Comments on: Garmin 010-00679-05 Forerunner 50 Sports Watch with Heart Rate Monitor and USB ANT Stick

By: Jaelyn

Jaelyn — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:11:20 +0000

1.0 out of 5 stars
Don’t buy it!
I received the FR50 as an Xmas gift. I used it twice between Xmas and surgery in the first week of January.

By: Nsombi

Nsombi — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:38:55 +0000

2.0 out of 5 stars
Usually works but with problematic flaws
It should work so I’ll save space and not mention what works (as it all should work and Garmin doesn’t get bonus points for a product doing what it is supposed to do).

By: Ugra

Ugra — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 11:01:58 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
great replacement for my old Polar heart rate monitor
I bought this to replace an old heart rate monitor. I love the wealth of features in the watch, compared to my old watch that just displayed my heart rate.

By: Lincoln

Lincoln — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:22:44 +0000

2.0 out of 5 stars
So so, not dependable. No GPS.
I got this to replace an old Polar Heart rate mon.
POLAR was much more dependable for heart rate. This thing tended to lose the signal.

By: Jengo

Jengo — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:50:01 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars
Dynamite Garmin
If you have any of the Garmin GPS products, this is a great compliment to those devices, especially for bikers who like to have additional feedback on their wrist.

By: Sybil

Sybil — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:29:06 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Changed the way I run
I bought the garmin 50 watch with heart monitor to help with my marathon training. I quickly learned that without the foot pod my experience was limited.

By: Waldemar

Waldemar — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 08:00:27 +0000

5.0 out of 5 stars
Does a bunch of stuff
I’m new to running and have read that heart rate, pace, steps per minute, time and distance are what we guage our own performance on.

By: Shmuel

Shmuel — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 06:55:38 +0000

1.0 out of 5 stars
Stick with Polar!
The Forerunner 50 was a freeby with the purchase of the Forerunner 405CS, so I didn’t expect too much, but it is a piece of junk.

By: Xenon

Xenon — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:33:38 +0000

2.0 out of 5 stars
Poor watch battery design
Originally bought this from Amazon. When low battery displayed, I attempted to replace on my own without success.

By: Vivica

Vivica — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 00:26:21 +0000

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent entry-level HR monitor
This HR monitor does exactly what it's supposed to do. The computer upload is excellent - I litterally take off my watch and toss it on the next near the computer when I come in...