I couldn't see firsthand when I ordered this scale, but it turned out better than I'd hoped. The display is high contrast and the digits and icons large making it easy to read even at my height of 6'1". My favorite part of the construction is that the feet "float" slightly allowing the scale to adapt to surfaces that may be a little uneven. Also, the power button on the front (as you walk up to it) toggles the unit on and off which is nice for saving battery life. The BMI and body fat percentage readouts are simple to understand and a bar graph accompanies the BMI to give you at-a-glance feedback where you're at generally, i.e., Under, Normal, Over, etc. on your BMI. Overall, I am extremely pleased with this scale and highly recommend it for anyone who wants an accurate, consistent and informative digital scale.
Review by Carmen dallion (Posted on October 11, 2013)
This is a good scale other than the body fat percentage is way off. I work in a weight loss office and we have a machine that cost thousands of dollars and many hand held units that cost only fifty dollars a piece. Those units (all seven of them) have my body fat at 22%. This machine reads 32%. I also read 22% with the use of calibers. The odds of 8 difference being incorrect and this machine being right are not good.
Review by Joshua cooperfield (Posted on February 6, 2013)
My Tanita scale stopped working after two weeks, deluxecomfort.com, of course, took it back with no problems. I was so glad when the Omron scale arrived. It costs less than the Tanita but the quality is much higher. The numbers on it are very large and easy to read. Also, it is much easier to place your feet properly than on the Tanita. I can't wait to try all the features. By the way, I weighed myself over and over and my weight only varied .2 lbs. as promised. Great deal for the money
Review by Kevin swarovski (Posted on August 15, 2012)
You are definitely getting more for your money here. It stores up to four users where the Tanita models only stores two. I bought one from the Omron Pedometers to take advantage of the instant rebates on deluxecomfort. The pedometer was the #1 rated in CR. They are both topnotch products.
My body fat (BFI) and body mass (BMI) index readings are a wake up call to lower them. This scale is solidly built, easy to read, and simple to operate. As for accuracy, I can't totally weigh in (bad pun). The scale takes four AA batteries (included), which is much better than lithium, since AA's are cheaper and more readily available. All in all, an economical start toward monitoring a shape-up, weight loss program.
The Omron HBF-500 is excellent. It is consistent, in tests with my wife and I (who are more than 100 pounds different in weight) gave the same weight 5 times in a row that we stepped on it. The body fat monitor is also much more consistent. The scale has 4 user profiles so that 4 different users can use the scale and track their data as long as several months ago. It is a little taller than a normal scale and very attractive. Read the manual as it is very easy to use. Also, this unit keeps all of your data in one location.
This scale will measure body fat and skeletal muscle. This is important because unhealthy weight loss can be accomplished at the expence of muscle and often leads to quick regain of the weight with more fat than you originally started with. The scale does not give 100% accurate measure of body fat or skeletal muscle BUT the readings are consistent. Don't trust any one measurement as it will vary based on fluid intake and other factors. I am tracking my progress carefully and though I am loosing weight slower, I am actually loosing fat at the same time I am gaining muscle.
Warning to athletes: This body fat scale does not have the athlete setting. It therefore cannot make the correct assumptions about bone density, etc. to give you an accurate body fat measurement. If you are athletic (10 hours+ of cardio per week and resting heartrate of 60 or less), this scale will not work for you. I bought this scale and it told me my body fat was a full 10% higher than it actually is.
This product have taken some knocks that my experience contradicts. Despite all of my expectations it is consistent, and if it says that on the day I got it I weighed 296 and I now weigh 275, it is that 26lb difference that is important. Read the manual. I do not have to re-enter my age, sex, etc.. each time. Overall, I think it is a great tool for measuring changes, if not absolute numbers. The changes are what matters, either as a warning that you are making progress in a direction you do not want to go, or as a reinforcement that you are doing things right and seeing results. If accuracy is a big deal for you, pay for the professional tests, use the device at home and note the difference.
Review by Michael Rogers (Posted on January 8, 2011)
I've got all the indicators I need by nature with regard to how much water I need in my body. Displaying the history for many days is a great feature so I can track if I've lost fat or not, and should change my strategy or habits.The manual that comes with this scale is extremely educational and could almost stand alone as an informative and conscise manual on weight management. My weight regardless of when I measure it is fairly consistent--so the scale is accurate--but it's true what the manual tells you about best times to weigh yourself. BOTTOM LINE: If you're goal is really just to lose weight, you don't need this scale. But if you want to lose fat and know to what degree you really should concentrate on losing, then this is exactly what you want. Forget Tanita. OMRON has been making better and more numerous diagnostic machines that are all better, without the overinflated pricetag.
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