GPS Garmin Forerunner 410 Review
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| Garmin Forerunner 410 Review |
With the Garmin Forerunner 410 sends another GPS sports watch for recreational athletes and professionals in the race. After all, in Germany there are about 17 million skiers and 2.5 million Nordic Walkers (GfK, 2004 figures), a GPS sports watch like the Forerunner 410 can be used to optimize their training.
Two other particularly suitable for recreational athletes Forerunner models we have reviewed in detail: the Forerunner 110 and Forerunner 210 . The Forerunner 410 stands out by his two colleagues, not only with more functionality, but also a special feature: When operating Garmin uses a combination of keys and touch ring rather than on pure click buttons.
Since the Touch Ring on the previous model Forerunner 405 still gave rise to criticism, it has the Garmin 410 revised. How effective the new technology, this review will show.
Garmin Forerunner 410: housing, service, menu
Like its sibling features 110 and 210, the 410 by a suitable for everyday elegance from. Compared to the Forerunner 210 is slightly larger in our review candidate (WxHxD: 4.8 x 7.1 x 1.6 cm and 4.5 x 6.9 x 1.4 cm), another difference is that the bracelet. Its design is less suitable for athletes with delicate wrists. However, Garmin has made provision: The kit includes two additional Velcro straps, which are suitable not only for slender arms, but also offer a comfortable fit. Before that there is a big hurdle to overcome. Replacement of the band is very easy and requires good nerves.
The Touch Ring allows different interactions: short or long tap with one finger, tap with two fingers or a caress to perform scrolling. In combination with the two keys for lap / reset / quit or start / stop / enter this game can be very confusing. But only at first, after a familiarization phase, it is fast in the past. However: If you like this operating concept or not is very subjective. Try it!
Very important are the questions : How is the touch ring reacts with moisture or sweaty after drinking a Power Bars sticky fingers? What is the use of thin gloves?
Under ideal conditions (= dry finger touch or ring), the operation works almost 1A! In pouring rain, the touch ring also makes no funny business. Only with constant bombardment from the tap, there are sometimes dropouts - while exercising, such conditions are unlikely. For training in the winter - with a thin fleece gloves - there are limitations.Complex maneuvers in the menus you should avoid using it, the change between the training pages on the other hand works very well. As an aid can be "auto scroll" - an automatic scrolling of pages - Enable.
To set the Forerunner 410 offers many options. This includes a user profile (gender, birth weight, height, resting heart rate, maximum heart rate), various system settings, alarm function, and - most importantly - configuration of pages or data fields . Of the four possible sites (Practice 1, 2, 3, and heart rate) can all be down to "Practice 1" clear, for each page is a choice between one, two or three data fields. The fields are customizable to choose from several options (pulse-graphics, sunrise, GPS Accuracy, GPS altitude, cadence, ...). Note that data fields are on display from quite small. So: less is more!
Training-related functions are abound:
· Auto Pause : The stopwatch is below a specified speed or at rest stops. Useful for routes with many traffic lights.
· Auto Lap : Automatically save the training data for a specific section for example, all 1,000 m while training at the stadium.
· Virtual Partner : Practical function to motivate (! sometimes discouraging) to set a certain pace is displayed on the display how much ahead or behind to the virtual opponent is. When training with stretching of the Virtual Partner is also used (see below for navigation), with his help, the runner can try to improve his running times on routes already ("Can I improve on my best time on the training ride?")
· Sports Mode : This lets you choose between running and cycling. Has implications for certain training settings, such as changing from running to cycling unit automatically changes the speed of pace to speed.On the transfer of activities to the PC, it also has influence as the training are identified according to activity.
Garmin Forerunner 410: Navigation
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| Garmin Forerunner 410 Review |
The GPS receiver is quite fast. Thanks SiRFInstant-FixII technology , the position is determined on the basis of calculated orbits satellites quickly and reliably. The records of the distances covered - compared to outdoor GPS devices and other Forerunner models - give no cause for criticism.
