Jensen AM/FM Dual-Alarm Clock Radio

I was primarily interested in the nature sounds feature of this device, and I generally like the design aesthetic, so I really wanted to like it. However, I ran into several things that bothered me. For example, all of the buttons are basically on the back of the device, so you cannot see what they are unless you are standing over it, or you pick it up and flip it toward you. The buttons are not backlit which is not a huge deal in and of itself, but there is also no tactile difference between them, so you have to turn on a light to figure out which button you're pressing which is less than ideal. I also found the nature sounds a bit underwhelming. Of course I don't know for sure, but it seemed as though the same audio loop was just being played over and over again as opposed to generating the sounds mathematically or whatever. Finally, the clock spontaneously reset itself for no apparent reason. There was no power outage, and the backup batteries were installed, but as I was picking up my phone which was lying next to the clock, the clock began flashing 12:00. I have no way to know for sure what happend, but I'm guessing that there may have been some electrical interference generated by the phone that caused the clock to reset, and that was enough to sour me on the idea of using this device because if nothing else, an alarm clock MUST be reliable.

Generally speaking, I like the product. I bought it to see the time and listen to the radio in my kitchen. And, it does that. However, it does all kinds of other things that I have no need for. Once an alarm is mistakenly set, it's difficult to unset it. The manual is helpful, but going through it is a challenge. In order to stop the alarm, I needed to unplug the clock and set the time again. There is probably an easier way, but I couldn't find it and didn't have the patience to go through the steps involved. All in all, it's a good product. I like the green glow, the size of the numbers, the radio quality is acceptable, and the price is right.. There's just no need for all of the extras that I'll never use.

Un peu compliqué à opérer au début. Mais dès qu'on a piger le truc, ça va. Luminosité un peu trop clair. Il y aurait avantage à avoir plus de 2 degrés d'ajustements pour ce faire. Les avantages: Sons d'ambiance au réveil qui augmente lentement à mesure que l'on se réveille. Autre avantage: 2 pré-ajustements de réveils que l'on peut faire à des heures différentes.

So far I'm very happy I purchased the JENSEN JCR-210 AM/FM Digital Dual Alarm Clock Radio with Nature Sounds. I found the radio easy to do the initial set up. I haven't programmed any channels yet, but it may not be necessary. My favorite FM station is classical music and this radio sounds absolutely awesome listening to the local classical station.

on the plus side, the clock is easy to set and numbers are readable. You can adjust brightness on the numbers. You can have the nature noise on all night, and then have the alarm go off in the morning (either as an alarm or as radiio). On the minus side, the 4 nature sound settings all have a sort of white noise underneath the nature noise and the radio reception is pretty bad, with a lot of static that I have been unable to tune out.