Sony ICF-C490 FM/AM Clock Radio with Super Loud Alarm SettingSony ICF-C490 FM/AM Clock Radio with Super Loud Alarm Setting
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- Simple and compact FM/AM clock radio
- Snooze and sleep modes for more individualized control of alarm and radio
- Full power back-up uses 9V battery to maintain clock and alarm operations
- Extra large 1.4" green LED numerals are easy to see
- Dual alarm for different wake-up times
- Electronics: 0 pages
- Publisher: Sony
- Label: Sony
- Studio: Sony
- Sales Rank in Furniture & Decor: #106520
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65 of 70 people found the following review helpful:  AVOID IT LIKE THE PLAGUE!, By easy "debaser330ci" (Mountain Lakes NJ United States) - See all my reviews This review is from: Sony ICF-C490 FM/AM Clock Radio with Super Loud Alarm Setting (Electronics) It is just one tiny little button. One tiny little button behind the snooze bar. One tiny little button that you probably won't even realize is there, until it is too late.I think I'm a smart guy, but it took me and my significant other a week to figure out why the ... my alarm would mysteriously shut itself off, seemingly on a whim. Maybe it's my fault. I admit I didn't read the instruction manual. But it's a clock radio! Why should I? I'm in the IT industry. I don't need no stinkin' manual! Or maybe the mention of the tiny little button is not in the owners manual. no difference. the tiny button might wreck you too. The tiny button is right behind the "snooze" button. The BIG snooze button, the button you smack with your big swarthy, sleep deprived American hand when you're mumbling "forgodsakesjustshutupandletmesleep!" The button is the "alarm cancel" button. And let me tell you, it is far, far, far too easy to hit, and it will shut your alarm off until the next day. And...Read more 18 of 20 people found the following review helpful: Deceptive "Dual Alarm", By A Customer This review is from: Sony ICF-C490 FM/AM Clock Radio with Super Loud Alarm Setting (Electronics) I needed a dual alarm feature, and this was the only clock-radio left in Target that said "Dual Alarm" on the box. Now that I have it, I see why this was the only model left. What the box doesn't say is that one alarm setting is for the radio and the other is for the buzzer. Frankly the "user manual" doesn't explain this either. I didn't know that the buzzer and radio each had a separate alarm time setting until I read one of the other reviews here. The user manual could have been written much better. The physical design is poor. How many buttons does it take to implement these features: Radio on/off, setting the clock, setting alarm 1, setting alarm 2, and snooze? This alarm clock uses two 4-position slide switches and seven separate buttons. User-friendly this ain't. The goal of a good manual is to eliminate the need for product support. The goal of good product design is to eliminate the need for manuals. This product fails on both counts. 10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:  Beautiful, By This review is from: Sony ICF-C490 FM/AM Clock Radio with Super Loud Alarm Setting (Electronics) I really can't understand how everyone else hates this thing, but let me give you my 2 cents. I think it's great! I received this as a gift from my sister for Christmas, and I am shocked to see that the price is under 40 bucks!What I like: I guess my only quibble would be that the single speaker is not exactly Bose-quality, but I have a stereo system for that... I just want to listen to Howard Stern's annoying *** to wake up in the morning. Good thing the station I listen to isn't owned by ClearChannel... Oh, and I'm not sure, but maybe I have accidentally hit the Alarm Cancel button when trying for Snooze before, but I have been known to shut off other alarms in my sleep...Read more |
