Omron GentleTemp 720 Contactless Thermometer

This is a really good thermometer it stays on as it tells you the temperature of the room it is in all the time I noticed this as I leave it in my son's bedroom, I check my son's temperature before I go to bed and it is very accurate, it is great value for money has a good battery life as it still has the batteries in that it came with. I was very dubious about buying this after reading reviews but I'm so happy I didn't listen to them now and went ahead and brought it anyway as it's probably the best thermometer I have ever brought, I definitely recommend it.

I cannot believe I am writing this (for a brand like Omron), but it is entirely true in this case: this thermometer is a total junk and not worth a penny for this crucial reason: YOU CANNOT BELIEVE ITS MEASUREMENTS because the measurements, even a successive ones, fluctuate in such wide ranges that it is totally useless. For example, when the other two and trustworthy thermometers show 37.5 C, Omron 720 may show 39.7. When other and trustworthy thermometers read 39.4 C, for example, Omron 720 will read 37.3 C etc, etc. Sometimes it can come close to the true temperature (based on the measurements by other - trustworthy thermometers), but you NEVER KNOW WHEN it will show it right. Another issue is: it is way too sensitive to the distance from the forehead, the spot one forehead, angle of measurement towards to forehead, slightly sweaty skin... It is so sensitive to these things that it makes it useless, too. It is not my first contactless thermometer and I know how much variance in measurement conditions a good thermometer must withstand to be useful. But it often cannot even repeat two same readings made in two consecutive measurements.Yet another thing is Omron's customer support. At first, after I contacted them, they promised to send me a local rep to check it etc. Nobody showed up neither contacted me for two weeks. After I reported that, they first said to check...then to come with a lousy "explanation" how the measurements are sensitive and that I should pay attention to the...measurement distance, angle... and similar lame excuses.Bottom line: look for some other brand because it does not mean it is only this model of Omron's, but probably other models, too, and their customer support will just not support you.

This a high quality device. It is very accurate, made of good plastics, easy to use with very fast readings. I had a bad experience with my previous (different company) thermometer, so I decided to buy Omron and I am not disappointed. I can't imagine now to use other types of thermometers with a very small baby.My likes:1. Very light and good quality materials,2. High accuracy, fast and easy readings, easy operation,3. Very useful: when thermometer is off it shows the room temperature.The only thing missing for me is a lack of some kind of holder to keep it there when not in use.

Overall good thermometer, but few things to consider1. Keep it in the room which isn't cold or extremely hot. When you receive your thermometer it will need to settle down in the room temperature first before you can use it, otherwise the reading will be off.2. You can turn it off by pressing on/mem button until OFF shows on the screen although even when turned off it will shows the room temperature.3. Some people mentioned that when they tried to do multiple readings straight after first one, they got errors and had to wait several minutes which is not true. What you have to do after 1st reading is to press on on/mem once and then you can do another one again, and so on.I tested it against the Braun Thermoscan 7 and temperature is almost identical which gives me assurance of the quality.I purchased it as sometimes especially when child have an ear infection it's good to check temperature another way.

I choose this temp gauge because of the well known brand in the NHS tool kit.Only thing I'm disappointed with is the audio bleep. You really have to listen out for it.It's so very very quiet.Don't know if it's just mine, or others the same. Can't see the point in muting the bleep, because it's do difficult to hear anyway.Other than that, feels great,and accurate.

It works fine

The Omron is a fantastic device that takes your temperature without even touching you with infra-red. I have no idea how it does this, but it appears accurate enough when comparing the ambient temperature measurement to other devices such as my digital reading wall clock. I put this in a slightly cooler box and the temperature reading did fall about 0.3 celsius vs the ambient room temperature. Hardly super scientific, but it met the expected ranges.The product looks friendly enough. It's a nice solid moulded piece of glossy plastic with a durable protective cap. The display is nice and large. Very readable. The fact there are only 2 buttons that do everything from changing settings and turning off the device mean that some functions and modes that a while to learn and the unit requires you to hold a button for over 5 seconds to turn off.Taking measurements is super easy. You simply hover the head of the device towards the item you want measured. I placed it close to my forehead and it beeped and displayed my measurement instantly. I'm sure you can do the same across a variety of things. Baby's milk temperature for instance is something the manual describes can be measured. Along with surfaces that I imagine have an even temperature throughout.Once turned off the unit functions as an ambient temperature sensor. This isn't something you can turn off without removing the batteries and should only use less battery than a digital LCD clock (my LCD clock with temperature lasts about 8 years+ on a new battery). Making it useful to just have around.