surprisingly good experience
**Update: Added two stars since my weight on a digital fitness scale in a medical facility and my weight at home were the same within a .25 of a pound.**<br /><br />After reading the reviews I was expecting a lot of problems but there really were none. I'm giving 3 stars because I have only had the scale for 3 days. We all know electronics can work for the first week/month/year and then freak out.<br /><br />Setting it up was much easier than the reviews lead me to believe. Before starting set up I changed my generic WiFi network names so they didn't have any dashes since reviewers said that was a problem. I set my 2.4 GHz network to b/g/n since Aria only works with b, which is so silly because b is ancient. I did the set-up over my iPad and there were 0 problems. It didn't stall, there was no need to reset anything or remove batteries, I proceeded from step to step until the scale was ready to go. The whole process took about 2-4 minutes.<br /><br />I put the scale on the linoleum by my front door since I live in a tiny apartment that doesn't have hardwood or tile. I did a few trials and the weight/BF readings seemed both accurate and consistent. There was a little variance (+/- 2 lbs) when I moved the scale to the kitchen, so I decided to leave it by the door and not move it.<br /><br />I've been trying to lose weight for 2-2.5 weeks and my weight was about 7 pounds less than my previous recorded weight in a medical facility. The real test of the scale is when I'll be weighed again this week. If I show a 5-7 lb weight loss there I will add stars. If I don't show that range of weight loss I will buy a piece of heavy tile to put the scale on to see if I can get a better reading.<br /><br />I accidentally discovered a way to get my weight down by 20 lbs by repositioning my feet towards the outer edge of the scale. So I make sure to stand with my feet mostly together, toes near the dial, when weighing myself. From what I understand the Aria goes for accuracy above consistency (ie it's not programmed to show you your last recorded weight if your new weight is within a certain range) so it may be more sensitive to positioning.<br /><br />Since I'm trying to see drops by 5-10-20 lbs, 1-2 lb variance is not that important to me. If it's important to you buy a physician's balance beam scale that uses counterweight. They are only $20-50 more than this scale here on Amazon. I didn't get one because I don't have room to keep it. Counterweight scales are usually found in gyms as well so if your weight seems wrong pop into your gym and weigh yourself to check. These are the scales people usually say are &#34;heavy&#34; which is a dysphemism for &#34;more accurate than my electronic scale at home.&#34;<br /><br />Of course half the fun is that it works with my Zip and the FitBit dashboard so I can use it to set goals and monitor my progress. I've had no problem with my data syncing. Adding multiple users takes a few minutes and you can do it from the app or the Dashboard.
Rating: 5 stars