Anyone have any feedback on the Nike MP3 Run (model PSA 260)....According to the Nike website, this product is a AM/FM MP3 radio. Most importantly, it has a monitor that attaches to your shoe and gives you the distance,time and mile pace. I was wondering how accurate that is or any other comments before I spend $300.00.
Nike products suck. They will break down within no time.
what about this sport player? 2.1oz, 18hrs
So im assuming no one has tried or heard anything about this product. Im most concerned about how accurate the distance and pace is?
ah, how nice it would be to repair nike products
buy the apple shuffle for $99.00. it holds about 120 songs(about 8hrs)
yea, I understand that there are better MP3 players out there for cheaper.. But I was concerned/interested in this Nike product because of the distance/pace feature that the other products dont have. Take a look at the demo on the Nike site...it seems like a good concept (wear a lil thing on ur shoe that gives pace, distance etc.) but I'm wondering if this thing is anymore accurate then a pedometer where u have to measure out your stride before u run and all that or did Nike have a better way to calculate/estimate the distance and pace............But I hear what you are saying that there are better MP3 players but I am interested in this Nike product for the above mentioned reasons
No, it's a hell of a lot more accurate than a pedometer. It takes into consideration true velocity instead of measuring the movement of your stride. They say it's 97% accurate. What they mean is that it's that accurate according to your calibration. You have to run a distance, you can select it on the watch, and once you've run the distance, you tell the watch and it adjusts to that distance. So, although more accurate than a pedometer, GPS is the real thing if you're obsessed with exact measurements. I wouldn't get caught up in the Nike stuff - everything I've ever owned through Nike has pretty much sucked.
buy a rca 128mb mp3 player and a memeory card. . all together around $100. It fits inside most key pockets in running shorts! Nice and light as well.
The type of technology is "inertia" that I'm assumeing is in the Nike Speed Distance Monitor you talking about. Its actually a pretty complicated system and is only accurate up to 97% when you're running are even terrian,and at a steady and consistent pace. I've heard its less accurate on downhills because of slipage and on wet ground. The Polar S625x I believe works off the same technology and some have claimed to have close to 99.5% accuracy. But mind you these people aviod varying terrians, puddles of water, and try to keep the most consistent pace possible in order to achieve that 99.5% accuracy. I myself, a typical runner, have no time to worry about avoiding such variables. Running is about unpredictable variables (ie. hills, rocks, puddles, mud, streets to dirt). That why I believe GPS is much better.
i dont have the speed/distance one but i have the reg mp3 player 256mb (same one that comes with the one you are reffering to) and it works awesome, great sound and very pleased! has not failed me yet... i recommend it! as for the other stuff (speed/distance) i am of no help.
hummm...interesting