Oregon Scientific PE316FM Pedometer with Radio
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List Price: $29.95
Our Price: $17.95
Your Save: $ 12.00 ( 40% )
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Batteries Included: 1
Binding: Health and Beauty
Brand: Oregon Scientific
Color: Yellow/Black
EAN: 0734811148209
Feature: Pedometer with FM radio
Is Fragile: 1
Label: Oregon Scientific
Manufacturer: Oregon Scientific
Model: PE316FM
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Oregon Scientific
Release Date: 2005-04-01
Studio: Oregon Scientific
Variation Description: Yellow/Black
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Features
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Pedometer with FM radio
Measures distance walked & time elapsed
Step counter measures 0 to 99,999 steps
Digital 12 or 24-hour clock
Count up timer up to 99 hours, 59 minutes, 59 seconds
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: with radio? what a joke!
Comment: This is the second one of these I've owned...my first one the screen went blank after about a month and a half...not an uncommon problem with this, I can see reading the other reviews...But I thought maybe it was just a problem with that particular pedometer, so I bought a second one...Big mistake!
As far as the radio, what a piece of crap. I live about 20 minuters' drive from downtown Houston...maybe there are too many radio stations around here. It just won't lock on to anything, not even the strongest stations. Tons of static and stations fading in and out. I bought a pedometer with a radio because I wanted a radio while I walked. If you're selling a pedometer with a radio, the radio should work.
I would give this 0 stars if I could.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great pedometer for the money invested
Comment: I was surprised to open this pedometer page after sometime and see all the negative reviews it receives. I have been using this specific model for more than 3 months now and I am really satisfied with it. It is really accurate (<1% declination, I have performed more than four tests of more than 400 steps during different times of its life and I have seen a couple of cheap pedometers performing much worse), clips firmly to belt or pants, displays the time conveniently and has nice backlight, even has a radio which works, although as most people said, not really its best feature. The truth is that I am not using the radio at all, mostly because I believe the batteries will last longer and it will save me from extra trips to Walmart. But I have tested it and it works, although nothing impressive there. Of course, for the money, I think you cannot go wrong with this pedometer.
One funny comment is that, although most people complain it cannot open very easily, after sometime it will open more easily that you think. Actually it has been a couple of times where putting a bag on my shoulders or a waist pouch and applying some pressure on it by mistake, will open it wide, so it does not count any steps. But it does not open by itself anyway, needs external force for this to happen, so it does not happen often.
All in all, I am sure that the plastic construction and the less than rigorous production testing will result in many pieces that do not function properly and will result in bad reviews. Maybe I have been lucky, maybe not, but this has been one of the best and most reliable devices that I carry and use every day. And a great incentive for walking and exercising more.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Minus one star for this product
Comment: This product is worthless. Save yourself the hassle and frustration of trying to get the radio and readouts to work and buy something else.
I've never been able to get the radio to work properly and the counters have gone blank. I'm really surprised that Amazon continues to sell this item with such terrible reviews continuing to come in.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Price is cheap and so is the product
Comment: The radio actually never worked on this pedometer, which was OK as that was really an 'added bonus'. However the pedometer itself has stopped working after two months of use. It hasn't been dropped, it hasn't got wet...it has just stopped. Perhaps it is the batteries, but it's such a plastic, little toy, I don't want to waste the money on buying new batteries. You get what you pay for.
Customer Rating:
Summary: not so good
Comment: I bought this a few months ago and I was pretty disappointed. It doesn't say anywhere in the instructions what all of those numbers mean. I have emailed and called the Oregon Scientific Customer Service office and they have not yet responded. I still have lots of weight that I need to lose. I am especially heavy up top and am impatient about getting rid of my manb--bs. The radio is good, though, so I gave this one star.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Pedometer & FM Radio. Lightweight movement-sensitive pedometer displays: Steps taken Total distance traveled (miles) Time elapsed Time with 12 or 24-hour display options. Built-in FM radio with headphones (included). Chronograph stopwatch/timer with hr/min/sec display. Sensitivity adjustment feature. Manually programmable stride length. Illuminated with blue HiGlo electro-luminescent backlight for easy nighttime viewing. Built-in belt clip.
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