Ultrasport Gps Navrun 500-Heart-Rate Computer with Chest Strap

Great running companion, user friendly and very reliable. Notifies the user with an audible beep and a message on the watch display when the unit has locked on to a GPS signal (and when the signal is lost). Never to date lost signal outdoors, only when indoors, hence very reliable. The heart rate monitor functionality works well although I find clipping on the chest strap slightly awkward and I found the flexible sensors on Polar units more comfortable that the rigid ones used on the Navrun. These are minor points, however, and considering this device has 1) GPS, 2) heart rate monitor and 3) stop watch functionality in one very compact unit, this is a fantastic device for the price. Uploading data from the watch to a computer via the USB cable is quick and easy and by far the most reliable compared to other methods from previously owned devices eg. bluetooth, sonic transfer. The software provided for use with the Navrun is strightforward to use and a wealth of data is uploaded which can be saved as .csv files and manipulated in spreadsheet formats ad infinitum. When connected to a computer, the Navrun units' battery is charged via the USB port. Highly recommended for the price!

The Navran overall is great value for the amount of data from the watch,ive had this watch around 1 month now and done plenty of runs,the watch will be in german when out the box so youl need to go into settings on the watch,which you do by holding the bottom left (mode) button for 3 secs putting you into,dont forget this is still in german so follow these instructions once you have held the button for 3 secs it will take you onto menu settings,look at the arrow marker it will be the second title which means workout in english,press bottom right button lap/reset to guide the arrow down to settings which is the 5th title down or in your case press the button 4 times as you are on the first title,then press middle button (view) you want to go 5 arrows down which is system,press middle button again (view) then 5 arrows down again into language dont forgot this is still all german so dont go of any english ive mentioned just go by the arrow counts once in language scroll down (middle button) and youl notice english voi la press (middle button) and its set,press mode and will take you back to the main functions but now everything's in English do this straight away before anything,a few people think the watch is only in english and may return the watch but its not a fault its just a simple setting, Anyways back to the watch like i say is great for general long short runs but when it comes to sprints by the the time your have stopped each sprint running at full for say 40secs the watch will only picks up the heartrate and speed by the time your slowing down and recovering so when you come to plug in data on the pc it dosnt give correct info,for instance when i sprint my heart rate should be very near max but on the graph it will show i didnt get near max heart rate due to watch gps only picking up data when im recovering and will use the heart rate which is still pounding on recovery but i would like the watch to give results from when i first sprint at the start,but anyways everything else is good on the watch great HR monitor for steady runs cool feature to view for heart zones for burning fat etc easy to glance to see if your in or out of your preferred zone,dosnt take long to get used to the watch,i did think omg this is impossible to figure out at first but really isnt after a good mess around,great price but i give 3 stars due to the sprinting side which is one of the reasons i bought the watch,but youl be pleased with it.

only bought this yesterday, but it looks to be a fantastic buy. half the price or even less of products from Garmin etc. Don't be detered by the screen being in German, the last page of the manual tells you how to convert to English. Or even easier once you install the software and connect the charger (both of which are easy enough) you can do it via the software. the GPS signal picked up very quickly, and after a few minutes i had worked out most of the buttons and could understand the watch face. i tested it straight away with a long walk and it kept full signal all the time (despite being covered by my coat sleeve most of the time). Downloading the data into the software is literally a single click, and it displayed very nicely straight into a google maps section of the software. it also gave me a full breakdown of distance, duration, average and maximum speed etc. it also comes complete with heart rate strap which isnt currently of interest to me, but had I worn it I would also have had full cardio stats as well. it does everything that a runner/walker/cyclist would want i think; laps,split times etc. it seems comfortable to wear, although i havent been on a run wearing it yet. so why not five stars? well, despite a pop up asking me if I wanted to see my results in google Earth I have so far been unable to make this work (feel free to respond Ultrasport) - plus the instructions, despite being in "english" are a slightly querky translation from the original German, and to be honest it is easier to just work most functions out by trial and error. Finally, you only have the ability to upload the data to your program, not straight onto a website like with Garmin, Nike etc. however you do have the ability to export your data in standard formats so you could still subscribe to a website like mapmyrun and upload your data into it. In summary, if you are a serious club runner, or have more money than sense, then spend £200-£300 on another product. If like me you run a few miles a couple of times a week and hike or cycle for fitness and pleasure then this watch is made for you. go buy one.

