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Polar | Home » » » Polar RS200 Heart Rate Monitor Watch (Red) | | | | | | | Product Promotions: | | | | | Description: | | The RS200 was made for goal oriented runners who want to prepare for their first running event or who want to enhance their running experience. Use the Polar Sports Zones and the Event Countdown Timer to manage your training for that key running event. You can even upload your settings to your running computer and then download your workout files to the Polar Running Coach Web Service for analysis. WearLink fabric transmitter included. Get the most out of your RS200 when you add on the optional S1 foot pod to take advantage of the Speed and Distance function. | | | Features: | |
• Wrist-style heart rate monitor and stopwatch in red geared for runners
• With optional S1 footpad, take advantage of the RS200's Speed and Distance functions
• Polar's OwnZone helps determine an individual exercise zone; calorie counter and goal management
• OwnCal feature shows your energy expenditure during one exercise session and accumulated expenditure
• Dual time zone, alarm with snooze, and water resistance to 50 meters
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 9.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 6.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.2 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.8 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.55 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 35 reviews |
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 Works, but glitchyJun 09, 2009
I've been using the Polar RS200 for a little over a year, and on balance, I have been happy with it. It has done precisely what I have asked it to do until recently when I have been trying out more complex workouts. More on that in a second.
I believe I got a defective unit, because the watch will spontaneously emit these strange sounds, similar to a static or old-school modem sound. I guess it's some software glitch that causes the WebSync speaker to fire off. It comes and goes without any kind of pattern. The downside of it is that the battery discharges after 6-8 months instead of the 2 years or so the manual says. Also, the noise prevents me from wearing this as a watch, day-to-day, because it would be too annoying to have it go off all the time. This sound glitch must also cause the battery to drain. I've scoured the web looking for answers, and the answer seems to be ship it back to Polar for evaluation and repair, at my expense. But I'm not going to do that because of the expense and my compulsive need for a running watch.
Another annoyance is that, although you can create custom exercises so that you can do -- for example -- interval training, you can only configure a maximum of three exercise segments. So you can configure a warm up, effort, and a cool down. Or you can configure a typical interval workout of a hard effort and recovery [no warm up and cool down, however.] But if you want to run, for example, a ladder-type speed workout where you run a 1600, 1000, 800, and a 600 with 400 meter recoveries, then you are out of luck. [I should mention that I bought the S1 foot pod separately, and I use that to gauge my distance in these sorts of workouts. I guess I should have bought the RS200sd package to start with. Oh well.] I suppose I need a more advanced watch since I am now doing more advanced training.
Apart from these complaints, I am happy with the unit. It's a decent watch with good features and a reasonable price for most recreational runners. If you plan on doing more advanced training, then I would look for something else.
 I love it!!!May 31, 2009
It was just as told!! I really love it and very simple to use. Has given me no trouble. i would tell all of my friends to buy, it;s great!
Accurate Heart rate monitorMay 17, 2009
Accurate and an important part of my routine, it calculates everything I need to account for my work out. It works with both gym's I work out in equipment I use; from elliptical to the stair master. It is calibrated for use with my body weight index, and heart rate and it gives me the greatest accuracy for my work out. I highly recommend anyone who both works out in the gym and jogging. I do not have the foot accessory for this, but will invest in it later on.
Solid Heart Rate Monitor - Watch is OK, Comfort Strap is the Best PartMay 14, 2009
I run about 30 miles a week - everything from distance runs (marathon training) to speed workouts at the track. I wanted a heart rate monitor that was easy to use and, most importantly, comfortable over a long distance. I don't care about having the best, most expensive model - I just wanted a reliable, comfortable product.
I read somewhere that Polar has the best heart rate technology - most comfortable & flexible chest strap, etc., while Timex has superior watches. Having trained with my trusty Timex IronMan for about 5 years, and now with Polar for the past few months, I think this is definitely the case.
The Polar chest strap is very comfortable, even over decently long distances (13 miles so far). I have tried my husband's Timex strap as well - and it is fine, but significantly less comfortable than the Polar. I definitely give the Polar chest strap 5 stars.
The Polar watch - or "running computer" - is fine, but compared to the Timex's design, it is much harder to do anything other than basic functions. I'm not naturally a directions person anyway, but this manual seemed especially confusing - you have to flip around a lot between different sections to try to figure things out - and ultimately I found it easier to just hit all the buttons and see what they did. :-) So from a design perspective, I would give the Polar watch a 3 (Timex IronMan would be a 5).
So, the Polar is a good buy and performs as expected. From a comfort standpoint it can't be beat, and I have gotten used to the watch (though I would support sending its designers back to the drawing board and telling them to do more usability testing next time).
 RS200 is Fine - Avoid the FootpodApr 25, 2009
I've found that the watch and heart rate strap works well although you'll struggle with the learning curve and the extremely poor manual. At all costs, avoid the foot pod. I bought this to track my pace while running and found it was initially very inaccurate (off by 25% or more) and after a few runs it stopped working altogether.
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