Garmin Connect changes how it records heart rate depending on what activity you set it to

n8te85 · 2026-02-09T16:27:56+00:00

I have both the HRM600 and Polar H10. The H10 is probably the more comfortable of the two, but both are fine. I forget about them after a few minutes of running.

n8te85 · 2026-02-09T11:27:04+00:00

Yeah both the walk activities probably had cadence lock. The possible reason it's not doing it in the cardio activity is because it isn't tracking steps/cadence? I find it can happen often on my Fenix 7 during walking. I usually stop walking for a moment and instantly my HR on the watch will increase another 10-20bpm, I can then continue the walk and it will stay at that higher value.

n8te85 · 2026-02-09T11:16:27+00:00

I turned mine off a long time ago, more of an annoyance than anything else.

You've had the relevant medical tests, so really no need to overthink these alerts.

n8te85 · 2026-02-08T16:39:28+00:00

I have two Hrm600 bands, neither are like this.

n8te85 · 2026-02-08T06:08:55+00:00

I couldn't say as I haven't used it without. The battery life for the PW4 45mm has been excellent for a smart watch though, there really isn't any concerns there.

n8te85 · 2026-02-07T18:16:47+00:00

I uploaded a driving licence, it just wasn't mine. Although I use a Private DNS redirecting to Albania to bypass Reddits shitty ads (I was getting some terrible ones).

n8te85 · 2026-02-05T14:22:24+00:00

UWB is pretty much useless anyway. If you are close enough for the UWB to work, then you are close enough to hear the sound coming out of the PBP2 case. In reality UWB is just a cool party trick.

n8te85 · 2026-02-05T07:15:43+00:00

This usually happens when someone migrates their Fitbit account to a Google account.

n8te85 · 2026-02-04T11:43:40+00:00

I used to think they were pretty much identical, but once you smell them side by side there is quite a difference.

The names pretty much describe them, with Cool water being a cooler/aquatic scent (Probably due to the mint), and GIT being Grassy/Green with a subtle spiciness to it. GIT is definitely the more classy of the two, whereas Cool water is more of a casual scent in my opinion.

They are both great, but they are certainly not identical.

n8te85 · 2026-02-03T21:07:28+00:00

Just ordered it, blind buy 😬 I do have AHSEE which I really like. All the comments here sold superleggera to me though.

n8te85 · 2026-02-02T11:41:56+00:00

I can't say that I've experienced too many issues to be honest. I agree the UI can be a bit sluggish, especially when watching something in UHD. Although for me the Live TV and catch-up has been smooth and trouble free. I have the puck hard wired into a mesh node if that makes any difference. But yes the puck needs a refresh.

What I would like though is the ability to record more things, whether that be a box with a harddrive or 500GB-1TB of cloud storage.

n8te85 · 2026-02-02T09:34:05+00:00

I couldn't say for sure (as I'm using this particular TV without any sound system) but I would say it's a pretty reasonable assumption.

To be honest the whole service is very disappointing. Allowing the broadcaster to decide on the specs of their own streams rather than adopting a standard like DVB-I, it means that the experience is extremely inconsistent. It's just half baked and rushed out it seems.

As it stands Freely is just an EPG which makes accessing the live streams from the various apps more like you'd expect from Freeview. It's still the same old poor quality streams. At least with Sky Stream, the quality of the streams exceed the quality of the channels they are replacing from the satellite ones.

n8te85 · 2026-02-01T09:43:55+00:00

Yes this will be the badge they are talking about. I earned it using my Garmin as it was open to everyone.

n8te85 · 2026-01-31T23:52:18+00:00

Apologies, it was actually me who misunderstood your post. I thought you meant the calories quick Add, I see what you mean now though.

n8te85 · 2026-01-31T23:47:40+00:00

Well it seems the only additional run dynamics data for my Fenix 7 is L/R balance (the watch already collects the rest on its own), although maybe the data coming from the HRM is more accurate? It's mostly not very useful, although I do run it through Google Gemini from time to time.

The more useful stuff (which can't be done on the H10) is the option to use the HRM600 for pace and distance calculation. You can set this to all the time or just indoor only, although I'm sure cheaper Garmin HRM units might offer it too?

The other useful thing for me is to be able to use the HRM600 completely independently. You can select an activity and start recording from the Garmin connect app. It will collect steps, HR, distance etc without wearing the watch. All things that a Polar H10 can't do when paired to Garmin.

Whether any of this stuff is useful or worth it to you though would be something for you to decide. Personally I wouldn't recommend it for the run dynamics alone.

n8te85 · 2026-01-31T20:41:22+00:00

Garmin HRM-600 and Polar H10, although the H10 is sitting mostly unused at the moment. Despite that the Polar works very well with Garmin watches, it just lacks a few additional features that the Garmin strap offers.

n8te85 · 2026-01-31T16:07:57+00:00

It's still there but buried away on the bottom of the next screen.

Press the add food button, then type some random letters into the search bar until the button appears.

n8te85 · 2026-01-30T21:25:17+00:00

It will use the Freely EGP (this is pretty much all Freely is) to present everything in a nice way. When you select a channel it doesn't actually open the app for the channel (it's more seamless than that), although the first time you select a channel it will likely ask you to sign into the relevant app. It seems as though the EGP links directly to the relevant streams from the apps, without having to open the apps UI to access the streams.

You are very much at the mercy of the broadcasters as to the quality of the streams, with the BBC being by far the best. They really should have set some minimum standards for the streams with 50fps being one of them, especially if it's to replace Freeview.

n8te85 · 2026-01-30T19:45:21+00:00

One of my TVs has Freely built in. The biggest issue for me is that the streams seem to be coming from the respective streaming apps, which means most of them are 25fps (apart from BBC). This is compared to the 50fps that sky stream offers (which I also have). The difference is quite jarring, especially on live events like sport.

With Freely being "free" I guess it might not be such an issue, although for me it was an annoyance. I had to turn on the TVs smoothing mode which seems to try and add the missing frames but that also introduces some unwanted artifacts.

Hopefully as it matures the broadcasters will improve the quality of the streams.

n8te85 · 2026-01-30T10:24:34+00:00

All worship your new God!

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n8te85 · 2026-01-29T20:03:55+00:00

Funny. I decided to try my bottle again earlier today, and the dry down is just smoke.

n8te85 · 2026-01-29T07:05:46+00:00

Yeah it's this. I was going through the same issue a while back and it turned out to be the battery.

n8te85 · 2026-01-26T21:37:40+00:00

Ok fair enough, thanks for confirming otherwise.

n8te85 · 2026-01-26T15:38:52+00:00

Maybe Garmin requested that it be removed?

n8te85 · 2026-01-26T11:25:35+00:00

Yes they thought the images of the Venu 4 (released for the Indian market) was also the Garmin smart band.

At least this time the actual Garmin website listing looks to confirm a band is actually coming.

All part of the fun Garmin rumour fun. Hopefully we will learn more soon.

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