I had huge hopes for this GPS watch and in itself it looks a nice bit of kit. After using a Garmin Forerunner for many years the NavRun 500 is much more like a watch. It seems to fix onto satellites quickly and you can play around with view fields to get the data you want. All of that looks really good. I would love to have given this a 5* review. But oh dear ... disaster on the software front. If you have any intentions of using this on a computer be aware 1. it only comes with a mini disc and 2. much more seriously as far as I can see it's only set up for Windows PC. This is like stepping back to the 1990's. I mean, much of the world has moved on to Apple Mac now, and if they haven't any manufacturer with pretensions of serious marketability cannot afford to be that lax. Is German manufacturing really this antediluvian? I really want to be able to upload my data, and it doesn't look like I can. Oh by the way, if you're an Apple user and / or can't install the software because of the above then good luck re-setting the watch to English settings. Someone's posted a comment to a review on how to do it. But this is the kind of information that should be shipped with the watch. So I'm afraid I'll be sending it back. To any users out there on Apple computers, I wouldn't bother with this. Edit. The manufacturers have been in touch to confirm there is NO Apple Mac software for this device. I have however managed to set up Runtastic to operate from it, even though in the installation it will tell you the watch isn't compatible. Press on and it does work, or at least has with mine. Still shocked by Ultrasport's slack approach to this issue. Edit 2 Oct 13. The more I have to use this the worse it gets. Difficult to know where to start. Everything from the stupid decision to make lots of key data fields inaccessible to the main number size (and thus illegible), to the worst heart rate monitor ever: inaccurate and temperamental, to very dodgy pace stats make this something I have come to hate. DO NOT BUY THIS if you are a serious runner. It's rubbish. There are much better bits of kit out there. I curse my stupidity.

The watch is absolutely GREAT! So many funcions and sooooo easy to use (I hate technology). Unfortunately in the box the CD Rom to connect it to the PC was missing (that's why I give 4 stars and not 5). I even printed the label to give it back, but then I realized that it was the last one in stock and the packaging and posting was complicate and very expensive. So I went on the web site of the producer and I easly found the program to be installed on the PC. And now I'm totally satisfacted. I tested it yesterday for a long walk and it works very well. I also compared the price on different sites and I paied the lowest price! UPDATE: after 3 years of NOT intensife use it seems crazy. It ALWAYS gives 3 times more than the right bpm. I mean: when I'm at 60 bpm it says 180! When I'm at 105 it says 230!!! It's complitely unuseful like this and I don't know what to do. I cleaned it, I changed batteries 3 times, but it always says 230 bpm even when I'm laying on the floar. It's a pity beacause I really loved it :-( Sorry for my english, I'm italian.

