Originally Posted by
luv2climb
What features are you seeing in the Polar that the 705 does not have? In addition to being a GPS the 705 also supports courses for use with the virtual training partner and can also be paired with a Ant+ power meter like a Power Tap.
The biggest thing I want is accuracy and the ability to track data. I like the fact that the Polar gear has thier training center software which seems great. However, the Garmin gear has Garmin connect and I think I might use the GPS when I just want to go ride somewhere without worrying about getting back. Right now I am steering towards the Garmin units. The Edge 500 seems great and it has uploadable routes, but the screen readablility has not has good reveiws. I don't mind paying for the 705 as long as it is accurate. I've read some reveiws and for the money I would expect it to be 5 stars, but a lot of the reveiws are mixed.
Right now I am using my HTC Droid Eris phone with Sports Track Live Pro and really like all of the features and I get from it. Elevation, distance, route mapping, online community, etc..but I have been frustrated with little inaccuracies like GPS speed spikes and questionalbe calorie usage amounts etc...