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20 thoughts on “Best Budget Heart Rate Monitor // Wahoo Tickr vs Polar H9 vs Garmin HRM-Dual”

  2. Are there people on this earth that were born with three arms??! Well i only have two arms so i cant easily look at my phone while biking. or maybe he just left out some devices that could transmit the data to my other arm but hmm who knows more clicking and time spent researching it is! frankly i dont care if it looks like a turd and costs 600$ just something that effectivly shows my hr plz

  3. I used to get nearly a year from my first gen TICKR, but the current one I have, (Which has been a nightmare of issues,) roasts the battery in 2 months regardless of activity.

  6. Very good video, but I have a question. For some reason I didn't notice right away, but you're wearing two watches. Um, why? Surely like the One Ring, there must be one watch to rule them all that would do what both of those watches do.

  7. Great review and comparisons,if you pair your Garmin HRM-dual with your apple watch,does the workout information go to the apple platform for viewing?,just thought it might get confused if you already have a garmin app on your phone .silly question but these days anything is possible.I guess the chest monitors are just a tool to get an accurate heart rate,and the information goes in the type of watch your using.

  9. Hi buddy, I need some help and you seem to know some serious facts. I want to use a chest band that will sync with a polar watch, my phone, and a rowing machine (so three devices). There in lies my problem, I can’t find a way to do this? The Wahoo isn’t compatible with Polar?

  10. You mentioned the garmin strap has 2 bluetooth connections. Can i use that with my garmin forerunner to track my run/elliptical, and also use the app on my phone to track HRV? I'm interested in the HRV data. My gf gets palpitations and I think i felt them a couple times too. where it feels like you miss a breath or something so HRV data would be interesting

  11. I used a tickr for about 7 years. The newer version was better than the first allowing more than one device at once to be used over Bluetooth. Since I got the Apple Watch 8 and have done an experiment for a month, I now only use my watch. Almost identical in the end. And I always have my watch on. For most of us, I think your preference will be the same as mine.

  15. I'm wondering if Samsung Health can support H9 or HRM-Dual as those two aren't on the list. It sucks that the list is full of outdated devices. Can someone answer me?

  16. @desfit I am new to the HRM thing and I am wondering if any of these graph/record heart rate through an entire workout/run? I think I heard you say that these do not store workout on the device itself so does that mean the device will need to be pared with another device (phone, watch?) while working out? And if so, is there a cost to some kind of app that reads/stores the info? My hopes is to record a run, let's say an hour run. I would like to read my heart rate throughout the entire run. Thanks for the video and information. 🙂

  17. The little screws on the Garmin are total garbage . They are easily damaged. I currently use a bontrager which is fine.

  18. Interesting review. I have a Polar H10, but I have not been getting anything like 400 hours of battery life. After a month or two I find the connection gets flaky due to low battery.
    My theory is that the sensor keeps operating after you take it off – possibly due to the strap being damp from sweat.
    I tried unclipping one of the contacts, which seemed to help a little.
    These days I completely remove the sensor from the strap and store them separately. I think that may have done the trick. I'm running the current battery against a calendar to get a proper result, so I guess I'll know by Christmas.
    If that hasn't solved the problem, perhaps I'll drop back to the older, less sophisticated but potentially more efficient H9 sensor.
    I like Polar gear, and I have an M460 on my bike. if I can solve the battery issue, I'll be a happy bunny.
    Cheers

  19. Great video! I’m currently training MMA and cannot really use my apple watch due to the physicality. Wondering if I would need my apple watch on my wrist if connected with an external heart rate monitor or can I start a workout and keep it nearby for data to be captured?

    Anyone knows?

    Appreciate your help!

  20. How does it affect the battery life when you turn off gymlink and BT and only keep ant on H9?

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