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| Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver With Heart Rate Monitor | 
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| Brand: Garmin
Category: CE
Buy New: Too low to display
New (76) Used (1) Refurbished (4)
Avg. Customer Rating:  582 reviews
Sales Rank: 67
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: Yes
Native Resolution: 160x100
Display Size: 1.52
Includes MP3 Player: 0
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 8 x 10 x 6
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Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 010-00467-00
Model: 010-00467-00
UPC: 753759051945
EAN: 0753759051945
ASIN: B000CSWCQA
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 A nice accesory for the dedicated runner or biker fan March 11, 2007
The Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver with Heart Rate Monitor is not a fancy high-tech watch replacement for general purpose 24/7 usage. On the contrary, it's strictly a nice accessory to be used only during workout by a dedicated runner or biker fan, interested in getting good enough measurements related to performance, especially those that can be directly derived from GPS technology, which is Garmin's main area of expertise.
These are some of the GPS directly related measurements that the 305 consistently delivers with an accuracy of plus or minus 30 feet: altitude, distance traveled and distance per lap.
The 305 gives very precise readings of heart rate, as well as the time related readings, such as total time traveled, time per lap and time of day.
The composite measurements, such as pace or speed, absolute or per lap, evidently can only be as precise as the accuracy of the relevant, above described GPS directly related measurements.
In contrast to the above niceties, Garmin's 305 algorithm to measure the workout calorie expense is currently (March '07) notoriously wrong, hopefully Garmin will be able to correct it in a future software release. Of course, calorie expense is not a GPS related measurement, and is therefore not within the reach of Garmin's recognized main area of expertise.
When working out indoors, the GPS derived measurements will not work, and so the 305 becomes a time keeping machine only, with additional accurate heart rate readings. The 305 is not designed to go into the water, and so cannot be worn while swimming. The 305 will not provide temperature readings, and is not an alarm clock, although can be programmed to provide notice when certain thresholds related to performance are crossed.
Finally, the workout readings can be downloaded and analyzed in the PC with Garmin's unsophisticated proprietary software.
 Your Own Personal Trainer March 9, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Garmin Forerunner 305 GPS Receiver with Heart Rate Monitor is one the best coaches I've ever had. I'm a distance runner and with a glance I can see how far I've run and how long I've run. I can also see how hard my heart is working and my current pace. When I finished with my run I upload all the data from my Forerunner into my PC for analysis and keep a history of my progress.
Just Great! March 9, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This is the most amazing running gadget I have ever seen. I live in Mexico City and it works perfectly. I can use it where other GPS units simply can not even find any satellite signal. I strongly recommend this product.
Excellent exercise product !!!! March 8, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Well done !!
My first heart rate monitor - works great.
GPS works great - fast acquisition
Heart rate and pace alarms are loud and very helpful.
Used on treadmill (nice "indoor" mode shuts off gps).
Software provided was excellent for tracking my training !!
Very pleased.
great tool March 8, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have used this intermittantly for the past few weeks for cross country trekking with my son. I am training for a mtn hunt. I have had no significant problems and it works completely as advertised. I think it is a valuable training tool and to a lesser extent a navigation tool. The training/download software is adequate, intuitive and the display options are more than sufficient. HR, time, Distance, altitude are solidly accurate on my unit.
The minor issues are: The "needle" on compass display while moving is contradictory and shifts wildly, it is easier to just use the trail display. The unit is a bit larger than you would like, but smaller than you could imagine considering all it does. Rarely the gps has problems finding signal, but which one doesn't. Rarely I have a difficult time seeing the smaller features on the display without reading glasses my problem basically. I will need more time to know if it is tough enough to count on.
I wish it ran off of over the counter batteries too, for times when you can't get to recharge source, ie wilderness. mike
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