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Alarm Clock Radio with USB Charging & Projection (CR64)

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Alarm Clock Radio with USB Charging & Projection

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Product Review (submitted on April 17, 2018):

A well-designed & intuitive clock with the 3 essential features I was looking for:

1) Ability to control the brightness of the display
2) Ability to control the volume of the alarm
3) Two independent alarms

The projection feature also works well though I did not buy it for that reason. You can invert the numbers whichever way you want so it's never upside-down and you can turn off the projection entirely if you don't want to use it. Note that the projected numbers are red whereas the clock face is blue. If you're sensitive to light you can turn the blue display off entirely; it has settings 'High ' which is very bright 'Low' which is pretty dim 'Auto' where it switches between high and low instantaneously according to the ambient light level and 'Off.'

I especially like that the display shows the time of each of 2 alarms but only if they are set. This allows you to see at a glance whether your alarms are set and to what times they are set. You can also turn off the alarm when it's sounding by pressing a button on the corner. This stops the sound but does not unset it for the next day which is nice.

The buzzer sounds like a tinny Timex watch from the 70's and being a light sleeper I found it loud even on the lowest setting but setting it to wake to the radio solved that problem. I have it set to a classical station on the lowest volume and that setting is just enough to wake me but not my husband.

This clock also has true battery backup (CR2032). On some clocks the battery only saves the settings in the event of a power outage. This clock does that but it also keeps time and will sound the alarm correctly while the power is out. I tested it to be sure.

Another nice feature: the alarms can be set to sound on weekdays only if you so desire. In fact you can set it to alarm only on weekends or only on a particular day of the week.

Other features: USB charge port on the back radio station presets AUX IN port on the back ability to choose whether to display the date or the ambient temperature.

And I learned to use all these features without cracking open the manual--it's perfectly intuitive!

The only real con is that there's not quite enough contrast between the digital numbers and the background which can make it hard to read but only if you're within a couple feet of the clock. From a distance it's really not an issue.

I spent an embarrassing amount of time searching for a clock with the 3 features above. So glad I found this one! - Verified Store

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