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I've had this clock radio for a couple of months now and have been extremely pleased. I tried a couple of other clock radios before buying this one, and none had all the features I wanted. The best features of this clock radio are:

- The ability to set the alarm for M-F, Sat-Sun, or all week.
Since I am the only one who uses this clock radio, I leave Alarm #1 on all the time, but it is set to go off only on M-F. I use Alarm #2 for the times that I need an alarm on the weekends, and only turn it on when necessary. That way, I can reset the weekend alarm time without messing up my normal weekday alarm setting.

- Good radio reception.
I must live in an area where signals are hard to get, because 2 other clock radios were not able to pull in my favorite station. But this clock radio pulls in the signal loud and clear!

- The automatic time setup when you plug it in.
It's great to not have to fumble with the exact time, and to not have to reset the clock radio when daylight savings time rolls around (Note: You can override either of these settings if you live in a place that doesn't observe daylight savings time, or if you like to leave your clock set 5-10 minutes fast)

- The large display is both good and bad.
It's good because I don't need my glasses to read the time. It's bad because it's a bit bright. I solved the problem by taping a small piece of smoke-colored cellephane over the face.

All in all, I'm very pleased with this clock radio.

This clock radio is wonderful. There was no problem setting it up and it is very easy to set the weekday/weekend alarms. It has a large digital display, so even though I am very nearsighted, I can see the time if I wake in the middle of the night. The radio has a great sound and even manages to broadcast the hard to reach AM stations in my area. I highly recommend this clock radio.

lost power once, and I figured I'd have to set the time zone again like I did when I first got it (since my TZ ne EST). No such misfortune. Love the two alarms. The one for the weekend is appropriately disabled:)

Love the huge LEDs. Need a higher nighstand, however, because my 30" thick mattress blocks the view of the clock from about midway across the mattress from the clock or farther:)

My only complaint is it wasn't free. It would be much better if it was free.

I've had this clock for a couple of years. I could really care less about the radio functions, I bought because of the dual alarms and the ability to set each alarm to ring only only on the weekdays (M-F) or only on the weekends (Sat-Sun).

The display on the clock is large and easy to read and includes a smaller day/date readout. The model I have is a few years old and the controls are a bit harder to reach in the back but this new model looks like they've moved the controls to the side where they should be. I like this clock because I never have to remember to reset for daylight savings time. When you plug it in, it should automatically pop up with almost the right time. If its not set for the right time zone the instructions tell you how to reset the clock--very easy. It uses a large and easily available button cell battery to keep the clock accurate when the power is off--this is behind a screwed down panel in the back of the clock. I've only changed this battery about twice in the several years I've owned the clock.

Now days we have the atomic clocks that pick up the time signal from the Western US and reset themselves daily but in some areas those clocks don't work because they can't pick up the signal through thick walls or electrical interference.

If atomic clocks don't work in your house then this gadget is the next best thing, no more waking up an hour late/early on Monday morning because you forgot to reset your alarm clock for the time change. An atomic clock is even better than this one but if they don't work in your house this is definetly the next best thing!