Customer Reviews:
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 Well worth the price... July 27, 2007
Ferd Burfle (Eastchester, NY)
18 out of 20 found this review helpful
My doctor recommended getting this device. I had a lot to choose from, but this one came with added software.
It is VERY Easy to use, and if I am on vacation, I can take the unit "on the road", and then download the data to my computer once I'm back from vacation.
The software enables me to print out my readings for the period chosen and give it to my doctor on my next visit, and I don't have to do "data entry" into an EXCEL program. (GREAT Time saver!)
Highly recommended!
 Hmm.. Are there FDA regulations for these? November 5, 2007
Lancer
17 out of 21 found this review helpful
I ordered two of them one for me and the other for my parents. They arrived fine and there was no issues with amazon's amazing supply chain management. I wanted to calibrate them together. One was showing a reading of 90/60 and the other one show 105/65 taken within an interval of 5 minutes. I am a normal healthy male with 120/80. The ones in walmart / publix / target / my doctors office show the correct 120/80. But this one has such a different reading. I tried them at least 20 times and the closest that I got was 110/68. In my opinion this is still way too much of deviation and returned both of them. I don't understand how such a deviation is acceptable for a life saving medical device.
Reads slightly low, but consistent November 26, 2007
Stephen Bang (Papillion, NE USA)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Accuracy. My wife is a health care professional, and I am a software engineer. We own a HEM-790IT which we both use, and my wife has an Omron HJ-720IT pedometer, which she uses. Today we both took our BP using the Omron, then took it manually. The systolic was 4 low on the Omron, and the diastolic was 10 low on the Omron. We used the TruRead Mode, which takes three consecutive readings. We have found that this is more accurate than Single Mode. I would like to have it more accurate, but I find that all BP machines have some error, compared to manual reading, and this error is not too bad. At least it is consistent in reading low by the same amount.
Software. I generally agree with the criticisms of other reviewers, about the software, but they are minor in nature, and I found the software to be reasonably adequate, and most people will enjoy using it. I installed the software on a Vista computer with no problems - use the install instructions for Windows XP. I agree with PajamaGuy - the data is kept in an Access database, which is password protected, and I am not given the password or any option to not have it password protected. I would like to be able to fix errors, such as when my wife or I take our BP with the wrong user selected. Most users will not want to use the Access database, so this will not matter to them.
The cuff is very easy to put on your arm, without any help.
CUFF ADJUSTMENT SOLUTION October 11, 2007
Don Dame
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
The machine is outstanding, however there is one quirk that is easily fixable. I have found that the reason that I was getting frequent error messages on "start up" was because the software shut off the machine after 10 seconds if the cuff had not detected a signal from the arm artery, and 10 seconds was not enough time to build up the pressure above 30 which is needed to push the cuff against the arm artery hard enought to get a strong signal to the cuff.
The solution that works for me when starting the machine, is to push the "blue line" on the outside of the cuff, very close to where to hose enters the cuff, and push very hard (with about 15 lbs force) against the arm artery until the meter reads at least 30, then you can release the pushing.
I am extreemly happy with the machine.
 Didn't work for me September 9, 2007
S. Reeves (Jacksonville, FL)
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
I've been looking for a new blood pressure monitor. I had been using Mark of Fitness MF-81 Wrist Blood Pressure Monitor for the last year, and while it gave me very steady results, they were always lower than my actual blood pressure reading.
After looking over the reviews, I selected this Omron monitor with the software. It never worked for me. The cuff is very comfortable, but I received more error readings than actual readings. When I received readings they were usually about 10 to 20 points lower than my actual pressure. The readings also varied greatly each time I took them.
I really wish this unit would have worked. I gave it two stars because I loved the cuff and the idea of the software. I never used the software since I was forced to return the whole thing when I couldn't get an accurate blood pressure reading.
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