SIGMA PC15 Heart Rate Monitor Watch
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Equipment Details
Manufacturer: SIGMABrand: Sigma
Model: 21504
Color: Black
Product features:
- Includes clock, date, stopwatch, alarm clock, lap counter, total training time,etc
- 3-settable zones with audible alarm, calorie counter, total calories, back light, etc
- Compatible with cardio machines
- Includes handlebar mount
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Sports reviews of SIGMA PC15 Heart Rate Monitor Watch
Customer Review: UPDATE: Bought Sept '07, Died July '08
Sport shop rating: 5 Stars
My earlier comments are below...
July 2008 Update...
My SIGMA PC15 is now dead. It lasted less than a year.
Note: I never took my PC15 in the water.
Now in search of another heart rate monitor. Looking for one that can last longer than a year.
Disappointed. Worked great while it lasted...
I was going to wait a while to review the Sigma PC15, but as I was just asked for a HRM recommendation from a friend, it makes sense to got ahead now.
PRICE.
A while back I bought two HRMs for my work as a clinical psychologist. Got a coupla small HRMs, wristwatch size with a wire running to a "cuff" over a finger. Each of them cost $20-$25 more than the PC15. And all they did was monitor HR with an option to set an alarm. Seems to me the price for the Sigma PC15 is more than reasonable.
EASE OF USE.
I am NOT fond of digital watches with buttons. iPods OK. Cell phones, just fine. Complicated computer programs, no problem. But not digital watches with buttons. Add translated-from-the-German instructions written by techies for techies and you'd think a bad appraisal was forthcoming. But no. Non-digital-watch-techies can use the PC15. I still think some of the access is "random," but I can usually get to where I want to be.
RUN / CYCLE.
I've used the Sigma PC on both of my bikes and on one long run. No difference in signal strength or accessibility with wrist (running) vs. mounting (cycling). Another reviewer commented on the ease of viewing the data and I would concur.
SWIMMING.
The warning that users should not push the buttons when swimming has warned me off using this in the water. Although I'm training for a triathlon in 2008, I really don't need this.
SIGNAL STRENGTH.
Another reviewer noticed that SIGNAL LOST is common. My experience: it's related to signal strength and interference. Attempts to see what my HR was while driving failed: too much interference in the car. Also, while going around the BWI Airport (cycle) loop I notice that the SIGNAL LOST message came up in predictable, high interference areas. So if you lose signal? Be patient, check to see what might be interfering, move past, etc. My signal always came back as predictably as it disappeared.
SUPER OCD?
I gather some folks like to download HRM information to their laptops. Although I am OCD enough to warm to this marvelous notion, I'm not willing to pay for it and am pleased with the functionality available with the PC15 at this price. Happy using pen and paper, later *laboriously* transferring data to my Excel spreadsheet.
CONCLUSION:
So far can only say the PC15 is a great piece of kit at a reasonable price. Very pleased indeed.
If Amazon allows double entries I'll check back in a few months. If others could do the same that would be a real service.
Dr. Kirtland Peterson
ADDITIONAL NOTES July 25,
POSITIVE
In general I remain very happy with the PC15.
When my wife wanted a HRM, she too went for the PC15 and is pleased with her decision.
NEGATIVE
Minor things...
The strap that comes with the monitor gets loose rather quickly. Be prepared to shorten it with staples, thread, knots, etc. Irritating.
Even tho' I've never used my PC15 in the water and did not wear it on my first tri, the display on the watch has started to go. A "band" near the top of the display no longer registers data--it's just blank. Of course, what used to be visible here is crucially important for functionality. Annoying.
Description of SIGMA PC15 Heart Rate Monitor Watch
The PC 15 is like its users: sporty, ambitious, committed. Anyone with a passion for sport and fitness will soon find a place for it in their heart. It is an individual trainer that allows you to control, plan, and evaluate your exercise sessions with total precision ¿ complete with Training Manager and Lap Counter. Features include: Max, % Max, Average, Current HR. 3 settable HR zones with audible alarm and zone graph. Alarm Clock, Backlight, Calorie Counter. Stopwatch, Training Time, Lap Counter and more.Sigma Sport's PC 15 Heart Rate Monitor Watch is like its users: sporty, ambitious and committed to excellence. Anyone with a passion for sport and fitness will soon find a place for it in their heart. It is an individual trainer that allows you to control, plan, and evaluate your exercise sessions with total precision--complete with Training Manager, Lap Counter and is 100% electro cardiogram (EKG) exact.
Features:
- Training manager for optimum exercise evaluation and monitoring
- Time menu with 7 functions
- Pulse menu with 6 functions
- Automatic exercise zone feature to calculate individual ideal limits
- Zone indicator
- 3 zone alarm
- Easy-to-use menu
- My name function
- 5 language support
- Lap counter (50 laps)
- Backlight
- Battery compartment
What's in the Box?
PC 15 heart rate monitor watch, elastic chest strap, transmitter belt, bicycle mounting bracket with O-ring.
Manufacturer's Warranty
Five-year warranty on defective parts or products.
About Sigma Sport
Sigma Sport represents German technology at its highest level, combining innovative design with precision engineering. Sigma tests all their products in their in-house laboratories to withstand the harshest conditions, ensuring quality continually throughout production. All Sigma Sport standard lights conform to the stringent German traffic standard, and all Sigma Sport products are CE-approved.
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