yes of course. POLAR has an "in" with many places. they were one of the originals. that is another reason i recommend this brand...so that the chest strap transmitter can be picked up by most exercise equipment, and also like you said the GPS, etc...
they both look great. if you don't need to use yours with other things, the timex will be fine. they are all accurate with regard to HR, this is the most important. i don't know what you need yours for, but i like the simple cheap ones. i know where i want to be all i need is a HR displayed. couple other options are nice:
-zone alarms
-maybe recovery HRs
thats all i really care about anyway, probably forgot something.
have you ever used a HR monitor?
Last edited by mx_599; 02-17-06 at 04:33 PM.