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The clock display is bright enough to read, but it isn't so bright that it affects my ability to fall asleep (I keep it right next to my bed). Also there are separate buttons for setting time/date and alarm which seems really unnecessary. I wanted something inexpensive that performed basic clock and alarm functions and this does the job nicely. There are a lot of buttons and I think they could have been arranged in a more logical order. The snooze is in 10 minute intervals and it'll last for up to 60 minutes. The radio is pretty weak and doesn't get especially good reception. The alarm can be set to be either a beep or radio.
She's more of a normal person, not totally into computers and iPhones like I am. I recently purchased two of these Sony ICF-C218 Automatic Time Set Clock Radios. I'm completely happy with my purchase and feel that I paid a very good price for two clocks that will probably be the last I ever need to buy. We both love this Clock Radio and neither of us has had a single problem it. One for me and one for my sister who lives 25 minutes from me. Now, I'm a true techno geek, so I knew that I would be able to figure out how to set the alarm etc., but wasn't sure if my sister would be able to handle it.
The only minor issue is the alarm toggle switch looks kinda flimsy.Other than that it works great. It set itself. I read a majority of the reviews of this item. Its a great clock.
The alarm set up is very easy aswell, just move to the right for late or left for early.The BIG numbers are very nice, and the bright is good enought for see the hour during the day without disturb at night.My only problem with this clock is the FM tuner, I live in Bogota and there are just 2 or 3 radio station with rock music, but there are like a hundred with other music, so is very difficult tune my preferred radio station because the antenna of this thing is in the power cord, so you have to expend some time (too much for me) for find the right position for tune your favorite station, maybe that's not a great deal in a small city with few stations. Well I receive this clock like a week ago, the set up was very easy, in fact, the clock came with a battery for keep the time data without, so, I just need to adjust my time zone and that's it.
Sound is adequate (small speaker). This is what I was looking for: a basic clock radio. This can be good if it's next to you bed, but a little hard to see across a lighted room. My only complaint is that the clock display is not very bright. The auto setting clock is very easy to use. It uses a coin-type lithium cell as a backup for the clock during power outages.
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