Originally Posted by TimothyH

I've been an advocate of the Polar V650 for quite a while. As low as $169 at times and given the features, it is an incredible value.

Unfortunately mine is bricked and I can no longer recommend it. The touch screen stopped working.

I first used it July 4, 2016. That was 364 days ago, a day short of one year.

A hard reset didn't help. A reset to factory defaults took the device to the initial setup screen which requires the touch screen so I'm stuck.

I don't know if water is the cause but the device worked fine through an hour of torrential rain. The device synchronized when I got home, took a full charge and was put away. Two days later the touch screen would not respond.

Polar was way ahead of anyone else 15 years ago. Their wrist based units were amazing at the time. Unfortunately I have to admit that they are not what they were, no more interested in social networking than hardcore training.

The Polar has a 2 year warranty so I'm going to contact them and see what they say but I held my nose this morning and purchased a Garmin 820. Paid retail at REI so that it can be returned if it fails.


-Tim-