Polar RS200sd Heart Rate Monitor - 2007 BCS

It is accurate and good but big. I had this for one and half year when the "low battery" icon came on occassionally, then suddenly one day the numbers were missing some lines. Had the battery replaced by an authorized Polar dealer but the numbers still not readible which rendered it useless. I am disappointed that it quit in less than two years, perhaps it is from a bad batch! Thanks to BC return policy, I will give Polar another try.

I've had this for almost a month now. The first one I got had a defective food pod. One quick phone call to backcountry and an exchange was set up. They even paid for the return shipping. Great customer service.
Anyway, I was skeptical at first that it would actually be able to measure an accurate distance. After a few runs with it to figure out how to use it and what settings I wanted, I did two foot pod calibration runs. After calibration it was accurate to about a 100th of a mile. Heart rate sensor adapts closely to the chest, unlike the older plastic strapped ones. Great for skinnier people like me. My only real complaint about it is that the buttons can be a bit annoying to press. you have to push them down too far for my liking and there is no definite click to let you know it's down enough. Not a big deal just an annoyance.

Before I bought a HR monitor watch I researched a ton. Suunto's came in a close second but the footpod seemed to be more reliable and accurate with the polar technology and the chest strap is much smaller and less noticeable when wearing compared to the Suunto. I also bought this over the higher end models as it is much more low profile and friendly towards being able to wear it in public and not looking like a freak. 4 stars because it could look a little better.