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Garmin Forerunner 405 (HRM) Black with Foot Pod (Bundle) |  | Brand: Clever Training
Category: Health and Beauty
Buy New: $386.00
as of 11/30/2009 20:52 CST details
New (2) from $386.00
Seller: Clever Training
Rating:  7 reviews
Sales Rank: 16355
ASIN: B001FGR29A
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | InDoor and Outdoor Speed and Distance | | • | ECG Accurate HR | | • | Downloads Mac and PC | | • | Black GPS Enabled Sports Watch/ HRM | | • | GPS Features Mark Waypoints / Back to Start |
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Product Description
With the Forerunner 405, Garmin has finally put the power of GPS location-based date into a sleek sport watch that can be worn all day. Runners no longer have to choose between function and fashion. Garmin's ANT + Sport wireless platform that wirelessly sends your data to your computer and a touch bezel that lets you change screens with a simple tap (no more fumbling for buttons) run make this not just a leap forward in GPS-enabled fitness devices, but in training devices period. Forerunner 405 comes in two color options black or green
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 7
 A good running/cycling monitor...just ok at everything else September 14, 2009
S. Casper
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this monitor while I was stationed at FOB Warhorse in Iraq. My intent for the watch as two-fold, 1) I wanted an easy way to keep track of where I had been during dismounted patrols and 2) to replace my aging and dying Polar RS200sd heart rate monitor.
The Garmin Forerunner 405 (with Foot Pod!) is very good at what it does, which is keep track of where you were, how fast you went, and roll all that up into a neat little software package that lets you do a virtual tour of it all. Very cool. Just not very practical. The GPS information (i.e. location and altitude) is not displayed on the monitor. You can get heart rate, speed, average speed, average HR, etc but no location information. You also can't easily get that once you've downloaded the data to your computer (you have to get pretty clever with Google maps to make that happen). It takes a bit for to get a decent satellite lock, but once it does it has no issues with tracking. As a GPS device, this monitor is rather lacking. Don't misunderstand it does keep track of where you are and what you are doing, it is just impossible to figure it out while you are doing it. Its not like a dedicated GPS that you glance at and know where you are and where you've been.
But wait! Its not a GPS device, its Heart Rate Monitor! It says so right in the title! And yes it does that! But it doesn't do anything with the information it tracks. Its programming is based upon your age, weight, height, and...distance traveled. Heart rate doesn't play into its calculations at all, or if it does it plays such a limited role that in my four months of using it I never once varied from burning 103 kCal per mile traveled. Not if it took me 7:30 with an average HR of 178, or if I dawdled along and did it in 18:00 minutes @ 107 BPM, it was 103 kCal. And if I didn't move? Let's say I was rolling on the mats, or lifting weights, or doing step-aerobics, no matter how high my heart rate got (188), my kCal expenditure was exactly 0. So it doesn't exactly give you the fitness information that other monitors do.
Now, where this system excels is in the bundled software. The Garmin software is outstanding and its integration with Google maps is impressive. The ability to compare heart rate with speed/effort is very nice. It is also easy to customize and tweak to generate reports that fit exactly what you are looking for (HR over time, speed, and elevation for example so you can see just how much that hill really sucked at the end of your run, compared with how easy it felt when you did it at the beginning of your run). The software isn't without its limitations, for one thing you can't edit the raw data, or even view it in any meaningful form. I know the data is there, buried among the software's xml files, but trying to sort it out was just about impossible and not worth the effort.
Another plus is just how robust this watch is. Where my Polar was scratched up, beaten up, and giving in slowly and painfully to the rigors of Iraq the Garmin kept right on going. It took four months of use and abuse with nary a complaint and as a watch there is a lot to be positive about, the display is easy to read, the back light is bright but subtle, the ability to synch its time with the satellites overhead was a real time saver for me.
FR 405 September 3, 2009
Carlos Levy (Valencia, Carabobo Venezuela)
Hi, before buying it I did read some of this reviews, some good other bad, as usual. I must say it is a good gadget in general; good size, good gps performance (when it is not cloudy), footpod and HRM work as good as other brands. I see two operational issues; one is to use the bezzel when you run and your hands are wet; but I think I can live with that, secondly, battery only lasts 8 hours when you have GPS ON, this might be a problem. Garmin webpage does have a lot of problems, but they are improving it also the training centre (a local application) is not very nice. I think Garmin will do the improvements soon, hopefully. By the way, you can change the battery of the footpod, that is good for garmin, other brands (like Nike) make you buy a new footpod when its battery is off.
Also, you can select many fields to see in the screen when you run, and even I am not a pro-user yet, I believe it can help a lot for training, like virtual partner option.
 Worth Every Penny August 12, 2009
Frank Perry (Acushnet, MA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
At first I thought the price was high for what I was looking for. But after finding out all this things it can do I purchased a bundle with the foot pod and heart rate monitor. What can't it do is the question??
1) Logs your run (automatically loads it when your near your pc) - you can watch it back over a google map, it shows your pace/speed, heart rate, elevation, mileage at any given point.
2) I have asthma, it constantly reports my heart rate so I can feel more comfortable.
3) You know your exact mileage, at times before the GPS I thought I was running further than I was. When I used this gps I found out I wasnt. Helps with goals.
4) You can set mileage, calorie goals for a week, month etc. and it will keep track for you.
5) I could go futher but by now you get the point
NO RUNNER, JOGGER or biker should be without.
Never received mail in rebate July 10, 2009
Raeanna C (Manila)
I bought this and noticed that the mail in rebate coupon was not included. Contacted the seller, who never replied. Quite disappointed about that.
The Garmin Forerunner is great for running & biking - unfortunately cannot be used while swimming unlike the Suunto and Polar. It takes some getting used to - it took me two weeks to finally get the hang of it - but it really does improve your training in terms of monitoring pace and distance. Was on the fence about order the bundle (foot pod and HR monitor) but am very glad I did - very useful for the gym for spinning and treadmill workouts.
One downside - the battery lasts only about 8 hours. Sometimes the ANT agent takes a while to connect to the forerunner to upload data to the computer.
Overall am happy with it.
Excellent All-Around Training Device June 13, 2009
Les Williams
The watch is an excellent all-around training device that can be used across many sports. I found more use for it than I intended. I like the web facilities and how it let's me analyze every second of my runs.
Too bad the Footpods and the HR Monitors seem to come with battery problems. I had to send mine back to Garmin for replacement as the accessories just wouldn't pair. They sent me a replacement and this time the HR Monitor paired in a second and the footpod is yet another bad one even from the box. I hope replacement #3 works. But the watch itself is awesome.
The retailer I bought the product from HRM were very prompt in their delivery and are willing to support; but Garmin kind of undermines their efforts with the browning HR monitors and footpod.
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