To navigate the Forerunner 410 offers a lot:
· View of satellites, signal strength and GPS accuracy.
· Save current location as a way point (name, height, and coordinates can be changed), a maximum of 100 way points are possible. A transfer way points from the PC to the Forerunner is not intended!
· GoTo / air line navigation to a way point, such as a car park.
· Back to the start, the runners will be along the current route to the starting point.
· Train Navigating and using routes. The Garmin Training Center or the (see below), Garmin Connect online portal can be made of recorded activities and create routes transmitted to the Forerunner. Especially with Garmin Connect, this is very comfortable on the stage. On the Forerunner itself can not generate routes from stored records. When a line is selected, the rotor of the 410 performs with the help of his side navigation to the target. In a departure from the line is drawn with the Information "Off Course".
Garmin Forerunner 410: Training
The taxation of endurance, interval, heart rate, or extended training is a strength of the 410th Forerunner You can create the menu of the Forerunners, as it is possible to design advanced workouts on the PC with the Garmin Training Center and transferred to the 410th
How is the training practice designed with the Forerunner? Actually quite simple. "Training" button, start the stopwatch and go! If the GPS position is not yet determined, however, is still waiting something fashionable.Similarly, it works with - possibly even at home - pre-training: Forerunners of the menu click on the training, "training run" function, stopwatch and go!
A small example would be an endurance training on calorie basis . This is such a board Schoki - that is 500 calories - defined as the target. The Forerunner continuously informed about the calories in goal achievement, it has optical ("Training Completed") and acoustic suggest. The information on the calories fall out exactly according to Garmin, as calculated on the basis of heart rate variability.
After 5 minutes of inactivity, the Forerunner 410 goes into sleep mode. (Excited) Competitors may be bothered by it, is the starting gun, must Forerunner by tapping a button gives only come back to life and the training mode can be started. Disabling this feature in the setup would be handy.
Garmin Forerunner 410: Evaluation of the training data
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| Garmin 410 Evaluation Training Data |
Since GPS sports watches like the Forerunner 410 does not have a barometric altimeter feature, but also determine the height by GPS, including statements fall to the ground covered in meters rather imprecise.Therefore: When transferring the data to Garmin Connect, an automatic correction of the elevation data based on national survey data, the athlete receives plausible values.
Garmin Forerunner 410: data transmission, accessories
To charge the Forerruners a bipolar charging clip is included. The terminal is also in the delivery of the USB adapter or a USB port connected (eg a PC).
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| Garmin 410 Bike Mount |
The data transfer takes place, however with a wireless USB ANT Stick. A direct access to directories and files of the 410 is not possible on the PC does not appear the Forerunner as a separate drive. The combination of ANT Stick and the Garmin Connect online portal has proven to be very comfortable. After an initial installation and setup, the data is automatically uploaded to Garmin Connect. It is also possible to exchange data between compatible Forerunnern using ANT +.
About ANT + is also the accessories connected: heart rate monitor, a foot pod for training in the halls and the GSC 10 speed and cadence sensor for cyclists. Who is traveling with a lot of bike should definitely install a Forerunner Bicycle Mount (pictured right).
Garmin Forerunner 410: Conclusion
The - admittedly - initial skepticism because of the complex operation has seemingly set in reviewing soon! After a short familiarization phase, let the ring touch virtuoso use of the Forerunners, but the control concept should not everyone's cup / fraus thing to be! Good: Under moist conditions, prepares the touch ring no problems - as opposed to winter training with gloves. Many a runner or cyclist can be seen by the rather short battery life of 8 hours in training mode interfere.
That's it with the criticism, but it has been shown that the 410 has the right amount of features on board .Compared to the Forerunner 210 are practical training options such as car break and the virtual partner of it, the data fields can be configured, a switch between cycling and walking is possible, and - particularly great - you can navigate with it. More costs more of course! $ to lie - the Forerunner 410 includes RF sensor after all, are just 360th (230th approx Forerunner $ 263.965, street prices).
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