I want to buy a new one and consumer report hasn't updated these in their books for years. What brand and model is supposed to be the most accurate? Thank you!!!

My standard for accuracy was the size of the REBATE ;) and the cost of the strips, thus I settled on the Precision system, which manufactures the same unit with each store's name on it. My cost after rebate was $0.00 with 10 strips and now I watch for sales and buy the strips when I can get them for $.50.
I must add that I am not a diabetic so I use the tester for occasional monitoring of me an and my loved ones and friends.:wave:

I spent $100 and got a omron from walgreens. I priced around and I was going to be spending $50 to $75 but I need a large cuff and that adds costs. So far I have been pleased with the omron.

I bought an Omron model HEM-711 after asking on here last year. People seemed to think that Omron was a good brand. Mine cost about $48 at Wal-Mart, as they happened to be having a sale that week. Omron also makes a model for Wal-Mart with the Reli-On name, and I also have one of those, but was not satisfied. It seemed to measure fine if my systolic pressure was 150 or less, but on those occasions my pressure spiked, I'd get an error reading. Again, others on here seemed to be having the same problem with that model, so I'd stay away from it myself.

Did you read the instructions? If you are getting an error because your pressure spiked there is a certain way to get it to pump higher. I believe you push start then release then push and hold again until it pumps up to the level you need it to get an accurate level. I am not sure if your pump at the time had this option, but mine does. Luckily, since starting the BP pills I have not needed it.

I use an Omron 870. It is as close to being recommended by the AHA, as you can get. It is fairly accurate. If you sit and continue to check your BP, more than once, the readings will start to fluctuate. Especially if you don't take the cuff off your arm (remove any constriction) and give it a rest.

You must have the cuff positioned correctly over your strongest brachial artery pulse, to get an accurate reading. Remember, a nurse will check this with a stethoscope before taking your BP, or at least the good ones will.

My monitor and even less expensive models are really good in tracking trends. They may not be totally accurate, but they will show a trend, either higher, lower, or the same, over a range of a few days.

syxx - No, my Reli-On monitor has no such option. But you said you had an Omron, which though made by the same company is definitely a different monitor. I have no problem with getting error messages on my Omron HEM-711, only with the Reli-On.

I have the same model as you Uff-Da, it does the job. I just got it over the weekend, and so far it has helped me to monitor how my BP is dropping.