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Garmin Forerunner 405 video review

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Once past the initial stage of learning, Garmin's Forerunner 405 provides a wealth of facilities to help you monitor and guide your fitness training on foot or bike. The Qstarz BT-Q2000 offers similar route tracking and pace capabilities for a lot less. But it doesn't have the extra peripheral options, the standalone GPS navigation abilities, nor Virtual Partners, making it a much more limited device. So although the Forerunner is rather pricey, it's a uniquely powerful device and could give you that all-important edge when training. Read full review

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By James Morris
Reviewed 06 April 2009
Updated 26 May 2011

Price as reviewed

£193.00

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Garmin Forerunner 405 details

Design
9/10
Features
10/10
Value
8/10
Overall
9/10

Price as reviewed

£193.00

Manufacturer

Garmin

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1:38 PM on 6 April, 2009

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I looked at this a few months ago when i was looking for a GPS training aid, but opted for the 305 as it was a bit cheaper and the controls looked considerably less fiddly than the ones on the 405. Also, i hear that the 405 is a pain to operate in the web due to its touch controls, rather than having physical buttons.





I don't use any of Garmin's software solutions, i use SportTracks to log all my runs, its a great piece of software, and it is free.

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1:59 PM on 6 April, 2009

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Why didn't you review the newer 'CX' version? https://buy.garmin.com/shop/shop.do?cID=142&pID=31859 I hope it comes in at the same price.

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2:17 PM on 6 April, 2009

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I got the wife one of these and she hated it. Two points with it:


1:You need to be a geek to use it, the interface is very fiddly. She did not have the patience for it.


2:Coverage can be ropey, she found running on paths/forests etc the gps signal would drop.





She ended up selling it to a friend, he likes it ok because he has the patience to persiverve with it. So bottom line make sure you like your tech before buying it :-)

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2:37 PM on 6 April, 2009

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@Simon The touch controls are okay when you get used to them. You need to use them exactly as Garmin intends, though.





@Lamboy Garmin didn't have the CX yet to send me. It's due Q2, so I expect I'll get one when it arrives in the UK.





@Brian ONeill Totally agree. As I said in my review, all those menus on the watch are not that user friendly - you need to read the PDF manual to understand them. In fact, I submitted this review a few days late because I spent too long scratching my head and thinking WTF? But then it clicked, and I started to find the 405 quite manageable. The point is that once you've set things up you spend most of your time in Training mode, where you're essentially just using the two buttons plus the touch ring to scroll through the views as you run. Not tried it in a forest, though, only roads and parks in London, where I've had no trouble keeping a lock - although it does take a minute or two to fix satellites in the first place.

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3:50 PM on 6 April, 2009

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If you think the 405 is ropey for GPS reception then try the 305 and see what a massive improvement it is. I got the 405 for my wife and she's fairly hapy with it, but as you say it's just a case of setting it up correctly and then pressing go. She doesn't use preset training sessions or virtual partner, ornly recording her times and HR.





Hers picks up satellites indoors, when we go for a run our mate with a 305 has to leave hers outside for 5 minutes before we go.

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4:46 PM on 6 April, 2009

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The 405 does have an improved satellite receiver over the 305. I did find it took longer to pick up a fix in a conservatory than outside. GPS receivers really need direct, unobstructed line of sight.

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5:05 PM on 6 April, 2009

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Lovely gadgets but ultimately just pointless novelties swamping you with needless information in my opinion. Most people run the same circuits week in week out and once you've got your mile/km markers set all you need is a stopwatch with lap-counter. HR is nice until you realise you run according to how you feel irrespective of what its reading and the rest is just fluff.

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@ClownShoes I must admit that the 305 does take a bit of an age to lock on to satellites.

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8:06 PM on 6 April, 2009

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How is the battery on this? Does it take a standard watch battery?





I hope its a li-ion :)





Also how long does the battery last?





Thanks!

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The battery will probably last a couple of weeks on standby/low power - where the thing is acting as just a watch. I left it lying around for about a week and it used up half the battery. But in use it appeared to consume a little over 10 per cent of its battery per hour, so that would be 8-10 hours of use. It has a Lithium-Ion battery you recharge with a clip-on attachment.

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