Comments on: Which Heart Rate Monitor To Buy?

By: Marco

Marco — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 11:42:00 +0000

The Suunto T1 is NOT compatible with the Polar Wearlink 31 (coded). I had to find this out the hard way by buying the Polar FT7, because the store I wanted to purchase the Wearlink+ for Nike+ couldn’t order it in any longer.

By: Marco

Marco — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:15:00 +0000

I am looking for a heart rate belt that’ll work with

* Nike+ on my iPod nano 5th generation,
* my Suunto t1 HRM and
* gym equipment such as treadmills and cross steppers (mosty “powered” by Polar).

IMO, there are only two choices:

* The Nike+ Polar Wearlink+ (but will it work with my Suunto t1?)
* The Suunto Dual Comfort Belt (but will it work with Nike+ on the iPod?)

The best deal would be if it worked with all of the eqipment: iPod + Suunto + gym equipment.

I understand that the difference between the older Polar Wearlink+ and the Nike+ Wearlink+ is the fact that the HR is transmitted in two different ways, for the Nike+ using ANT (radio frequency), the other using the older Polar (inductive?) technology. I think the Suunto Dual Comfort Belt works in the same way. Are they producing the same results, i.e. are the frequencies and the coding algorithm the same with both belts?

(see the Nike+ Forum)

By: Marco

Marco — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 15:43:42 +0000

@Tim:

Zumindest sollte der Kalorienverbrauch angezeigt werden (abhängig von den persönlichen Körpermaßen), und man sollte unterschiedliche Zonen einstellen können (Fatburning, Cardio, Maximalbelastung).

Ansonsten gebe ich Dir Recht: Schnickschnack.

Die Suunto t1 ist wirklich sehr cool.

By: Tim

Tim — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 10:08:28 +0000

Ganz ehrlich Marco: Du brauchst doch wirklich nur die Puls/Minute Angabe. Alles andere ist Schnickschnack, den ein richtiger Läufer nicht braucht.