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Sony Entry CD Clock Radio ICF-CD814

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from: Sony

August 22, 2006
The functions on this unit are great. It has two alarm settings (one for during the week and one for weekends) which is great. The sound quality for the CD player is fine. The setting up was easy thanks to the decent instructions. BUT - I can't use it. There is a low hum emitted at all times by the unit (nothing to do with the CD Player) and because I want it on the bedside table (near my head) it keeps me awake. I have been onto Sony but they are not helpful, advising me to take it to a Service Centre - I suppose it is unlucky that there are none near me. So not a great product unless you are a heavy sleeper.

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Oregon Scientific RM313PU

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from: Oregon Scientific


I have had this alarm clock now for approx 3 years and it is still going strong. Recommended to all!

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Philips AE5900/05 - DAB Clock Radio

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from: Philips

August 08, 2007
We bought this radio to replace our Evoke Pure 2 which has a very annoying fault on the volume knob (it needs to be warmed up for ages before you can run it below shouting level). On plugging the Philips in, it pulled in 16 local DAB stations but none of the mainstream BBC stations (1,2, 4, 5, 6 or 7) which our Pure seemed to get no problem. Anybody know why? A check on the DAB section of the BBC website shows these mainstream stations in a separate box - does that mean they're not actually DAB stations, and our Evoke was just getting the FM stations (you can't tell the source on the display panel)? More seriously, the Philips' FM reception is feeble, I can only just scrape onto Radio 2 and 4 by manual tuning with the aerial fully out and walking ... Read More:

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PURE Chronos iDock, DAB Digital and FM clock radio with iPod Dock (white)

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from: Pure

August 29, 2007
PURE Chronos iDock, DAB Digital and FM clock radio with iPod Dock (black)

I gave had mine for a few months and gave up with it. The low whining noise means it's hard to hear spoken word programmes without turning the volume up loud - not good when you want to drift off to sleep. The alarm is incredibly complicated and set it takes ages - and I needed the manual. In the end, I gave up trying to change the settings to on/ off and accepted I would be woken every week day at 6.30 - even if I wasn't going to work. I then tried the CD version - thinking it might be the IPOD connection causing the noise - but that's even worse! The cd rattles and whirrs as it spins - so again you have to turn it up loud ..... And they still haven't simplified ... Read More:

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Geemarc wake and talk radio alarm clock

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from: Geemarc

June 16, 2008
PURE Chronos iDock, DAB Digital and FM clock radio with iPod Dock (black)

I gave had mine for a few months and gave up with it. The low whining noise means it's hard to hear spoken word programmes without turning the volume up loud - not good when you want to drift off to sleep. The alarm is incredibly complicated and set it takes ages - and I needed the manual. In the end, I gave up trying to change the settings to on/ off and accepted I would be woken every week day at 6.30 - even if I wasn't going to work. I then tried the CD version - thinking it might be the IPOD connection causing the noise - but that's even worse! The cd rattles and whirrs as it spins - so again you have to turn it up loud ..... And they still haven't simplified ... Read More:

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PURE VL-60872 Siesta, White DAB Digital Clock Radio

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from: Pure

June 26, 2007
I've had this for a few weeks now and I have to say my mornings are greatly improved now that I'm woken by the radio rather than a horrible ringing.
The set up was *really easy! I'm *not a gadget person and hate instructions, so getting this up and running was really impressively quick and simple. I love how once you set it you don't have to worry about setting it again - it doesn't ring on weekends when you have the weekday setting on. And I *really love how you awaken to the last station you were listening to - so you can change that up without touching the overall settings.
The other great feature is how the digital display dims down according to how dark it is - so no glaring glow while you sleep.
All in all - a brilliant little machine. ... Read More:

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Crayola AM/FM Alarm Clock Radio with Night Light

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from: Crayola

January 23, 2008
I bought this for my 7 yr old daughter to help her get up in the morning.She really likes it as you can record you own wake up message- Ours is a reminder to get dressed as she always wakes before the alarm. You can set 2 different alarm times if necessary and there is a snooze function too. The night light function is a bit wierd as the light sequence is very fast- it would be nicer if the lights changed more slowly. The radio reception is not brilliant but we can pick up our local stations.

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PURE Elan RV40, Portable Stereo DAB/FM Digital Radio with ReVu™

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from: Pure

August 13, 2007
Compared with our old PURE Elan (Christmas 2005) the Elan RV40 is such a disppointment. Our first DAB radio was so easy to use; the 8 presets were not only a doddle to programme, but were a "one touch" operation to flit between, making it the ideal kitchen radio, in a busy teenager shared home. Sadly the on/off switch decided not to play any more, and after a month of leaving the radio on, and using the volume control instead, we decided to be more environmentally friendly and replace it.

The RV40 was a mistake. To change the radio station, you must now press; the preset button, followed by the + button, for as many times, as to equal the number of the preset, and then press select. At a minimum that is 3 buttons to press, if like us you like BBC7 to be the ... Read More:

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Sony ICF-C273L Clock Radio

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from: Sony

March 31, 2004
Sony ICF-C273L Clock Radio
I have three main criticisms:
You cannot choose whether to have the radio or buzzer on specific occasions - you have to choose when programming it. On my previous Toshiba I could do that at the flick of a switch - for important wake ups I used the buzzer - on more relaxed mornings the radio.
It does not have an ear-phone socket although it says it has on European models. I though we were part of Europe these days! This means that I cannot use my excellent Roberts "Pillow Talk" for night-time listening.
The lack of battery backup has been mentioned by other reviewers and is a definite snag.
On balance I wish I had not bought the Dream machine.

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PURE EVOKE-1S (maple) Luxury portable DAB digital & FM radio

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from: Pure

August 29, 2007
I bought one of these for my mother who lives out in the sticks where FM signal is poor. I knew that DAB signal was good as I have a set in my car which works well. She wasn't disappointed! She uses it mainly for Radio 4 and the sound fills a quite substantial kitchen, the controls are very easy to use - the simplicity for her was the killer app!

So a couple of months later, the backlight failed on my kitchen DAB, (not a Pure) so the ideal replacement.