth to show my route on photographic maps. My battery case is also flared due to my using the wrong coin, but it works fine anyway. The software is very good- and helpful for training. It is also nice that one can throw the chest strap in the delicate wash load. Despite use in snowstorms and thunderstorms (and summer use in Alabama!), I've had no problem with fogging on the face. Battery use is good (not great), but at least the button batteries are cheap at [...]. I'm still hoping to get the foot pod for use in the gym to track my indoor "mileage" and steps.

May

2011

(2 of 3 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Not worth it

By Rob the front ranger

from Colorado

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Pros

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Breaks Easily
Display condensation
Unreliable

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Comments about Polar RS800CX Multisport Heart Rate Monitor:

You put a lot of money into this watch for multi-sport performance. But I never got the chance to use it for anything but heart rate and stopwatch. Condensation under the plastic screen blocked the display every time unless I put the watch in a pocket. Also, the battery had to replaced after a couple of dozen times and I was not happy to discover that the battery cover is made of plastic and not metal like my old Polar watches. So when I replaced the battery, the grove to turn the cover with a nickel, the grove became badly damaged and now the cover is badly stuck in place. Also possibly related to that, the watch crashed so I never had the opportunity to try the bike or GPS features.

May

2011

(1 of 2 customers found this review helpful)

1.0

Poor quality for price

By Sbeldingphd

from Portland, Oregon

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Pros

Accurate
Versatile

Cons

Breaks Easily

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Comments about Polar RS800CX Multisport Heart Rate Monitor:

While I like the monitor for it's versatility and accuracy, The battery life is poor and the plastic construction does not justify the price paid for this. Once the back is opened, the main button becomes realigned and requires several pushes to get it to respond. I have only had this for about 8 months and am very disappointed. I would definitely urge people not to pay this kind of money for something that not only does not last but seems to be cheaply made as well.