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Read the other reviews on the other clocks... lot's of complaints.

I have had this for a week and it works great and the controls are simple.

One great feature is the alarm reset. You just hit the button to turn off the alarm without having to reset it again for the next night. It also has a snooze.

Waking up to CD is great (it does play CD-Rs). A minor complain, but it always starts on the first song regardless where you left it the night before.

I've owned and used this cd radio alarm clock for a year. Never had any problems with it. It's small, easy to save space. Good for college students. As far as I know, it has read all cds that I put into it including different format burned ones.
The option of buzz, cd, or radio to wake up is wonderful. I'm a heavy sleeper. It's a problem when I get used to the sound so I changed the alarm method once a week.
A minor set back is it doesn't have the battery for power alternative. It will be reset if there's a power outage or even a power flickering. Overall, I'm very happy with it.

I got this from Walmart for only $25. The buttons are very simple and straightforward. I don't need to read the manual to operate it. Sound is not bad. Bass is weak though.

This product didn't work on the CD function for the alarm from day one. I mistakenly thought that the alarm was only supposed to work on radio. But after 6 months, the CD function wouldn't work at all. It stops playing and gets stuck at a particular part like the old record players used to. The warranty is only 3 months and Philips refused to replace saying, essentially, that they only warrant that their product will work for 3 months.

I liked this clock radio when we first bought it because of the feature of being able to wake up to a cd. But after less then a year, here I am trying to find a new one. One morning the power came on, but no music, the cd was spinning. None of the buttons would work, power wouldn't shut off so I unplugged it. Tried again the next day, and it completly shut off in the middle of the night. I am very disappointed having loved Magnavox products in the past. Buy only if you want to buy a new one every 10 months.