I did a fair bit of research on GPS watches before making a purchase. In short I wanted something I could transfer the data from to a computer, had a heart rate monitor and was an all round good piece of kit, and based on previous reviews opted for the Navrun 500. My alternatives were a way more expensive Garmin, or a Bluetooth HRM for my nexus phone, which was about the same price as the Navrun. I went for the watch instead of the phone as I didn't want to run down the battery on the phone on a training run, feel happier with a watch in the rain than trying to ensure a phone remains dry, and its easier to glance at a watch for distance/speed info rather than something strapped to your arm. However, this review isn't supposed to justify a watch over a phone! I've had this Navrun for about 7 months and its on my wrist throughout the day. Its not too heavy to wear as a wristwatch, even if it is a little on the thick side. When the GPS is not active the battery lasts for ages. Initially the watch language is set to German, and it took a bit of remembering German from school and a bit of guesswork to get through the menus to change it to English. The menu system, once you are familiar with it, is easy to navigate, and switching the GPS/HRM on is a doddle. I love the way you can configure the 3 screens of 3 items of information - great being able to see average speed and distance at a glance. The connection to the PC (AFAIK its Windows only, haven't seen a Mac or Linux version - Update - 29th July, apparently there is a Mac version available) is a bit hit and miss - I usually have to quit the GPS Master software, then attach the cable to the watch via its crocodile clip at the watch and USB to the PC. Sometimes it says that it cannot read from the watch, but usually disconnecting and reconnecting it sorts it out. If it was much more reliable in this respect I'd have no hesitation in giving it 5 stars. I did have to return the first watch as it looked like the contacts at the back (where the pins on the clip connect to) had worn away (after 3 months) and the watch couldn't be charged, rendering it useless. Amazon replaced it straight away and the current one has (touch wood) been fine. Update - 18th March 2014 - with the Wilmslow half marathon a few days away, I wanted to charge it up and get the AGPS data downloaded to enable a quick GPS fix and be ready for the race. Have just spent nearly 45 minutes trying to get the watch to play ball with the PC. Half of the time the watch doesn't show any connection, and then when it did, and the GPS Master software was launched, I was getting 'Error communicating with the watch' dialogs when trying to download the data from the watch. This is starting to get really annoying and is taking me back to before xmas when I had problems with the watch. Finally I got the damned thing to connect and downloaded the data/uploaded AGPS data, but I don't want to be faffing about for an hour each week hoping that I'll get a connection. I may have to try with another PC, but if that doesn't work and I still have problems, it will be going back to Amazon for a refund. I don't know if its the cable or the watch contacts that are dodgy, but it is seriously frustrating. USB has been around for donkeys years, this feels like a bad trip back to the time when USB first appeared and software/drivers weren't that good. Update - 29th July 2014. After a few weeks worth of runs stored I wanted to upload them and try importing them into Endomondo. So I was back to trying to get it to connect for a few minutes, and then looked at the back of the watch, and the contacts looked quite dull. So I got a pin and carefully used it to 'clean' each of the contacts (a 2 minute job, if that). After doing this the watch connected first time and data transfer worked straight away :-D I am guessing sweat/dead skin etc builds up in the contacts over time, meaning the pins of the cable don't have any metal contact, resulting in more miss than hit when connecting. So I am happy once more with the watch. Once finally connected to the PC, transferring the data from the watch is quick, and no problems with writing the configuration/updating the firmware. One really good thing is the AGPS feature which downloads data to the watch and makes the watch acquire a GPS fix really quickly. The data only lasts for a week though so it does mean a weekly connection to keep it updated. However, I'm usually running 3 times a week so used to hooking it up to charge weekly. The HRM seems to work ok. It did fail to connect once, but just needed pairing with the watch again and it was fine. I haven't compared it to another HRM so can't comment on its accuracy, but the rates it reports look to be sensible. A plus point is it being powered by a CR2032 battery. I have to agree with other reviewers that its not easy to attach/detach from the chest - surely there are easier ways to attach it. On most runs I found the watch to be accurate and maintained the GPS fix throughout. A couple of times it kept losing and gaining the GPS fix resulting in rubbish data, but that could be explained by the battery level being low and not using the AGPS feature. In the last 3 months I haven't had this happen. In terms of altitude recording, on my last run I added up about 400m of incline from the graph, but when plotting the route with ridewithgps.com it actually came out to be 700ft, so don't think I'll be relying on the Navrun for altitude. Update - July 2014 - there have been a couple of occasions when I the AGPS data has expired, and I didn't get a GPS fix at all - I think that was down to me not being fairly stationary whilst it tried to acquire GPS, and being between two 6 storey buildings - it does take a minute or two to get a fix sometimes, so factor that waiting time into your run! Overall I'm very happy with the watch itself in normal operation. I originally gave the watch 2 stars because of the woeful PC connection. I think a lot of that boils down to the contacts getting clogged up with dried up sweat and dead skin - something to watch out for; once cleaned the connection was good, and given I can rely on it pretty much every time I go out for a run, I'm upping it to 5*. I bought it when it was £90 and thought it was great value. At the time of review it is £74 and that is a complete steal, compared to the equivalent Garmins, which looking at their reviews are far from perfect.

