SONY ICF-C211-BLK AM/FM Clock Radio Review

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(More customer reviews)I've had my Sony Clock Radio for quite a while now. It's durable (I've dropped it several times down several flights of stairs, but it's still here and working) and performs as advertised. One minor complaint though. The radio doesn't go very loud without distortion. But who would want to crank an alarm clock radio up anyways??? Overall, this is a great product.

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This clock radio from Sony features a large highly readable display that can be seen form just about anywhere in the room, even at night. Wake to the sound of music from your favorite radio station or to the standard digital alarm sound.Large easy-to-see LED display is highly readable from a distance, even at night. AM/FM Tuner lets you choose from the wide variety of news, talk radio and music programming. AM Wide Band Reception allows reception of all AM radio stations in the new expanded AM band. Easy Operation with Single Function Keys makes it a simple matter to set time, select alarm preference (buzzer or radio), and all other functions in easy, convenient steps. Alarm-On Indicator tells you at a glance if alarm is set. Snooze Bar shuts off alarm temporarily to allow for a few extra minutes of snoozing before it turns on again. Sleep Timer shuts off radio automatically after a pre-set length of time. Full Power Memory Back-Up uses single 9V battery (optional) to maintain clock and alarm settings and operation in event of blackout or other power failure. Antennas include built-in ferrite bar antenna for AM, convenient wire antenna for FM.

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RCA RP5430 AM/FM Clock Radio with 1.4-Inch Display and Auto Time Set Review

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(More customer reviews)This is just a terrific alarm clock. The only minus is that there are lots of buttons, but I find them to be very well laid out, with the occasional settings (daylight savings time, time zone, etc) hidden nicely on the back. I initially didn't care for the asymmetric casing, which looks a bit like someone cut off the left side of the clock, but it's grown on me.
Here are things I like:
* The numbers are clear, not too bright with the autodimmer on, and a very pleasant shade of blue. I can easily read them across a 11 foot room, even with my glasses off.
* It has two alarms, either or both of which can be radio or buzzer.
* The buzzer is a gradual-wake that ends up very loud. It's never failed to wake me.
* The snooze time is settable. I'm not a fan of the 9 minute snooze--I like a nice round 10 minute snooze. :)
* It has a nap feature, where you can set an instant alarm for however long from now without having to change the actual alarms.
* The time set is just the right speed--not too fast (and it's two-way if you overshoot) and not too slow. Sounds like a funny thing to note, but having just purchased another clock with a glacially slow time set, I really appreciate it.
My only caveat is that I had an earlier version of this clock that had an iPod-style set wheel and a slightly different button layout. After awhile, the switch that takes you between lock/wake1/wake2/clock set wore somehow, so that the clock would switch in and out of radio mode when you tried to set the alarm. No biggie, but it's one of the reasons I replaced it, and this clock has a very similar switch. If I run into problems, I'll update the review.
Update: I've seen some comments that you can't turn NAP off once it's set.
You can turn off NAP by holding down the NAP button for a few seconds again once the clock has exited NAP set mode and is showing the time. When you first hit the button, it'll go back into NAP set mode (probably showing 0:20) but after a few seconds, you'll go back to the time with NAP off.
Trick is, the button's a little quirky, and you have to hold down just the edge closest to the back of the clock. The middle of the button or any other edge just throws you back into NAP time adjust but never turns it off. I have no idea why--must be a design or manufacturing flaw of some kind.

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