Comparison table of low-cost high-quality devices which can be used for 3 channel ECG

Last Updated on August 22, 2023 by pg@petergamma.org

BrandbiosignalspluxOpenBCIOpenBCIOpenBCI
modelExplorer KitGanglionCytonCyton
channels4488
Sellerbiosignals wirelesswww.OpenBCI.comwww.OpenBCI.comtopcyberday
shoppluxOpenBCI storeOpenBCI storeeBay
analog to
digital
conversion rate
16242424
wireless
protocol
BluetoothBluetoothBluetoothWIFI
costs€770,00499 USD999 USD363.45 USD
ECG
toolbox
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) Add-on
€395,00
not available,
but
open source toolboxes like HeartPy
are freely available
not available,
but
open source toolboxes like HeartPy
are freely available
not available,
but
open source toolboxes like HeartPy
are freely available
Total
USD
837499 999363

https://www.pluxbiosignals.com/collections/shop/products/copy-of-explorer

https://www.pluxbiosignals.com/products/heart-rate-variability-hrv-add-on?_pos=3&_sid=97f2e5dae&_ss=r

https://shop.openbci.com/products/cyton-biosensing-board-8-channel

https://www.ebay.com/itm/284876280716?hash=item4253f3138c:g:CLoAAOSwpepiu~95

  • For a gold standard ECG device 3 channels ar required and 16 bit analog to digital conversion rate for research grad applications.
  • -In this table we can see that brands which advertise their products as low-cost high-quality have competitors from Chinese manufacturers which offer similar products for lower prices.
  • Components in the biosignalsplux store are 2.3 times more expensive than those offered by Chinese developers and components sold by www.OpenBCI.com are 1.4 to 2.8 more expensive than those sold by their Chinese competitors.