EQUITY 44100 Insta-Set Clock Radio with 1" LCD

 (3 customer reviews)

great concept, horrible execution. It comes with few instructions and after a while the "insta set" function stops working. It has no real daylight savings time mode so you have to switch timezones to get the correct time. Now it has stopped displaying the correct time and is about 30 minutes off. There is no way to manually overide this so it's going in the trash.

I was looking for an easy to read, low light clock radio. This product has a blue light with black numbers which are not easy to see unless you are directly in front of it. The blue back light is much brighter than I wanted and keeps the bedroom lit like a night light. The Insta-Set feature is convenient the radio works well. The button for setting and turning off the alarm is a bit tricky because holding it down too long changes the time from standard setting to military setting. All in all while this is a decent clock radio it didn't meet my expectations.

The automatic dimmer does not work, the readout is very dim all the time. You have to be right on top of it to be able to read the time. A manual switch with Bright, Medium and Dim settings is needed. As previously stated, SAVE YOUR MONEY!