ACCUSPLIT AL370 FM Radio Pedometer
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List Price: $24.99
Our Price: $19.99
Your Save: $ 5.00 ( 20% )
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Binding: Sports
Brand: ACCUSPLIT
Color: Silver
EAN: 0093866337052
Label: Accusplit
Manufacturer: Accusplit
Model: AL370FM Radio
Publisher: Accusplit
Studio: Accusplit
Variation Description: silver
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Customer Rating:
Summary: OK pedometer, unsatisfactory radio
Comment: The pedometer seems to work fine. I find the radio unsatisfactory, however. I also find that it's too easy to bump a button and make the pedometer talk - loudly.
Here are the radio's flaws:
1) The display on the unit only displays pedometer info (steps/distance/calories/time); it does NOT display radio frequency. Since the radio operates by scanning - one button sets the frequency to 88.1 MHz, the other scans up the dial to the next station it finds - you have to know when you've reached the station you want to listen to, and the only way to do this is by listening. So finding a particular station can be difficult if you don't know what the station is playing at the moment.
2)The sound quality of the radio is not very good. It is not awful, but I find that occasional words can be hard to make out if I'm listening to the news with background noise around me. And you certainly won't hear all the nuances of music from this radio.
3) If you walk through an area where there is interference or poor signal for your station, the radio often seems to `go fishing' for a stronger signal, and sometimes changes to a different, nearby station. When this happens you might have to find your station again, by scanning up the dial from the bottom until you hear the right station.
4) The only volume control on the unit is on the earphone cord. So you can't replace the included earphones with your favorite headphones unless these also have a volume control.
Finally, the "talking" feature really annoys me. It's very easy to hit the 'talk' button unintentionally. When I'm setting the radio, or if the unit gets bumped when clipped to my belt or when stashed in my backpack, it will loudly say "YOU HAVE WALKED 3524 STEPS" or something like that... this will certainly draw attention to you if you're in class or on the bus when this happens!
Customer Rating:
Summary: The "starless" wonder
Comment: This item is the largest disappointment I have ever had from Amazon and does not deserve to be in their warehouse. I bought it as a gift and the person returned it to me because they could not get it to work properly. I also tried to make it work without success. As a pedometer, it would record steps whether you were walking or just sitting, the time setting recorded to its own whims, and the distance would have been great, had it been accurate. It would claim 1200 steps in 5 minutes and claim a distance of 2.7 miles - record setting I believe! It is trashed and replaced. I also wrote to the company for support in fixing the problem, but they chose not to respond because they probably know it can't be done!!
Customer Rating:
Summary: As Good As It Gets for this type of device
Comment: This pedometer delivers exactly what it promises. It's small, lightweight, has a decent radio that hangs on to the station being played, and is remarkably accurate. Love the extra belt clip to prevent dropping and breaking. Have used a lot of small pedometers, with and without radio capability, and like this one the best.
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