Fix gd OHM and few other features !!!!!

Seriously Garmin, you are charging $500-800 and advertising it as Sport watch with OHM?
OHM is sooo bad I can't even rely upon it even a little bit!!! As soon as pulse going above 100bpm, it is soooo off for like ~30 pbm which is BADDDDDD it could be absolutely different HR zones.

(Some smart asses please don't say use chest monitor, bla bla bla)

I do use chest most of the time. But I'm talking about product itself as advertised for which I paid for all the futures that advertised and sometimes when I use it I want rely on it!!!!
No where said - Garmin Elevate

wrist heart rate monitor - error margin ~30%. I paid for a product, I want it to work!!!
Also, don't tell this technology is not there yet - I tested Polar, Apple watch, Fitbit (all have decent OHM and you can rely even so it pick up changes in 15-20 sec) bpm is really really close to reality! [TABLE="border: 1, cellpadding: 0"]
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all these are inaccurate!!!! especially after last update.
But OHM was since day 1. If bpm going up, Garmin 5 pickup like 30-45 sec later and still not right one..
the only accurate reading if you sit still - this called multi-sport watch? really?

(I'm not saying Garmin 5 is bad watch) No, it is nicely build watch, lot of features, battery holds longer than any other, decent mobile application.. but please fix features that are important and not working correctly! Because it is code issues and not hardware.

0 AshotJP over 6 years ago

philipshambrook that exactly my point!!!!
"Some do indeed have better results than others" and it what Garmin should work on, since it is worst than others!!!
And "This topic has been done to death." - user should keep complain about, otherwise Garmin will just ignore this issue!
to finish "Little point in continuing your tirade about the failings of optical heart rate technology on wrist-worn devices." not it is no, I pay money for advertised function on this product for which I PAY MONEY!!! No where in manual or specs says - is it not guarantee correct results or error % or it is an experimental technology etc.....

0 castensson over 6 years ago

Does it anywhere in the specs or manual state it to be a 100% accurate though?
I'd say it does its job for the majority of the time, an indication of where I am in regards to my heart rate and especially compared to my own data over time. Sure, it might not be the 100% truth but I can see if I am 10 beats over my usual workout. Does the fact it might be that I'm 10 beats over 140 instead of the stated 10 beats over 145 make my run any different? Hardly, it's more of a luxury problem I can live with. Does it affect my running? No. Strange thing is, I was able to run even before having my heart rate monitored..

0 thr4 over 6 years ago

With the announcement of FR 945 Fenix 5/5S is now 2 generations of OHR sensor "old". Move on.

0 AlexZ131 over 6 years ago

I agree with the overall points that AshotJP made, but he is clearly frustrated :). Just like I was when it turned out that my watch will disconnect from my phone BT when I'll move few meters away from it. And, similarly - there were numerous topics about it here as well - all pointless. Yes - thr4 - you can move on, to the newer generation of the watch, of course - if you can afford buying a new device every 2 years, but I'd expect that manufacturer delivers and supports their product on any stage of its lifecycle. Overall, I often feel cheated by Garmin - they released F5, never officially admitted to poor antenna or OHR design, fixed those issues in next iterations of the product and moved on. Nothing we can do as consumers only complain on forums I guess :). So, give him a bit of slack here - comments like "move on" or "you're wearing your device incorrectly" just make it worse. Anyways - I love my F5, it gives me a lot of motivation and fun, but sometimes I want to smash it, lol.