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Garmin Fenix 3 in BM store in Ireland ?

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    #152
    Krusty_Clown
    Registered Users Posts: 19,496 ✭✭✭✭Krusty_Clown


    PaulieC wrote: »
    Do you have any more details on that, AKW ?
    More here.

    Also this:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FidW09N62jA


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    #153
    sconhome
    Registered Users Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    Picked up on it in the Garmin Talks group on Facebook

    Worked a treat. Easy to install and worked a treat. The fact that the HRM has updatable firmware really impressed me. Just one more update needed to swing Polarboy around to the other side ;)

    You can see the data on this treadmill run from last night https://connect.garmin.com/modern/activity/965003664

    I didn't look at the watch throughout, just messed around with the paced and that on the treadmill. But in the last 3 mins or so I was flicking through the screens to see the displays. I wear watch on the left wrist and unwittingly started landing heavily on the left. Interesting to see.


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    #154
    ThisRegard
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    Do you have a footpod too or does all that come from the chest strap?

    I didn't think I need one, I still don't think I need one, but I want one to get all those charts and figures.

    Is there a reason you don't have elevation correction switched on? (edit, never mind, I see that if the watch has a barometer in it then it's disabled as a default)


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    #155
    sconhome
    Registered Users Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    All from the chest strap. The internal accelerometer gives the pace information which is why it gets to be choppy on a treadmill. Unless you stay consistent with arm swing and not looking at watch the pace will vary.

    Of course you need one! :D

    I never think about elevation. I must recalibrate the altimeter from a point just to keep it uptodate.


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    #156
    TheTubes
    Registered Users Posts: 721 ✭✭✭TheTubes


    The cadence/pace/distance comes from the accelerometer on the watch, right?
    I've run on the treadmill without the hrm-run and get the basic info without the run dynamics.


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    #157
    Cona
    Closed Accounts Posts: 591 ✭✭✭Cona


    Hmmm...what are peoples thoughts on the Fenix 3 versus the 630?
    I was set on either the 235 or 630 but now am starting to lean back towards the Fenix 3 again....


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    #158
    Cona
    Closed Accounts Posts: 591 ✭✭✭Cona


    Hmmm...what are peoples thoughts on the Fenix 3 versus the 630?
    I was set on either the 235 or 630 but now am starting to lean back towards the Fenix 3 again....


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    #159
    sconhome
    Registered Users Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    @thetubes - yes I think you are right. The stage 1 run dynamics of ground contact time comes from the HRM for sure. I thought cadence came from the HRM too but that may be secondary to the wrist accelerometer.


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    #160
    BeepBeep67
    Registered Users Posts: 8,079 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    TheTubes wrote: »
    The cadence/pace/distance comes from the accelerometer on the watch, right?
    I've run on the treadmill without the hrm-run and get the basic info without the run dynamics.

    I've tried watch only, watch with run hrm and watch with run hrm + footpod and it's only with the addition of the footpod that I get consistent treadmill data that matches my expectations.


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    #161
    Cona
    Closed Accounts Posts: 591 ✭✭✭Cona


    Guys,
    does the beta firmware include Lactate Threshold, Stress Score and Performance Conditions as part of the Running Dynamics?


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    #162
    Cona
    Closed Accounts Posts: 591 ✭✭✭Cona


    Guys,
    does the beta firmware include Lactate Threshold, Stress Score and Performance Conditions as part of the Running Dynamics?


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    #163
    sconhome
    Registered Users Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    Cona wrote: »
    Guys,
    does the beta firmware include Lactate Threshold, Stress Score and Performance Conditions as part of the Running Dynamics?

    No but I hope it comes down in the next beta version.


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    #164
    ThisRegard
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    AKW wrote: »
    Of course you need one! :D

    Well then I'll have to get one. I have one of the older basic chest straps from my 305 which I thought would do me.


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    #165
    PaulieC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,185 ✭✭✭PaulieC


    ThisRegard wrote: »
    Well then I'll have to get one. I have one of the older basic chest straps from my 305 which I thought would do me.

    there's your problem...you need new advanced things to be happy


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    #166
    Dinarius
    Registered Users Posts: 3,395 ✭✭✭Dinarius


    I just saw the Garmin Fenix 3 in Great Outdoors. It was €511.99. At this price, I presume it was the sapphire model - though Great Outdoors are never the cheapest anyway. D.


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    #167
    sconhome
    Registered Users Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    Dinarius wrote: »
    I just saw the Garmin Fenix 3 in Great Outdoors. It was €511.99. At this price, I presume it was the sapphire model - though Great Outdoors are never the cheapest anyway. D.

