Monday, February 27, 2012
Best Buy:La Crosse Technology XG-55 Digital Altimeter/Compass Watch
Product Description
Designed to be versatile enough to wear while hiking the trails or exporing a new city, the XG-55 has sophisticated electronic sensors to measure altitude, direction, barometric pressure, temperature and weather forecast.
- Digital altimeter and compass watch for outdoor and urban adventures
- With altimeter, barometer, compass, and chronograph modes
- Dual time display; 100-lap memory function; 2 altimeter alarms
- Countdown timer with quick-set values; EL backlight
- Case is water-resistant to 30 feet; instructional DVD included
La Crosse Technology XG-55 Digital Altimeter/Compass Watch Reviews
La Crosse Technology XG-55 Digital Altimeter/Compass Watch Reviews
| 125 of 125 people found the following review helpful:  You Get What You Pay For, By This review is from: La Crosse Technology XG-55 Digital Altimeter/Compass Watch (Kitchen) The title of my review is about the kindest thing I can say about this product. The LaCrosse XG-55 is indeed a nice, feature-filled watch with practical instruments that function well, but it has several glaring deficiencies and annoying peculiarities.First let me mention something positive, for those that know this genre of watch (altimeter/barometer/thermometer/compass), that the XG-55 (at about 50 bucks) is an outstanding value. If you buy a similar/equivalent product from Suunto or High Gear (even Casio), you will pay several hundred dollars more and not get much better performance. So that is a big plus for the XG-55. For the cost of one Suunto, you can buy four new XG-55's (and toss em out when you've used them up). I'm making reference to the fact that Suuntos run through batteries at a prodigious rate. Another advantage IMO is it's relative size. It is noticeably smaller and thinner in profile than the Suunto. The XG-55 is about the size of the... Read more 29 of 29 people found the following review helpful:  Metallic Look but case made of plastic and breaks easily, This review is from: La Crosse Technology XG-55 Digital Altimeter/Compass Watch (Kitchen) I had this watch for a few months, and feature wise it meets all my expectations, but I snagged it in my backpack the other day and the strap with the pins came off. No big deal I thought, I'll just snap it back in - that's when I noticed that the strap holder had ripped through the PLASTIC casing and was thus unrepairable. Over the few months I have had it, it has also discolored badly on the fake metal casing. Great features, poor build quality. Not recommended. 50 of 54 people found the following review helpful: Great watch: Not recommended, By This review is from: La Crosse Technology XG-55 Digital Altimeter/Compass Watch (Kitchen) It is sad not to recommend this wonderful watch. It has great features and design. The price is very good also. So what's wrong? Wear it in the shower once and it's ruined despite being marked water resistant to 100ATM. LaCrosse says their warranty does not cover damage from water leaking in because they say it is not waterproof and should not get wet. Duh? Then why do they advertise "water resistant" as a feature? Lacrosse customer service told me not to believe what it says on the watch or the specs. The reality is the watch can't get wet. And I can't recommend it. At least it has a weather indicator so I know when it's gonna rain. |
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