Philips USA AE2330/37 Splash-Proof Bathroom AM/FM Radio Review

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(More customer reviews)When my awesome Sony shower radio gave out, I couldn't find a replacement, so I bought this at a local electronics store. While it does show the time and the radio works, there is much left to be desired. The minimal amount of buttons on the front means that setting the stations, changing stations, and setting the clock are all far less intuitive than they should be. The reception of the radio is good, but not great compared to the Sony it replaced. The sound is rather tinny and trebly, but not bad for the size of the radio.
All of these sins could be forgiven except for one thing, the battery life is horrible. My Sony shower radio would run for months at a time with daily use on 3 C batteries. With this radio, I'm lucky if I can get two weeks from the AA batteries. I would guess that this is a result of the combination of the smaller sized batteries and the design of the radio itself. Since I use rechargeable batteries, it's not a huge issue, but this radio will get very expensive quickly for those who have to constantly buy replacements.


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Philips USA AJL308 Clock Radio with 7-Inch TFT LCD Color Display and USB/SD Card Slot Review

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(More customer reviews)There is a lot to love about this product. It's sleek. It's stylish. It's bright, bold and clear. (It can be dimmed!) It's a clock-radio with two independent alarms that also plays audio files (.mp3 and .wma), video (mpeg4 and divx codices) and photo slide shows (.jpg only). It has built-in "relaxation" sounds to help you fall asleep. It has so much going for it! And just when you think it can't get any better...
It doesn't get better. It slips a little. You start thinking to yourself, "If only..." and "Why didn't they just take the next step?" Why isn't there a tiny bit of built-in memory so that I don't need a SD card or USB stick to be attached to change the cute-but-becoming-annoying default photo? Why can't I select an audio file on the SD or USB as my alarm music? Why only three built-in sounds for the "relaxation" music? Why isn't there an AM tuner? Why isn't there a headphone jack? Why can I only display JPEG-format images? For a widescreen 7" LCD picture frame, why is the resolution only 480 x 234? Why isn't there a back-up battery?
This is such a near-perfect little gadget that it's painful to see how close Philips came to making the best device on the market. Yet despite these flaws, it is still so wonderful that it demands four stars. Lucky for Philips, there don't seem to be any viable alternatives with all of the features it does have at this price point... yet.
And regarding the day-of-the-week issue: Philips posted a firmware update on their Web site on September 14, 2007, that fixes this issue. Visit the Philips Web site, type in "AJL308" to find the product page, select the Support link tab (just above and to the right of the product image), and scroll down to the Software section. There is a PDF read-me file and a ZIP file with the actual firmware update. Read the PDF and carefully follow its directions to update the firmware. You'll need a USB drive to transfer the firmware update to your AJL308, and it takes several minutes to complete the update, but once it's done the day of the week should be correct.

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Start the day right with the Philips AJL308 Clock Radio, where you can wake up to the 7-inch color showing off your favorite photo, song, or video. In addition to clock, radio and calendar functions, you can even use pre-loaded relaxation music that will help you fall asleep. Built-in USB and SD card slots let you store all of your photos, music and video clips. You can enjoy music or radio channels with FM digital auto tuning and presets. Set dual alarm times and wake up gently with the increasing alarm volume.

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Westclox Projection alarm clock 70006 Review

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(More customer reviews)We looked at several projection clocks on the internet before choosing this one. When we plugged it in, the projection was horrible! It had about a 3x3 red square that you couldn't even see the time. Then when we wrote the company about returning it, they first refused the return, saying we "damaged" the package. I would like to know how am I supposed to get the lousy clock out w/out even opening it?!? Finally they did accept the return and got the money back.

