Sangean RCR-1 Advanced Atomic Clock Radio (Classic Black)
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Customer Review: Great for radio & alarm - terrible for clock
Summary: 2 Stars
The radio reception and the different alarm features are great! However, the clock features are absolutely terrible. You have to be within 12 inches of the clock to see the time because it is so dim and blends into the blue background.Customer Review: A painful, painful clock radio
Summary: 1 Stars
I bought this clock because it looked attractive and would sync itself to the atomic clock in Boulder, CO. I thought, hey, this will be nice. Make my life easy.
Boy was I wrong. Nothing about this clock makes my life easy.
I'm a computer geek, pretty comfortable with electronics and, for the life of me, I couldn't ever remember how to use the numerous, overly complicated, poorly labelled controls on this thing. I want to set the alarm, not fly an airplane. What's with all the buttons? Any time I wanted to do anything more than turn on the radio, I had to pick up the cryptic manual and flip through it. This cute little clock has some of the most poorly designed controls I've ever seen.
To make matters worse, the radio rarely managed to sync itself to the atomic clock, so I usually had to set it manually. Finally, after 13 months, the clock broke, the dial spinning noisely and continuously like it was trying to get out and fly away. Normally, I'd be angry when something this expensive breaks, but I was only too pleased to get this beast out of my house.
Look, folks, a clock radio is supposed to be easy. It should tell the time, let me listen to the radio, and make noise at the appropriate times. It shouldn't require me to do work every time I want to use it.
If you want to make your life more difficult, buy this clock. Otherwise, run away, run away.
Customer Review: Too bad about the backlighting...
Summary: 1 Stars
This clock radio has it all... almost. The Atomic clock synched right up, the sound is quite good, I like the "Nap" feature and the ability to set two alarms to two different times on each different day of the week is cool. So, I set it all up and put in my bedroom and when it got dark I realized the radio was useless to me - no matter how you set the backlighting brightness display you have to get right on top of the clock to read the display. So trying to set the nap timer or the sleep timer or change the alarm settings, after dark, becomes almost impossible. When you turn up the brightness the numerals just stay the same and the backlighting just gets brighter and glares in your face.
The manual leaves a bit to be desired too and just ignores features like backup (which it seems to have because when you disconnect from power the clock continues to display and the setting are saved; I just have no idea how long and if that feature is something I can count on).
Bottom line is I would surely keep the clock if I could only read it at night.... but I can't; so back it goes. Too bad.
Customer Review: Good idea gone wrong!
Summary: 1 Stars
I'm a computer geek, and thought all of the features would be awesome to play with. Well, I got it and man was I wrong! The FM reception is TERRIBLE! I literally got 10x reception with a cheap $15 radio. It couldn't even tune to my favorite station!
The atomic clock receiver antenta is this large (4" or so) bar shaped device which screws into the back of the clock, which looks pretty darn ugly. The controls are horrid, and you need to constantly read the manual to do anything, even use the radio!
After two days this clock immediately went back for a refund. My $15 Emerson Research clock is vastly superior, easier to use, and almost as feature rich.
Customer Review: Radio now in home office area !!!
Summary: 1 Stars
This radio was not cheap. A number of issues are associated with the radio, namely its poorly visible clock at night. It doesn't matter whether the lighting is at its brightest or dimmed, the clock is extremely difficult to read.
Another shortcoming is the instruction booklet. You need to be a "rocket scientist" to attempt to decipher the instructions.
Quality of the FM and AM sound -- excellent and that's why it is now located in the home office area where its soft blue glow can be seen. The old $29.95 alarm clock radio is now back on the night stand doing the job it's suppose to do !!!