Home > Consumer Reviews > Coby CR-A149 Digital AM/FM Alarm Atomic Clock Radio with Time Projector & Temperature Display

As received, the time projector did not properly project the minutes display. I complained and Amazon quickly emailed a prepaid return label and, the next day, mailed me a replacement (before i even shipped the return). Bad things happen but Amazon minimized the aggravation-I was impressed.

The radio performed perfectly, and I enjoyed seeing the time and outside temperature on the ceiling. For a ski house this is useful. The wakeup mode is the most programmable I have seen - you can program by day. The only negatives are the auto time set, and the small tuning dial. For me, the small dial is not a problem because once i set my wakeup station I won't change it. The Auto Time Set is annoying - It resets to Greenwich time so unless you have battery backup, you have to reset the time zone. It uses three CR-2025 batteries (five for $5 at battery bob) rather than more readily available AA or AAA batteries.

I love everything about the radio except one thing, the back drop light is too bright. The back drop light lights the whole room up. Its hard to get too sleep with that bright of a light.

I was looking for a digital radio, so it would be easy to get the stations I wanted, but the only digital displays on this clock radio are the time and temperature. And the tuner is so tiny It's impossible to tune in my favorite stations. Now I basically use it as a clock and thermometer. It is nice to be able to see exactly what the outdoor temperature is... but I still need to find a radio!

I mainly bought this particular clock for the projection temperature display. The description says the sensor can be 100' away, but the directions state 50' to 60'. The most disappointing thing, which may not be stated for obvious reasons, is that the temperature range is -4 to 140 degrees Farenheit. I live in Minnesota and the -4 is not low enough when the temp. can be -30 in the winter where I live to lows of -45 in northern Minnesota. A better range would be -24 to 120.

Other than that, the clock and features work well.

Nothing in this clock works properly; it doesn't even function as a clock well. It has never received the WWDC signal even though it sits on the window sill in my apartment where even my Casio watch would receive the signal. Due to this the time is never correct and drifts by about 15mins every month. Also, if the alarm is set to a time that the clock decides it's going to try to catch a signal; the alarm will not go off. I actually have to set the alarm on my iphone to wake me up if this clock decides to not go off (This happened on many occasions). The option to have 2 alarms that can be set for weekdays only is quite useful except that the control scheme to set them is very finicky and unintuitive. Also I found it hard to differentiate the snooze button from the stop button when it rings in the morning. Even the temperature sensors aren't calibrated (Their precision is like +/-6 degrees), and the outdoor sensor ran out of battery very quickly. In short, it did not come close to my low expectations for it