It's very accurate. You could step on and off of it 3 times and get the same reading each time. Since I now know that, ummm, there's no reason to step on it 3 times ;). Just once will suffice.

I paid about $50.00 for mine.

I like the digital scales because if I lose even the smallest amount of weight, I want to know about it!

I a digital scale at K-Mart 2 weeks ago. It was on sale (29 bucks) and supposed to measure body weight, water weight & bone mass. What I liked most about it was that the display came off and could be held in your hands. I havent seen my toes in years, theres no way I could see that little dial by my feet. When I first stepped on it I got an error too.

I spent an hour programming and reprogramming the thing to clear the error. No go. I'm thinking the stupid thing is broken. As a last test I programmed my 12 year old son as a user. It works fine!! So I google the error and find online documentation for my scale

prodex-hk.com/pevr-2101.htm

on the bottom of the page it says:

If the results of the analysis exceeds the scales LC display, then >>ERR<< appears in the display. Afterwards the scale switches off immediately

How's THAT for diet motivation! I exceed the scales display capability :lol:

I can laugh about it now but I cried like a baby that night. I can get my current weight on it and my first mini-goal is now to get the rest of the scale to work for me

I have a digital too. It will do fat% and water% if I set it up but I can get really messed up in those things so I haven't done it yet.

I like the digital because it shows an appreciable change very quickly (even tho' one tenth of a pound is very small) it's encouraging.

Awwww...Twice. :hug: What a story. You go on and kick that bad scale's a**. You can do it girl!!

What I dont get is the max capacity of it is 395lbs. I'm nowhere near that but I exceed it the display cabability?

I'm not thinking about it anymore. It's WAR!! :lol: that stupid scale isnt going to beat me!

I just got one of the old fashioned beam balance scales (like they have or had in the doctor's office) I love it! Very accurate to a quarter pound. They had it on sale on amazon, with free shipping before Christmas.

Twice, that's a bummer :hug:

So I did it - I broke down and bought a digital. It's a Health O Meter, which funnily enough is the same brand as my old dial one. It does weigh me a couple of pounds heavier, probably the same weight as I clock in at Weight Watchers. I couldn't find a Tanita in my little town, but this one cost $54.00 so it's not a cheapie. I've gotten on and off a couple of times, same weight, so that's good.

Like Violin Jen and Susan B, if I lose an ounce I want to know! Unfortunately I'm also going to know if I've gained an ounce :lol:

Twice, it sounds like you also bought a defective scale. I'd take it back, and test them in the store before bringing another one home. I called and they told me it might not work without more weight on mine, so I held two water jugs to throw off my weight (don't want to weigh before the 15th) and it did register a weight (a really scary over 200lb weight :eek:). I got on the dial scale with the water jugs too, and while I can't really tell for sure what that one says, it looks to me like the digital might add about a lb. That's not too bad.

I have a Weight Watchers scale. It's pretty accurate. Though the one's at the gym weigh me about 4lbs heavier. They're the ones that are in the doctor's office and are extremely old. I strictly use my scale at home for weigh-ins so I don't go crazy. Though the gym scales show the same amount of loss, so who can go wrong with that?

Digital, digital, I wanna get digital...

My wee WW scales are great.

i have one of the beam ones, too, where you have to move the thingies manually. i LOVE it. i actually prefer that scale to the digital on. not sure why, but it just seems so much more easier to motivate myself with the older scale.

I'm starting to hate my new digital scale(!)

It's accurate, I think; I got on and off three times this a.m. and it weighed the same each time; unfortunately, despite three days perfectly on-plan, I've GAINED 3/4 of a pound. Yuck.

The balance beam scales sound interesting. Aren't they huge? What were the shipping charges like?

There's one on amazon.com for 144.00 + free shipping

That's the one I got. I really like it. It is big though! I had to move our towel rack to make a place for it :) but there is something very motivating about it. I have a perfectly fine digital, but it's not the same as getting to move those weights down the line lol There is a little assembly required but that didn't take long.