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Philips AJ3600 Time Projection Clock Radio Review

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(More customer reviews)I just received this clock yesterday and have already fallen in love!
To avoid hitting the snooze or reset button(s) and never waking up, I keep my alarm clock across the room from my bed. This way I wake up enough to get out of bed and walk across the room before I hit any buttons. As my eyes are getting older it has become increasingly more difficult to focus on the clock when I wake up in the middle of the night.
When I decided that a projection clock would solve my problem of focusing on the clock in the middle of the night, I started to look around for one and I was not pleased with what was out there. I did not need nature sounds, nor did I need a light to turn on as part of the alarm. I do not have an MP3 player to dock into my clock, and I do not need a complete weather report when I open my eyes (LOL, I will find that out soon enough when I shlep out of bed and let the dogs outside!). I do not need to know what time the alarm is set (I just like to be reassured that it is on), and I am perfectly capable of pressing a few buttons to set the time all by myslef.
This little guy projects the time and whether or not the alarm is on...the two things that I am most interested in when I open my eyes in the middle of the night. The projection can be moved 180 degrees and the further away you project the time, the larger it is. It has an adjustable backlight on the face so it is not too bright. It has an AM/FM radio with ten station presets, and when the alarm is set to chime instead of the radio, it starts gentle so as not to jar you awake. It does have two alarms, but instead of having a choice of alarm types (chime or radio) Alarm 1 uses the radio and Alarm 2 uses the chime. The chime is a little bit quieter than I am used to, but it woke me up just fine this morning.
So far (after one night) I love this clock, it's a great price, and I would defiantly recommend it!


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Clock, RM818PA, Animated Rf Proj. Review

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(More customer reviews)I've had the Oregon Scientific RM818PA for about a month now. And am finally getting around to reviewing it because I've got a couple extra hours on my hands... Why, you ask? Well because the clock reset itself (using the RF feature, I'm sure) during the night. So instead of waking up at 5:15am, I woke up at 3:15am. It was only on the drive to work that I realized the actual time. So what happened? I'm thinking the clock somehow "forgot" or reset it's timezone setting, regressing from pacific to central.
As for the rest of the clock. The projection feature works great though the scrolling animation is kind of annoying in my opinion. The buttons along the sides of the unit aren't very friendly either. Setting the clock isn't very intuitive and you have to press one of the side buttons to shut off the alarm which means either sitting up and carefully finding a button or knocking the thing off the table as it's so lightweight.
I don't really recommend this clock, but that's probably due to grumpiness caused by losing 2 hours of sleep.

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Philips AJ260 Weather Station Clock Radio Review

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(More customer reviews)After reading all the other reviews I wasn't too sure. But reading between the lines I decided to take a chance. I bit the bullet and bought it and so far I am happy I did. I did find one thing I would like changed, one thing I would like enhanced.
The negative and needing changed is that the dual alarms will both sound by the same method. Either both by buzzer or both by radio. I personally like to use one alarm by radio, one by buzzer. That gives me a gentle wake up and then a reminder alert a little later.
To make the clock better, it would be nice if you could dim the weather LED. It is bright, no doubt about it. You can set it so that it only comes on for 10 seconds when you press a button, but I'd still like to see it dimmable.
As far as the other complaints... almost all the bad reviews could be corrected and attributed to user error. If people would RTFM before moaning, life would be easier.
Time resets to central but you live in the west, well read the manual. Not getting the auto time update, RTFM. Weather indicator light stays lit and keeps you up at night, read the manual. Outside temperature sensor giving inaccurate readings, read the flipping manual and mount the sensor in an appropriate place. As far as the sensor only measuring barometric pressure indoors and not outside, well unless you live in a submarine or a minute-man missile silo and use the airlock, the pressure inside and outside your house are the same. Humidity might be different, but pressure is the same, and that is what gives the clock its rudimentary weather predictions. Yes, it is really basic weather predictions, but what do you expect. It's a clock radio, not a meteorologist. Turn on the radio if you want more details.
I'd buy one again, but I would prefer separate buzz/radio selections for each alarm.


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Suspended Animation Alarm Clock with Message Review

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(More customer reviews)We had one of these clocks a while ago but it broke down after a while. This clock is very cool though. Whenever I have company they always comment on how cool the clock is. You can program for it to say birthdays and holidays. You will be very satisfied if you got one.

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Timex TX5800 Digital Photo Frame with Temperature, Alarm Clock and Calendar Review

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(More customer reviews)i really like the frame/clock. it's small enough to not clutter up my desk, but holds a lot of pictures! i would've given it 5 stars, but i don't think the temperature has been accurate yet! fortunately the photo viewer, clock and date work just fine cause it's all i really needed anyway!

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