Bathroom scales are important for one to monitor his/her health and weight on a continuous basis. With advancement of technology, digital bathroom scales are quickly replacing the older ones. It is becoming the choice of people for high accuracy in weight measurement. The digital scales today help one to measure at the accuracy level of a gram. At the same time, the modern weighing scales have come a long way forward in terms of looks. Some of these devices look sleek and elegant enough to be placed in living rooms rather than bathrooms.

When it comes to choosing bathroom scales, a consumer gets a number of options in today’s market. The scales have improved significantly from their past-generation looks and usability. There are several types of scales that are shown as below:

• Analog/Mechanical: It usually uses a spring to measure your weight. The needle will show where the reading is. You should be careful to read it properly to avoid taking the wrong measurements.
  
• Digital: The display would show the weight digitally. You would not have to interpret the angle. Also, in the evening, the bathroom scale would show up with a backlight so that reading the display remains easy even in spite of darkness.
• Electronic: The weight measurement is done with an electronic measurement system. This leads to accurate measurement of weights. Usually the digital bathroom scales are electronic in nature.
• Glass body: Getting a scale that has its body made of hard or unbreakable glass is a great option. The glass body scales come with fantastic looks and thus improve the decor of your bathroom or wherever you decide to keep your weighing machine.

There are a number of manufacturers today that would provide scales of such makes and looks. If you believe in the old school you still do have the option of going for analog ones, but you may end up compromising accuracy – so make your decision accordingly.

Using bathroom scales has its obvious set of benefits. You can measure and monitor your weight as and when needed. Using digital scales have some additional benefits. These are listed below.

• Accuracy of measurement: Electronic scales measure the weight accurately. The analog weighing scales with aging springs leading to high error would never happen with an electronic bathroom scale. You would get a measurement perfect to the gram.
• Accuracy of display: Since the display is digital, you shall be able to directly read the weight rather than trying to interpret the angle of swing of needle as in an analog scale.
• Reduced error margin: The measurement and display both being accurate, the margin of errors is drastically reduced.
• High capacity: Digital bathroom scales fare much better than their analog counterparts when it comes to measuring heavier weights with higher accuracy. In fact, the better electronic scales can often measure heavy weights that the analog ones simply cannot measure.
• Graceful ageing: Rather than a gradual reduction in accuracy as in the case of analog ones, a bathroom scale of the digital make would age much more gracefully. It would show accurate weight for a much longer period. So you get a much more reliable weighing device in the longer run with a digital scale system.
• Advanced reporting: If you want to monitor your body weight, you may want to consider the more advanced weighing systems that would let you store your last measured weight right inside the machine. So every time you measure your weight, you can compare it with your last measured weight. In fact, there are more advanced bathroom scales with multiple channels, in which you can remember your weight measured over the past few occasions using one channel and that of your spouse using another channel.

How to select?

It is always recommended to go for reputable manufacturers with good warranties, rather than going for arbitrary ones. Look at the brand reputation before you make any decision. A good choice of bathroom scale will make your life easier and smoother in the longer run. Below are some of the bathroom scales that we have reviewed so far with the ones we like at the top and least at the bottom. Feel free to browse and we hope it will be helpful in your buying decision.

Product	Description	More Info
EatSmart Precision Digital Bathroom Scale	The EatSmart Precision Digital Bathroom Scale is the ideal way to track your weight simply and quickly. You’ll just have to step on it and you’ll have your accurate readout to the nearest 0.2 lbs on the oversized 3.5″ LCD display with a cool blue backlight making it easy to read even in low light conditions.
Withings WiFi Bodyscale	With its extra-flat black-and-steel style, which makes it the ideal bathroom decoration, the Withings WiFi Body Scale is jam-packed with technologies however remaining simple to make use of. The scale not only measures your weight and body fat content, it estimates your body mass index (BMI) and transmits it via Wi-Fi to their web website.
EatSmart Precision Plus Digital Bathroom Scale	The Eatsmart Precision Plus is an ultra accurate digital bathroom scale. It is very slim, ergonomic and its design fits perfectly into any surroundings. The oversized non-slip platform safely allows weights up to 440 pounds which is one of the highest capacities on the market.
Tanita HD351Digital Scale with Memory Function	The Tanita HD351 is an easy-to-read digital scale that shows both the current and previous weight for up to 5 users. A feature many users find useful is that it has a maximum 440-pound capacity. The five buttons on the side of the scale are easy to use. Another convenient feature of this scale is that the surface is large enough very large.
Health o Meter SAB602DQ05 Dial Scale	Health o Meter SAB602DQ05 Dial Scale, Black with Silver Accent has a large platform with chrome bezel and pointer. It can measure accurate weights according to the product description. The capacity of this scale is 330 lbs.
Tanita BF680W Duo Scale With Body Fat Monitor	The Tanita BF680W has a 2-line display that shows users both weight and percentage of body fat. This is a good feature to have when losing weight is the goal of purchasing a scale. The BF680W can also store weight data for two users.
My Weigh Elite Series Bathroom Body Weight Scale	The My Weigh Elite Series Bathroom Body Weight Scale is a modern and minimalist designed scale that has a maximum capacity of 400 lbs and a 0.2 lb accuracy. It comes with a durable tempered glass design that is simple but strong, as well as a blue backlit LCD display that is large enough for anyone to read even from a distance.

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