Audiovox CE256 CD AM/FM Alarm Clock Radio Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm not a kid -- 18 years, in fact -- I just didn't want to have register to write one review -- especially when the review was for this thing.
This device has given me a fair amount of grief... The largest problem for me being that I'll often put CD's in and they WON'T PLAY. They spin for a second or two, and then the display reads "no." Previously, I've always managed to eventually get them to play by cleaning the CD, blowing the dust out of the player, etc. Now, however, the CD function has just decided not to work at all. I've never had a problem changing the CD tracks in the alarm setting, but my sister went through two of these, neither of which allowed you to pick the CD track you'd be waking up to -- hers always defaulted to the first track on the CD.
The user interface on this is TERRIBLE. Positively HORRENDOUS. You change between CD and radio mode via a TINY little sliding switch on the side, and you change between buzzer, CD alarm, standby, and play CD mode via a similar switch. Both are labeled by TINY little raised letters that haven't even been painted or colored to stand out from the surrounding plastic.
I think that the greatest punishment for the people who designed this product would be to make them have to use it for a year.

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The Audiovox CE256 CD AM/FM Alarm Clock Radio is compact and portable, and represents Audiovox's commitment to design and quality at an affordable price. This unit combines a top-loading CD player with an AM/FM radio and alarm clock. The CE256 features snooze and sleep functions, and a dual alarm for either weekday or weekend wake-up times. The wake-up alarm is a buzzer, or it can be set to the radio or a CD. This alarm clock runs on AC power, but has a battery compartment for a nine-volt battery backup in case of power failure (battery not included).
What's in the Box CE256 CD AM/FM alarm clock radio, AC power plug, and user's manual.

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