I used the Amazon customer comments before purchasing this one. I agree that if you take a few minutes to read the Users Guide when you receive it, it is very easy to use. Those in the household who only want their weight are using it without reading the instructions for BMI, etc. and are equally pleased. It seems accurate to me. I am nearsighted, so I was glad to find that the display "holds" the numbers until I can dismount the scale and bend down to read them. Also, every reading includes a... more info
Extra Gadgets, who needs them?:
This item has some nice features, but they are not always accurate.
Since I weighed less on the old bathroom scale, I think I like it better than this one. My wife likes to keep track of all that stuff, but I'm a guy that wants the simple result.
Everything I read here was true...:
The scales seem extremely accurate and very easy to use. The body fat monitor is way, way off. It's at least 9% higher than my handheld unit. I'm in the high-normal range on the handheld but "very high" range on the scales. I'm very active and generally very fit so I'm going with the handheld calculator.
Wish I had seen this when I bought the HBF-400:
Bio-electrical impedance fat % measurements can be totally inaccurate if you use only a hand-held device or just a foot-to-foot body fat scale like the HBF-400. Since electricity takes the shortest path through your body, hand-held devices really only measure your upper body fat, and foot-to-foot ones only measure your lower body fat. With the HBF-400 I get a readout of 25% body fat, which I know for a fact is way off. My body fat is between 15-20%, I had it measured at the gym. In order to get an accurate... more info
