Sangean RCR-1 Advanced Atomic Clock Radio - Silver
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Customer Review: Accurate dependable clock
Summary: 4 Stars
SANGEAN Atomic RCR-3 AM/FM Clock RadioAs Shown Sangean AM/FM Digital & Analog Atomic Clock Radio & Aux InThis alarm clock has everything I wanted packed in a sleek unit: 2 alarms which you can individually set the days you want each of them to go off and what alarm type you want (radio, buzzer), GREAT sound, accurate time, internal battery back-up, display dimmer (can even be turned off), analog and digital displays, nap timer, and sleep timer. The atomic clock display set within 2 hours and the sound is amazing for an alarm clock (you can't beat it in this price range). I also love how the alarm gradually increases so you are not startled out of bed.
I agree with everyone regarding the instruction manual, but I found everyone's feedback here to be helpful in figuring it out. It wasn't too bad, fairly intuitive to set up. It is a bit annoying the alarms aren't easier to turn on/off.
I'd still recommend this product for the type A person who wants to know the *actual* time.
SANGEAN Atomic RCR-3 AM/FM Clock Radio
Customer Review: Unique Clock Radio
Summary: 4 Stars
First, what I really like about the clock radio:- AM reception. It will pull in weak signals like few radios can. It has a headset jack, which allows me to listen to my favorite talk radio station without waking my wife. I haven't tested the FM reception yet.
- Two programmable alarms.
- Each alarm can be set to use radio, radio/beeper (not a buzzer), or just beeper.
- Each alarm can be set for different days of the week. I find I rarely need to touch the alarm settings after it's programmed.
- The beeper alarm doesn't jolt you out of bed. It starts with a light beep and increases in volume (which is also adjustable).
- The display light, which has two settings. One for sleeping and one for clear viewing of the display (also adjustable).
- Two clock displays: Digital and Analog. I find it easier to read the analog clock during the night.
- Accurate time without adjustment. The one thing you don't want to need to adjust is self-adjusting.
Why I didn't give it 5 stars:
- If you decide to wake up before the alarm, deactivating the alarm is more difficult than desired. Fortunately, this rarely happens for me.
- The instructions are weak, as stated elsewhere. They are sufficient to do what you need though.
I love this clock radio and recommend it highly.
Customer Review: Very good but not great
Summary: 4 Stars
I agree with the other reviewers. The clock is nice and attractive but does not blow me away. My main complaint is the alarm settings. I had thought that you could program two alarms each day to go off whenever you wanted. Not true. You have two alarms that can be set for a specific time each day and specific days of the week. Foe example, Let's say you use one alarm and your spouse uses the other. You can set your alarm to wake up at 6:30 am M,W, and F. If you want to wake up at 7:00am on Tu and Th, your out of luck.
My other problem with this machine is the humane wake system only works for the alarm bell not the radio. Also, the display is of very poor quality and can only be seen at certain angles. I radio in this price range should also have a CD player.
I paid $80 delivered and I feel so-so about the purchase. I feel sorry for those folks that paid $130.
Customer Review: Wonderful Features
Summary: 4 Stars
Has alot of nice features and keeps good time using the atomic clock. Onlyobjection would be that i have to get out the manual every time i want to reprogram.Customer Review: Decent product, but I'd recommend you get a different one.
Summary: 3 Stars
All in all, a decent clock radio that I'm not altogeter unhappy I purchased. But there are a few oddities to bear in mind and I'd probably buy a different model if I had to do it all over again.
I have very good eyes, but even for me both of the clock displays are very hard to read when the room lights are off. The backlit digital clock doesn't have an adjustable contrast. This means that it's only legible in a darkened room if you have good eyes and are looking at it from a narrow range of angles slightly above horizontal. It can be a real problem if you're trying to see it off-angle, without glasses, or bleary-eyed from sleep. The advertising pictures you see on Amazon and Sangean's websites imply rock-solid sharp and easy to read displays and that just isn't the case.
The atomic clock receiver isn't the strongest and can be a bit flaky initially, but I can get a signal in our brick/concrete/steel frame condo which I think must be an unusually difficult environment. When I first set it up it took about a day to lock in, but I've had no troubles since then.
The FM radio has good reception. Not miraculous, but considerably better than the previous Panasonic radio we tried in the same space.
The alarm is very useful, easy to program complex times into it, and easy to deal with routine alaram/snooze/wake functions. But as other reviewers have pointed out, you cannot easily instruct the alarm not to go off if you wake up before it goes off. Instead, you need to enter the main alarm program menu, deprogram the alarm for which ever day of the week it is, and then remember to come back to the clock after the alarm time passes to reprogram it for that same day of the week. This is such a nuisance we generally don't do it.