    Current RRP is €542 for the HRM bundle and €665 for the Sapphire HRM bundle
    €491 for the watch only version or €614 for Sapphire watch.


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    #168
    ThisRegard
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    It may have been the regular model, Garmin themselves sell it for a little ove €490.


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    #169
    Mr abbey
    Registered Users Posts: 91 ✭✭Mr abbey


    Does anybody know is it possible to use this watch with GC for the golf functions?

    Doesn't seem to be much information online for it. Will it connect with phone to give front/middle/back distances etc.


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    #170
    PaulieC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,185 ✭✭✭PaulieC


    Fenix 3 is available on Wiggle for 385, which is a pretty good price.


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    #171
    PaulieC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,185 ✭✭✭PaulieC


    Anyone interested in a used fenix 3 ?


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    #172
    BeepBeep67
    Registered Users Posts: 8,079 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    PaulieC wrote: »
    Anyone interested in a used fenix 3 ?

    You going all integrated?


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    #173
    PaulieC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,185 ✭✭✭PaulieC


    BeepBeep67 wrote: »
    You going all integrated?

    Disintegrated. Was looking at a bike specific unit, so downgrading to a cheaper running yoke. I like the look of the 230 and heading to the States next week...


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    #174
    wrstan
    Registered Users Posts: 767 ✭✭✭wrstan


    Anybody have battery performance issues with their Fenix 3?


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    #175
    PaulieC
    Registered Users Posts: 6,185 ✭✭✭PaulieC


    Some snazzy new models being announced at CES. A model with wrist HR and also a sapphire model with titanium finish (which is really quite stunning). Prices ? Both can be yours for a mere $800.

    http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/05/garmin-varia-vision-and-sport-watches/


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    #176
    BeepBeep67
    Registered Users Posts: 8,079 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    PaulieC wrote: »
    Some snazzy new models being announced at CES. A model with wrist HR and also a sapphire model with titanium finish (which is really quite stunning). Prices ? Both can be yours for a mere $800.

    http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/05/garmin-varia-vision-and-sport-watches/

    Can you throw a few in your suitcase :)


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    #177
    BeepBeep67
    Registered Users Posts: 8,079 ✭✭✭BeepBeep67


    wrstan wrote: »
    Anybody have battery performance issues with their Fenix 3?

    What time of issues are you having, I only had one that I can recall where the battery drained very quickly, but after a reset and firmware update I've had no issues since.

    When I have it connected to my phone via bluetooth it does go through the battery quicker, so I only switch on bluetooth if I need to sync via the phone.


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    #178
    ThisRegard
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    I leave my bluetooth on all the time now, as it uses BLE I haven't noticed much of a difference regarding battery drain. But mainly because I like getting the notifications on the watch.


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    #179
    sconhome
    Registered Users Posts: 5,468 ✭✭✭sconhome


    ThisRegard wrote: »
    I leave my bluetooth on all the time now, as it uses BLE I haven't noticed much of a difference regarding battery drain. But mainly because I like getting the notifications on the watch.

    Just a FYI, my wife wears the 920 and recently received a burn on her arm like an allergic reaction to a bracelet which turns out to be from the watch. She had BT on permanently with notifications and I think it is a burn from the electronic field or whatever BT are using. Not sure about the fenix where the transmitter is located but just monitor - may be nothing.


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    #180
    wrstan
    Registered Users Posts: 767 ✭✭✭wrstan


    BeepBeep67 wrote: »
    What time of issues are you having, I only had one that I can recall where the battery drained very quickly, but after a reset and firmware update I've had no issues since.

    When I have it connected to my phone via bluetooth it does go through the battery quicker, so I only switch on bluetooth if I need to sync via the phone.

    Sounds like a similar experience. I had a drain from 100% to <20% in about 14 hours with no activity the other day. However a reset seems to have sorted it out (I hope), it's gone from 100 to 77% including a 10 mile run over the last 20 hours.


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    #181
    ThisRegard
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    sconhome wrote: »
    Just a FYI, my wife wears the 920 and recently received a burn on her arm like an allergic reaction to a bracelet which turns out to be from the watch. She had BT on permanently with notifications and I think it is a burn from the electronic field or whatever BT are using. Not sure about the fenix where the transmitter is located but just monitor - may be nothing.

    Very odd, would it be an allergy to a metal in the band? I've read that Fitbit users had similar issues which turned out to be a reaction to nickel in the band, http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/11/fitbit-acknowledges-latest-devices-are-causing-rashes-advises-to-give-your-wrist-a-rest/


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