Pulse Oximeters. Is cheap bad?

[SixPapaCharlie]

I see these things ranging from real cheap to stupid expensive.

Being the cheapest person I know, I like seeing these for $10 on ebay.
That said, This is an area where if getting the Kracker Jack prize version is not wise, I'd like to know.

I am comfortable w/ a 4% margin of error but are these a bad choice?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OLED-Finger...t=LH_DefaultDomain_0&var=&hash=item27fe74dc06

 

[FORANE]

No
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[frfly172]

Not necessarily.

 

[Stewartb]

Walgreen's has inexpensive units hanging on the wall in the pharmacy dept. Pretty simple.

 

[SixPapaCharlie]

Walgreen's has inexpensive units hanging on the wall in the pharmacy dept. Pretty simple.

I saw those online but they were $50 a pop

 

[catmandu]

I bought this cheap one based on the flying doctor's review comparing it to his big money machine at work. It has been great at giving saturation levels, but now after two years I find myself wishing for niceties, like being able to read it right side up, and an LCD screen that is sunlight friendly.

 

[John221us]

I spent about $20 bucks on Amazon. Just read the reviews.

 

[RussR]

I bought one at the aviation department of Wal-Mart. It was about $32 I think. Seems to work okay, as far as I can tell. I've had it up to about 12,500. Goes down as I go up anyway!

I will let you touch it. On Saturday.

 

[SixPapaCharlie]

I will let you touch it. On Saturday.

Thanks for the new quote for my signature

 

[ettsn]

Thanks for the new quote for my signature

 

[RussR]

Thanks for the new quote for my signature

 

[BigBadLou]

Definitely read a lot of reviews to get an idea of which product performs up to expectations and which one does not.
The big question is: do you want an audible alarm with a settable O2 threshold? The cheap oximeters do not offer that feature. And some of the expensive ones do not either. So tread lightly.

 

[EdFred]

Just get one that always reads 99 or 100, and call it good.

 

[timwinters]

like being able to read it right side up

Mine's different than yours but it too reads upside down (IMO)...drives me nuts.