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 You get what you pay for. Don't expect more. August 1, 2007
This replaces a similar 20 year-old GE model who's buttons are getting flaky. I hate buzzers and like a cheap radio alarm clock to wake me up.
PRO: Larger numbers and battery backup. You also get both an AM and PM LED indicator.
CON: No LED alarm indicator. Instead, a small, recessed, non-illuminated color bar on the left side that is barely visible. You can't see it in the dark to double-check that you set the alarm. You have to do it by feeling the alarm switch.
As for the other complaints people have:
BATTERY: Any 9V battery will do. Alkalines are best as they last longest for the money. If the power goes out for a few hours, the time is close, but wrong, and needs to be reset anyway.
SOUND: This is a clock radio with a small 3" speaker and no bass-boost. Whaddayawant for the money?
TUNER: Analog tuners are a bit touchy - we've been spoiled with digital tuners. Usually, you only get the strongest stations. You also have to make sure to retune occasionally as the setting drifts and sounds harsh. You might have to move the antenna wire to get change the FM reception or twist the alarm clock itself to change the AM reception.
BUTTONS: Cheap clock radios that use mode buttons work the same way. Simultaneously press the mode button and the hour or minute button to change the time. This 2-finger method is a fail-safe so you don't accidentally change something.
ALARM: Pressing the sleep button, then the snooze button will turn the alarm off without having to touch the alarm/radio switch.
 Compact efficient and well priced. April 12, 2007
I purchased this little SONY after my original SONY alarm clock died after nearly TWENTY years.
There's not much to review honestly. The large time display works well, is illuminated in green, and does cast a bit of a glow. The alarm, is of a higher pitch then most. This works well for me as I am a deep sleeper.
This unit is perfect for me as a basic alarm clock. I expect this one to last as long as my previous one.
Does Exactly What You Expect Very Well January 10, 2007
This is the third one of these in our house. It was time for my youngest child to have her own alarm clock and she figured it out right away. The large green numbers are easy to read from a distance. The alarm is easy to set. The time is easy to set. The radio is clear. There are no frills in this unit but I would buy another if we had more kids. By the way, the other two have been working fine for several years. You can't go wrong with this.
Great clock radio November 4, 2006
Great clock radio, the sound is wonderful, would highly recommend. I have to wake up at 5:00 AM for work and this radio makes it a lot easier.
Thank you
 alarm set doesn't function properly November 2, 2006
There is no way to set this to go off with a buzzer even though the directions say it can. The only mode is for the radio alarm.
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