I paid £53.52 for this device and in truth it is an excellent buy. The only issue i had with it and why i gave it 3 stars is the heart rate monitor. Like most heart rate monitors i have owned it gave erratic readings for the first ten minutes or so then it seemed to stabilise and worked fine. Unfortunately less than a few weeks after using it the heart rate monitor stopped working completely and because heart rate training is important to me i sent it back - albeit with a heavy heart. In terms of the GPS itself it is excellent, fixes quick, offers 3 screens with 3 data displays which you can program to your liking (i.e pace, speed, lap time, heart rate etc.) and which are easy to navigate on the move. The only extra data i would like to have seen but the device doesn't offer is last lap split. Other than that it offered everything i needed as a dedicated club runner. Compared to a Bryton i owned at treble the price (which i also sent back due to a faulty HRM) it is on a par. Compared to the Tom Tom I replaced it with at more than double the price it is a superior product in every way (except the HRM). (The Tom Tom, due to having none of the usability of the Navrun, I sent back the day after I received it.) In short, if the heart rate function is not important to you, you will be pleased with this product.

I have bought the Ultrasport off Amazon a few months ago and I am really impressed with it (though I am only a beginner). It does GPS, HRM and Navigation (if you really want). The watch with GPS switched off lasts for weeks and you can change the 9 fields of information available to you when on a run amongst a whole range of options including distance travelled, lap distance travelled, current HR, Average HR, current speed, average speed, calories burnt, altitude etc etc. With audible warnings on HR based on the 'zone' that you are looking to train in. Compatability wise it has it's own software which maps your route, altitude, pace, speed and heart rate, gives lap times ad keeps a calendar of your runs and data. There is also the opportunity to split the data between different users and activities. It links into Google Maps / Earth and you can even export into Garmin Connect if you want to share with Garmin folk. Only negative is that the altitude recording is a bit hit and miss but this is the case with Garmin devices as well in my experience (the Garmin Connect website seems to correct altitude data when it is uploaded). I would thoroughly recommend.

Lo uso assiduamente da alcuni mesi e sono assolutamente soddisfatto. Resistente, leggero, completamente impermeabile, trova il segnale GPS in meno di cinque secondi ed è precisissimo. Ho eseguito decine di sessioni e ho potuto vedere sulla mappa, una volta scaricata la sessione, anche gli spostamenti da un marciapiede all'altro della strada. La misura della distanza è molto precisa. L'orologio è personalizzabile in tanti modi e si può impostare al meglio per ogni tipo di sessione che si vuol fare. La durata della batteria col gps acceso è di 16 ore effettive. Mi è caduto un paio di volte: neanche un graffio. La fascia forse non è la più leggera sul mercato, comunque io la trovo comodissima e davvero precisa nella misurazione. Il software in dotazione è semplice da usare, completo ed utilissimo, con mille funzioni e dati. Facile l'esportazione delle singole sessioni in file che si possono poi importare in qualsiasi sito o app. Insomma un prodotto per me ottimo, anzi eccellente considerato il prezzo, che è la metà di quello di altri prodotti che magari sono blasonati e pubblicizzati ma non offrono nulla di più. Assolutamente consigliato .

Buenas, después de año y medio utilizando el pulsómetro, he de decir que en mi opinión personal, es una buena opción calidad precio. Practico deporte de forma ocasional unas 3 o 4 veces por semana, y lo quería para controlar mi ritmo cardíaco, hacer series, medir distancias y poco más. El pulsómetro viene con instrucciones en español. Trae también un cd con un programa para el PC, básico en cuanto aspecto pero completo, donde puedes descargar todas las sesiones de entrenamiento. El único pero que puedo poner es que el programa no esta en español. El reloj se carga conectándolo al PC por usb, y por el otro extremo, con una pinza al reloj. Trae diferentes perfiles de deporte, donde puedes seleccionar 3 ventanas, con 3 características por ventana, como son velocidades (media, instantánea,..), tiempos, ritmos cardíacos, distancias, altitud,..., ademas trae una brújula con una flecha, y opción para añadir puntos de ruta. Tuve un problema con el pulsómetro, pero Amazon me lo resolvió en muy poco tiempo. Lo recomiendo 100%.

