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 enlarge | Brand: Omron
Category: Health And Beauty
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $38.75
You Save: $21.24 (35%)
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Rating:  324 reviews
Sales Rank: 21
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries: 4
Size: HBF-400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 8
Dimensions (in): 13 x 14 x 3
MPN: HBF-400
Model: HBF-400
UPC: 073796826406
EAN: 0073796826406
Release Date: July 15, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Sounds good but don't waste your money December 27, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this scale because I have a water retention problem and I thought this scale would help me control it. However while I could get weighed on this scale I was unable to obtain any of the other information. The instructions were unclear but even trying to use it several different ways it didn't work.
 Ditto: Not for athletically fit people December 24, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have owned this scale and used it each and every morning under the same circumstances for more than a year now. I have held off writing a review because I wanted to be sure of my opinion based on personal experience. Here it is: The weight scale is consistent with itself. That's all anyone needs is consistency, whether it be plus or minus a .10 or more from another scale. Stick with one scale day to day and you can't go wrong. But the other readings: The Body Fat, the Visceral Fat, the Skeletal Muscle, are crazy wrong for someone who works out six times a week and is athletic, like me. I started out a little over a year ago forty-eight pounds heavier than I am right now. Since I kept a journal each day of all the measurements from the Omron scale, I can say that it is wrong, crazy wrong. During the year I have been in training, working with a trainer and slowly changing my diet, I have gone from obese to slim, trim and have muscles that give me that "ripped" look. But the Omron scale will have none of it. The above mentioned readings have changed only slightly from my starting point, by no more than 2 or 3 percent at best, while my total body weight has dropped roughly 21 percent. I can't believe the body measurements of this scale are anywhere near accurate. I've gone down four pants waist sizes. Where I had a beer gut, I now can look straight down and see my belt buckle without having to suck in. You can see my ribs! I've packed on solid muscle everywhere it is supposed to be: upper and lower body. So this scale is a joke for all but one thing: Giving you your body weight. I'm disappointed I spent the money on it.
According to Omron HBF-500 I am an elite athlete! Because it never worked on me. December 14, 2008
6 out of 7 found this review helpful
Let me start of by stating that this will be the first time I ever returned an item to Amazon. Yes, I sometimes get product I am not satisfied with, but I usually give them away. However, not this time, I will not let some poor soul get fooled by this inaccurate piece of ... plastic! I would be afraid that someone might take these readings seriously and become anorexic.
Two trainers (sports medicine and nutritionist majors) measured me at the same time. One was at 16.5% and the second at 18%. I bought the Accu-Measure Fitness 3000 Personal Body Fat Tester and it measured 17.5%, heck even the Navy tape measure system measured 20.1%. The Omron HBF-500 estimates 29%! I read and reread the instructions and I keep getting 26% - 29%. Yes I get these results seconds apart. I do not expect it to be perfect, I am well aware of a 1-3 point variance between measurements but 11 points is ridiculous. Am I to believe that I am an "athlete" because it clearly states it does not work on athletes? I am in good shape and I do exercise regularly. However, I do not consider myself to be in the same class a triathlete or any pro athlete. Does this only work on sedentary people?
By the way it cant even get weight measurements right. It varies up to 1.8lbs! I swear I try to stand on the exact same position and it still varies, it even varies more if I reposition it on the same surface. So how do I know which is right. I would not even mind if it was slightly inaccurate, but I do demand consistency. How else am I to track progress? One last rant. The guy pictured on the box looks as if he is in ok shape. Why does it work for him?
 Perfect Measurement device December 12, 2008
I have owned this for a month now.
The device works great and shows Weight, Fat and BMI.
Once I created the profile per my details, it is much more convenient to use.
Incredibly accurate weight but no athlete mode December 10, 2008
The weight measurements on this scale are surprisingly accurate. To test it out, I weighed a full suitcase. I then took out one item, weighed it, and weighed the suitcase again. The item weighed one pound. The suitcase weighed exactly one pound less after removing the item. Impressive.
The one drawback is that the body fat monitor is useless for athletes. If you have more than average muscle mass, this is not for you. Otherwise, very nice product.
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