Oregon Scientific RMR383HGA/BLRBK Thermo Hygro Rf Clock Review

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(More customer reviews)With only two reviews written for this product, I was a little unsure about whether to purchase it at first. However, the look and relatively low price persuaded me to give it a shot. Unfortunately, it turned out the bad review was the advice I should have heeded.
Not only does the sensor for this item lose communication with the base (i.e. crashes), there are also several other details of its performance that caught my attention. With regard to the range of the sensor, it does not perform within the advertised range of 100 feet, as noted in the instructions. I had a difficult time getting this thing to communicate across my living room, let alone outside my house. My house is a brick house, so it may be possible this product has difficulty communicating through such material. If that is the case though, there is no mention of it in the instructions.
Nevertheless, I decided to experiment with the sensor and see if perhaps I was doing something wrong. I finally seemed to land upon a solution. If I placed the sensor outside my bedroom window, in the space between the glass and the screen, and also placed the base in my bedroom, I could get both the outside temperature as well as room temperature. However, after two days, the sensor stopped communicating with the base and displayed only "--.-". I then reset the base and it did again find the sensor, but it only worked for another two days before it crashed again (I sense a pattern). This also affected the temperature trend feature of this product since a temperature was not registering enough to establish a trend.
There is also another curious issue with this product. It advertises it can track humidity both inside and outside. However, once you open the product and read the instructions, you find the sensor that is provided with the base DOES NOT do this for the outside (although the inside humidity reading works fine). You instead need to buy a different type sensor for this feature to be effective. After a few seconds looking on Amazon, I did find the sensor mentioned in the instructions, and it was priced an additional $23. On the surface, this isn't something I would probably have returned this item for; I don't follow the weather that closely! Still, there was something a little bit irksome about this that did not give me a very good feeling at the start in dealing with this product. That in combination with the other issues I mention here made this simply a poor product to have spent money on.
In over ten years of regular shopping on Amazon, this is the first time I have ever had to return a product based on poor performance. Serious improvements need to be made in either the mechanics of this product or in how it is advertised.


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La Crosse Technology WS-8115U-B Digital Wall Clock with Indoor and Outdoor Temperature Review

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(More customer reviews)The first one had something wrong with it and they had us return it for a replacement. The replacement was sent promptly and worked just fine.

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This atomic digital wall clock from La Crosse Technology not only conveys the precise time and date, but also informs users of current indoor and outdoor temperatures. Radio-controlled by transmissions from the national atomic clock in Fort Collins, CO, the clock regularly resets time for increased accuracy and adapts automatically for daylight savings time. A remote TX38U sensor transmits climate data at 915 MHz from up to 200 feet from the clock.
Sleek in black casing, the wall clock benefits from a built-in stand for optional table placement. The LCD clock expresses the time in either a 12-hour or 24-hour format. Along the bottom of the screen, the clock conveys the date, day of week, indoor temperatures ranging from 14.2 to 99.9 degrees F, and outdoor temperatures ranging from -39.8 to 139.8 degrees F. English, French, German, and Spanish languages are available for day display, and temperatures can be viewed in either Celsius or Fahrenheit degrees. Using the functions on the back, the user selects the appropriate time zone from +/-12 GMT for atomic time coordination. This interface also permits the user to deactivate the auto DST feature and to set the alarm and its 10-minute snooze. To power the clock and the sensor, the separate purchase of two AA batteries and two AAA batteries is required; replacement is indicated with low battery icons. A limited one-year warranty covers this item. The clock measures 9 inches wide by 4/5 inch deep by 7-1/5 inches high, while the sensor measures 1-1/3 inches wide by 1/2 inch deep by 3-2/5 inches high.

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La Crosse Technology WT-8005U-S Atomic Digital Wall Clock with Indoor Temperature, Silver Review

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(More customer reviews)In Maryland it can be difficult to get a radio-controlled clock to pick up the time signal (it is sent from Colorado), so sometimes it is necessary to set the time manually. Unfortunately, a lot of atomic clocks make this very difficult, giving you only one or two cryptic buttons to use for settings, so it is either impossible to figure out how to set the time or it takes forever because of the clumsy controls. This clock was quick and easy to set up and I did not have to look at the manual at all.
The display and clear and easy to read.
Unlike most digital wall clocks this one includes the seconds -- some people may find the constant updates visually distracting.


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Mount it on the wall or rest it on the night stand, this digital, self-setting clock frequently checks radio signals from the US Atomic Clock to automatically set itself, keeping you right on time all the time—a great feature that's got you covered if the power goes out, or (where applicable) for those who forget to spring forward or fall back. A perpetual calendar displays day of the week readable at a glance. Indoor temperature is displayed along with the time in big bold digits that are easy to read. The unit is also equipped with an alarm with snooze for tableside use. Quick Time Zone selection makes this a great travel alarm. The unit hangs on the wall or sets up freestanding on the desktop. It's powered by 2 AA batteries (not included), which last up to 2 years.

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