Ordered and received from the Amazon Vine program almost two months ago, my wife and I decided that "today was the day" to try this Omron HBF-510W Full Body Composition Monitor with Scale.
Frankly, we're a bit older and, having read the instruction manual when we first received the unit, we initially found it to be intimidating and so we set the scale aside. But now, having slowly and carefully read the instruction manual again, this time with "hands-on" the monitor, I can say that it is actually quite easy to set up and use.
There is little I can add to other reviews concerning that set-up and use. Suffice it to say that, once you have done it and have become familiar with it, any future use will be easy. There are relatively few "bells and whistles" and for people who like "basic" (such as ourselves), this product fills the bill.
Reading that manual slowly and carefully really pays off. Anything and everything you need to know about this scale is contained therein.
I find that the scale portion is very accurate. We have a rather ancient Health-o-Meter "Professional" mechanical scale which has given us good service for many years. It always reads three or four pounds lower than the scale at our physician's office. It also reads three or four pounds lower than this Omron unit which tells me that the Omron's weight reading is quite accurate.
Accuracy and consistency are the two most important attributes of a scale, in my opinion. I will not be able to ascertain the consistency until I have been using the scale for some time but its initial and accurate weight readings augur well.
Some others have commented upon the lack of a memory for the readings. Frankly, I do not miss such a feature. Again, in my opinion, it would be of little value. It is easy to write down the readings and, if you wish to compare them after, say, two or three months (after all, how much are they going to change in one or two days?), you can just pull out your paper log. I'm sure addition of a memory would increase the cost and would do so unnecessarily. (There is, of course, a more-expensive model which does feature a memory.)
The only additional feature I would like to have seen would have been an internal clock and, in the User Setup, instead of entering your age (which has to be changed every year), you could enter your birth date which, along with your other data, would be retained. (All personal data is retained even if the batteries are removed.) This is a minor request yet one I hope Omron will consider. I think that the addition of this feature would not add greatly to the cost.
I have purchased other Omron products in the past. The first such product was a little yellow Omron calculator which I bought for my father over thirty years ago and I have bought other Omron products since. (If I am looking for a particular product and Omron makes a model, I will generally favor them over their competitors.) So you can see that I have known this company for some time. EVERY Omron product I have ever purchased has been fully satisfactory and, having carefully physically examined this particular monitor/scale, I expect that it too will be fully satisfactory, will last a long time, and will give good service.
To anyone looking to buy an inexpensive (and basic) Body Composition Monitor and Scale, I give this unit my highest recommendation.Get more detail about
Omron HBF-510W Full Body Composition Monitor with Scale.