Cyclo-sportif depuis 2 ans cette montre cardiofréquencemètre GPS tombe à pic! La montre dispose: -d'une sangle pectorale cadencé a 2.4 Ghz offrant une précision accrue -d'un câble usb permettant de relier la montre à l'ordinateur (la fixation du câble à la montre n'est pas ergonomique j'aurais préféré une entrée microUSB sur la montre) -une petite brosse pour nettoyer le capteur GPS -le manuel en plusieurs langues dont le français -le cd d'installation pour le logiciel GPS Master Le GPS est assez compliqué à assimiler, il faut utiliser le logiciel GPS Master pour récupérer un itinéraire via google earth et le transférer dans la montre mais là où la montre fait fort c'est que cela marche dans le sens inverse: on peut activer le GPS avant sa sortie et la montre va enregistrer tout le trajet. Une fois la montre brancher sur l'ordinateur on peut récupérer toutes les données récupérer par le GPS et la montre sur le logiciel, celui ci tracera au mètre près l'itinéraire qui a était emprunté et ce même logiciel permet de déterminer à tel KM quelle était la fréquence cardiaque la vitesse le nombre de calories dépensées et l'altitude. Le logiciel trace également un graphique représentant la fréquence cardiaque et la vitesse en fonction de la distance pour voir quels ont étaient les points clés de la sortie. La montre fait également compas, très fiable et très pratique pour les sorties VTT sans carte, en plus de la fonction fréquence cardiaque et GPS elle offre la possibilité de voir la vitesse instantanée, la vitesse moyenne,la distance totale parcourue, l'altitude et le nombre de calories dépensées depuis le départ de la ballade. Elle fait également chronomètre, horloge, on peut la configurer en Français ce qui est très pratique. J'oublie certainement plusieurs de ses fonctions mais j'ai fait de cette montre un outil indispensable pour analyser chacune de mes sorties et faire des repérages. A noter également que la montre intègre une batterie rechargeable sur l'ordinateur via l'USB.

Il servizio di spedizione offerto da Amazon è impeccabile, davvero super affidabili! Il prodotto è davvero valido, aggancia in circa 15 secondi il satellite (avvio a freddo!) ed è di facile consultazione durante l'attività. L'orologio è completamente personalizzabile in ogni suo aspetto, anche nelle 3 pagine in modalità allenamento dove sistemare tutte le info necessarie. Non ho avuto modo di compararlo con altri cardio gps ma rispetto al monitoraggio con il cellulare (app runtastic) sembra decisamente più accurato! Viene fornito con un manuale veloce cartaceo e il manuale completo (sia del software che dell'orologio) su CD, tutto in italiano! Uniche 2 pecche: 1) la fascia cardio potrebbe essere più comoda... ormai in commercio se ne trovano di morbidissime. 2) il software di gestione (con cui si imposta in maniera semplice e veloce ogni parametro dell'orologio e potete analizzare gli allenamenti) è fantastico, molto semplice e intuitivo con tanti dati utili e la possibilità di vedere il percorso effettuato anche su google earth. Tuttavia non dà delle chiare informazioni sull'altitudine raggiunta, il dislivello percorso totale in salita e in discesa. Spero aggiornino presto il software con questi dati! In conclusione lo consiglio vivamente, le dimensioni dell'orologio sono davvero contenute rispetto ai concorrenti e il prezzo è ottimo!!!

Llevo unos meses probándolo y le he sacado bastante partido, la verdad. Funciona bien y la batería dura unas 15h todavía, y eso que lo uso todos los días. Sin embargo hay dos inconvenientes: - El pulsómetro no siempre se detecta, a veces tarde y a veces simplemente no lo hace. - El GPS es muy "coherente" con él mismo, es decir, si hago dos días la misma distancia pues los dos días me marcará lo mismo. Lo que no ocurre con los gps de los móviles que he tenido hasta ahora (faltaría más). Sin embargo suele diferenciarse con respecto a medidas oficiales en carreras y competiciones. Casi siempre cuando llego a la meta he hecho menos de lo que supuestamente debería haber hecho. En una fue al contrario, y fue muy exagerado, la marcha era de 53,4 km y yo hice 58.3, sin haberme perdido. 5 km son demasiados. Aún así los registros son muy fiables y hasta ahora funciona perfectamente.