Old school scales vs. New school digital ones?

I'm gonna check my digital ones out tonight, gonna check my weights. They are really funny depending on where the scale is situated... Does anyone have any opinions on which is best?

Well, lower-end digital scales get all funny all the time, natch.

I have a fairly high-end Tanita one which has remained consistent for me, although I get fluctuations of a few tenths of a pound every once in a while. And as a plus, it measures your body fat percentage, although I can't figure out how to make it do that anymore... :(

I like digital scales, but of course you have to get good ones.

mmm I agree. Mine were about $40 AUS on special ! LOL. They are OK. Like I said I'm gonna test them tonight LOL.
 

I have a Long's cheapie ($11) but I never move it and am the only one using it.  They have to be level.  You shouldn't move them as they are sensetive to set-up. 

    i don't my mum does ARGGHH!! I'll try and keep em in the same place, a level place LOL. See how that goes. THanks.

OMG I hated my digital scale so much.
granted it was a $19.99 cheapie but still.
it gave me a totally different weight every single time I stood on it -- like, stand on it, get 184, off, back on again, 180, off, back on again 191, off, back on again 182 -- drove me farking NUTS.

I bought an old school needle one, and get the same weight every time.

I just returned a digital scale I bought yesterday.  It was giving different readings everytime I stepped onto  it.   What price do you consider cheap and what price should an accurate digital scale cost?

I bought a doctor's scale about 25 years ago, and it was one of the best investments I ever made.  No more guessing if the digital is acting up.

i have a "thinner" digital scale thats pretty brand new, its only half a pound off the doctors scale..so thats pretty accurate for me!

i got a digital after the needle on my dial was giving me all different readings.

i think my boyfriend wore the dial out (hes 250 and stomps on the thing) it was a cheap 10 dollar one.

i got a digital that reads body fat instead.
it recalibrates everytime you step off.
i only get a different reading if i am not standing on it right.
mine:

#5576 taylor digital body fat scale w/memory:
(mine is black though)
http://www.overstock.com/Health-Wellness/Tayl or-5576-Body-Fat-Bath-Scale/2295116/product.h tml?IID=prod2295116


i got it for 20 bucks on ebay. retail: 60 bucks
overstock is at 40 bucks. they have a ton of $$$ scales at discount there.

I have a Taylor made digital scale I got at Wal-Mart.. and I LOVE IT (even on the days I dont like what it tells me) I believe that stuff in your body does move around.........and that makes a difference if you get on and off alot... Remember... Your body is contantly changing your food into "Crap" and "crap" is dense... heavy.. and being made daily!!!

I have one of each and I tested them. I weighed myself on them, then recorded the readings. Then I drank a liter of water and checked again as soon as I was done drinking it - no time for evaporation or for it to go through my bladder. The analog showed a weight increase, of course. The digital reading didn't change!

Analogs are better for tracking weight changes, IMHO.