Garmin Forerunner 405 with USB ANT stick - Green

Product Description

Manufacturer's Description

The Forerunner 405 is a sleek sportswatch that tracks your time, distance, and pace then wirelessly sends the information to your Computer for later analysis. With a high-sensitivity GPS receiver and HotFix™ satellite prediction, the Forerunner 405 locates your position merely, easily and precisely and maintains its GPS location even in heavy cover and near tall buildings and trees.

Training functions

Loaded with critical coaching functions, the Forerunner 405 continuously records your time, distance, pace, and calories burned. Every single workout is stored in big internal memory (1000 laps) so you can review and analyse the data to see how you've enhanced. And advanced education functions will challenge you to step up your pace - race against Forerunner's Virtual Partner® to strengthen your times, or set up interval workouts devoid of having to circle the track. You can even download recorded courses to compete against earlier workouts. To use the watch, basically tap the touch bezel to transform screens with no fumbling for a button.

Share Workouts Wirelessly

With Forerunner 405, you can share your locations, advanced workouts and courses wirelessly with other Forerunner 405 users. Send your favourite workout to your buddies to attempt, or compete against an individual else's recorded course. Sharing data is hassle-free: just select "transfer" to send your data to a nearby device.

Run, Sync, Retailer and Share

Once you've logged the miles, innovative ANT+™ wireless technologies automatically transfers information to your computer when Forerunner is in range. No cables, no hookups. The data's just there, prepared for you to analyze, categorize and share by way of our on the web community, Garmin Connect at http://connect.garmin.com. You can even strategy workouts on your laptop or computer and then send them to your Forerunner.

Train All Year Round

Take your instruction inside with the versatile Forerunner 405 and optional wireless accessories. Pair it with an optional foot pod to track your pace, distance and running cadence indoors when GPS signals are unavailable. The wireless foot pod clips onto your laces for very easy removal and automatically turns on when you begin moving. Or pair your Forerunner with an optional speed/cadence bike sensor to track the speed and distance of your cycling workouts.

w/ ANT Stick (GREEN)Zubehör: 010-10997-02 - Garmin Forerunner 405 Green

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By : Garmin
Price : £142.30

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 1.9 x 5.2 x 10.3 cm ; 59 g
• Boxed-product Weight: 907 g
• Delivery Destinations: Visit the Delivery Destinations Help page to see where this item can be delivered.Find out more about our Delivery Rates and Returns Policy
• Batteries: 1 Lithium ion batteries required.
• Item model number: 010-00658-13
• ASIN: B0012XIB00
• Date first available at Amazon.co.uk: 15 Mar 2008
  

 

Garmin Forerunner 405 with USB ANT stick - Green

 

Technical Details

• High-sensitivity GPS receiver
• Innovative patent pending touch bezel interface
• Can be used for running and cycling
• Easy-to-read display
• Comfortable vinyl wristband
• Compatible with GSC 10 speed/cadence bike sensor - monitor pedaling cadence and wheel

Costumer Critiques

I have the older version of this item and identified the size and shape was cumbersome and painful to wear on my wrist (which is small), so I was tempted by the sleeker design of this 1. I haven't identified it any more comfy to wear, in spite of the shape transform, but the really very important thing, is, is it user friendly? I have to say it most definitely is not. I'm no techno wizard, but i managed to navigate myself round the controls of the older model successfully without having too a lot hassle but this one particular is an absolute nightmare. It is hyper sensitive and flits from one particular mode to the next at the merest of touches. I can't see any rhyme or reason to the sequence of controls on it and each and every time I have to have to use it, i waste a variety of minutes randomly touching and pressing it, attempting to get back to chronological mode. Admittedly, i haven't looked at the CD that comes with it but the fast instruction booklet is completely useless, and i mean completely useless. Typically, with a new item, you phaff around for the to begin with handful of uses, learning how the thing functions but following many weeks of frequent use, i am no additional forward whatsoever in understanding how it functions. Moreover, whilst charging 1 time, all the buttons/touch pads froze and absolutely nothing would operate at all. i contacted garmin believing i had a faulty model (and even wondered if this was the reason it had previously changed screen so randomly)but right after a couple of days of leaving it and trying buttons once more, it began to operate once more for no obvious reason. In the meantime, garmin took ages to get back to me and suggested holding down each buttons until the watch reset itself. I wavered among two and 3 stars in this review as the controls really are dire but when it is in chronological mode and operating ok, it really is extremely helpful and does the job. Ideally i would just like a item that is a stop watch with GPS, so that i can work out time on the run, pace, and miles covered. This is all i use this item for, but i truly do not feel it's mainly because i want a effortless item that I locate this a single so awkward. It really is most certainly rubbish when it comes to user friendliness, but like me, you will in all probability purchase it anyway, cos garmin has a fine name and there are not that a number of alternatives on the market.

The initial one particular I ordered would not charge beyond 3% though Amazon had no issues replacing it rapidly.

It takes a looonnnnnggggg time to choose up a satellite signal - I have recognized it take 8-9 minutes. In some cases I just give up and commence running anyway, and 12 minutes later it beeps and says the initial lap (1km) run in 12 minutes...er, I don't feel so.

It has an annoying bug exactly where the satellite progress bar crawls slowly up to 100%...then drops back again to 80% and slowly creeps up...then drops back once more...and once more...and again...If you look at the screen which shows which satellites are active, it can show 5 or six with a solid dark bar but nonetheless it does not appear to be content.

When it really picks up the satellites it functions fine except for an irritating tendency to switch views, and at times it is impossible to switch back with the bevel unresponsive (and NOT locked).

These are significant flaws for a item priced at over £260.

 

Garmin Forerunner 405 with USB ANT stick - Green