Emerson Radio Jumbo Triple Display Dual Alarm AM/FM Clock Radio with SmartSet Technology

Comment: I have to have my bedroom totally dark to be able to sleep. This little gem will show you the time when you wave your hand in front of it, then go back to dark. That alone makes it worth the purchase, but wait, there's more! To snooze you don't have to even hit the button, just wave your had at the clock and like magic, you get nine more minutes of slumbering bliss. Love it!

Comment: This radio-Alarm clock is more than I expected. Very easy to set. The two alarm settings are convenient for setting different waking times -weekdays and weekends. The timer allows me to fall asleep listening to the radio, which turns off after 30 min. The alarm resets every day, so there is no need to turn it on every night.
All in all, a very good product.

Comment: I like the features of this clock radio----mostly. The dual alarm display is nice and just hitting the On/Off button shuts the alarm off but keeps it set for the next day. What I'm having a problem with is the display's brightness. I find it to be too bright if the unit is placed next to my bed-- and isn't that where most people place them? The dimmer has high,low,and "off/wave." The "low" is still too bright and the "off/wave," which allows full display darkness but retains the radio's features (it lights back up if you wave your hand in front of the display), comes on nearly every time I roll over, and it lights up to FULL BRIGHTNESS! If I wanted a blast of full display hitting me in the face I wouldn't want it on "off/ wave" to begin with. Why Emerson didn't link this feature to the "low" setting is beyond me. The auto-set is super fast and the radio volume--NOT the beeper, is loud. I'll probably be returning it. Too bad, because other than the display brightness I like it.

Comment: I have another clock radio, also an Emerson, that I bought with the SmartSet technology but it didn't have the ability to dim the display. My lovely wife would turn the display away from the bed so the display didn't keep her up and that did me no good since I need to know what time it is. This radio has the ability to set the display bright/dim or off/wave. The off/wave function gives you the ability to completly turn the display off and instantly turn it on for 10 seconds just by waving your hand in front of the sensor. This was a great feature!! It also gives you "wave" snooze ability by waving after the alarm goes off. People who say the alarm isn't loud enough puzzle me. Even if you don't like the loudness of the "buzzer" you can set the alarm to radio, find a station you don't like, turn the volume all the way up and if you still don't wake up ... well. The only problem is that my 12 year old daughter (who I gave the other Emerson alarm to) loved the wave function on this clock and I had to buy another one for her. I guess we can put the "old" clock in the laundry room since that is one of the few places you can go in our house and not see what time it is.
This is IMHO the best clock radio on the market. The auto time/date set is a funtion of a litium battery powered memory chip and NOT a radio signal that you may not be able to get. The battery may last as long as 5 years or LONGER if your power doesn't go out often.

Comment: I purchased this clock to replace my last Emerson alarm clock (6 years old) when the volume control broke. When I bought this I didn't notice the wave sensor feature. I'd prefer not to have the wave sensor, and it is super-sensitive to any sort of motion. But I really like the two alarm features and the auto set feature, which is very useful to have after a power outage. The volume is plenty loud for being in the same room, but I wish it went as loud as the old alarm clock so I could listen to the radio from the bathroom. The picture is true to how the clock looks: it's not the best-looking clock, but it has a large display and gets the job done. Overall I'm moderately satisfied, and it's probably one of the better alarm clocks for under $30.