Comments about New for 2008 - Garmin Forerunner 405 with Heart Rate Monitor and USB ANT Stick - Choose Color:

I just used this for the first time. It is great. The distance display is very nice. No more driving my car after a run to track the distance or guessing the distance based on my time. The heart rate is also very accurate. My old heart rate monitor would shut off during my run/wasn't dependable. The best part is after the run. I can download all the info from time, elevation, heart rate etc. to my computer. I can post to facbook or e-mail it. Very easy way to track improvement. You will also get a map showing your route. The only thing that can be improved is the mile pace tracker on the watch. It may lag by about 10-15 seconds. Not a big deal, may have to do with some sort of GPS delay. It was a little hard to decide if I wanted to pay for one, but worth every penny.

Comments about New for 2008 - Garmin Forerunner 405 with Heart Rate Monitor and USB ANT Stick - Choose Color:

This is really neat stuff. The capability and the data that it collects is simply mind boggling given the size of the device. We are having no problems receiving satellites. It appears to be super accurate and will collect and plot actual data, min/max, average, etc, all of which you can overlay on top of Google Earth images. Great training tool. Only negative we have is we found the watch menus to be complex and not very user friendly. There are so many options that you often get lost in the menus trying to set up the basic options. Similarly the data transfers to the computer via a wireless memory stick. Some times we have to force the data (through the menus). This has been frustrating. Hopefully we will overcome that with more time. Although the menus could be more intuitive, we (my wife and I) would still highly recommend it.

Comments about New for 2008 - Garmin Forerunner 405 with Heart Rate Monitor and USB ANT Stick - Choose Color:

It is so awesome to download all my workouts and see such cool charts and graphs with zone training. This thing is so sweet!

Comments about New for 2008 - Garmin Forerunner 405 with Heart Rate Monitor and USB ANT Stick - Choose Color:

I have had this watch for about a week know and I am blown away. The features that this watch have are unbelievable. This can do anything from tracking pace, speed, elevation, heart rate. The best part is the wireless transfer to the computer. The software has a Google Earth overlay that is very cool. I live in the sticks and was worried about getting a GPS signal because I sometimes loose it with my satellite radio. I have had no issues with that, in fact I get a signal inside my house. The only improvements I wish it has are that there was a software disk that came with the watch rather than having to download everything from the website. I also wish that the USB antenna could store your data so you wouldn't have to download to the computer you have the software on. Overall, it’s great product that I would recommend to anyone. I have already talked one of my coworkers into getting one.

Comments about New for 2008 - Garmin Forerunner 405 with Heart Rate Monitor and USB ANT Stick - Choose Color:

I use this product to measure time, distance, and heart rate while I run, hike, and bike.

Here's what I like: Innovative touch bezel, customized displays, rapid satellite acquisition, rapid reliable connection with HR strap, wireless transfer of data, and nice training software.

Here's what I don't like: shape of wrist band and length of wrist band. I recommend you try the device on before purchasing. The length and shape are acceptable for me but probably won't be for everyone.

A neat feature of this product is its' ability to overlay your course with Google Earth and show you where you've been.

I would definitely recommend this device to a friend.