http://www.microlifeusa.com/bpressure.asp

Microlife is the best, in my opinon.   They have a model that takes
three pressures in a low and then gives you the average.

Great customer service and you can buy them direct from the company.

I have an Omron digital auto inflator. Works great and is accurate.
At the drug store.

Don't use the machines in drug stores, they're too inaccurate.

Get two different models of BP equipment. They will differ form each other
in the readings but you can use the comparison as a check to see if one is
out, or goes out,  of calibration.

Regularly take your BP at about the same time of day, every X days. Keep
records, spreadsheet the data if you can.

Stick with an arm cuff-type as I understand the wrist-types are less
accurate.
I use a OMRON HEM 432C manual inflation [less to break] and it seems
accurate whenever I compare a the doctor's office.  Less than $30 IIRC.

The pharmacies claim they're accurate and I think they are most times.
I keep a watch on it at several different places (Kmart, Walmart,
RiteAid, etc), just plunk down and check it now and then when I'm in a
store that has one, plus I have my own monitor. As long as I don't get
a reading that's way out of whack, I feel pretty comfortable with
that.

I've tried the manual kind but I've just never gotten the hang of 'em.
An automatic machine with a digital read out sure is quick and simple
and it seems to be accurate. Mine is an old one, an Omron
Intelli-sense. I'll buy another one like it when this one conks out.

Automatic inflation is better than manual inflation.

Reason: Manual inflation will raise BP.

Arm cuff better than wrist cuff.

Reason:  The BP measured at the arm will be closer to what the heart
sees compared to the BP measured at the wrist which will be lower
because of the greater distance.

BP measurements @home better than @pharmacy.

Reason: The automatic BP monitoring @home unit can be take to doctor's
office for near-real-time comparison whereas this can't be done for the
@pharmacy unit.

Brand don't matter these days.

Reason:  The electronics does not vary anymore because of VLSI
technology.

Hope the above information helps you.

Prayerfully in Christ's amazing love,

Andrew B. Chung
Cardiologist, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
http://HeartMDPhD.com/HolySpirit

Messages for the wolves in sheepskin:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/4f43855be1cfa795?
or
http://tinyurl.com/povfe (awaiting the continued frantic foot-stomping
antics of the anti-christ)

http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/46204a10b967b1a1?
or
http://tinyurl.com/mm58k (awaiting the bluster of the anti-christ)

Message for my brethren (there is unity in the Holy Spirit):
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.med.cardiology/msg/7bff7f0b57577900?
or
http://tinyurl.com/ng62u (expecting the anti-christ to eventually have
a coronary here)

Message for the agnostics, who are automatically without the Holy
Spirit:
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.christnet.christianlife/msg/3682d1982b5c0a09?
or
http://tinyurl.com/nvhoe (expecting the anti-christ to suffer a cardiac
arrest here)

Message for the anti-christ, who serves satan:
LORD GOD Almighty is the Source of all intelligence, which clearly HE
has dialed down in your case since you seem unable to realize that HE
has given me the stamina to outlast you.