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Avg. Customer Rating:
(based on 30 reviews)
80% of respondents would recommend this to a friend.
Customers most agreed on the following attributes:
Pros:
Neat features (25), Good volume (25), Easy to set (23), Reliable (22)
Cons:
Difficult to set (3)
Best Uses:
Anywhere (11), Home (6), Bedroom (3)
Describe Yourself:
Practical (16), Professional (11), Tech savvy (8), Technically challenged (3)
Primary use:
Personal (27)
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By McLovin
Easy and Reliable
By McLovin from Edinburg, TX on 6/2/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
U plug it in and it does the rest. I just set my alarms and my stations. I bought it because the power keeps going out at my home randomly and I hate having to reset everything. Plus, if the power goes out at night, the alarm doesn't go off in the morning. This is the solution to all my problems!!!
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By tom
So far so good
By tom from CA on 5/16/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features
Describe Yourself:
Professional
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
General I really like it, but buttons are small and hard to read. I hope it lasts longer than the last one.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Uncle Buck
Very well built unit, easy to program.
By Uncle Buck from Newport Beach on 4/20/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set, good sound., Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Describe Yourself:
Gearhead
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
I wish other electronics were built this well!
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Chuck
I am very pleased with this product.
By Chuck from Augusta, GA on 4/4/2008
Pros:
All features are good, Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Best Uses:
Anywhere, Using in laundry room
Describe Yourself:
Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
I am using to play CD for my new puppy.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Mom
Just What I wanted
By Mom from Albany, Oregon on 4/2/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Describe Yourself:
Older homemaker, Practical, Technically Challenged
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
I love the softer alarm and dimmer light. This clock had everything I wanted on it, the radio, the CD player, automatic settings, even the design fits into our decor as it is understated and simple. Thank you
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Horse Lover
Best Alarm Clock in the World
By Horse Lover from Wilmington, DE on 3/14/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Describe Yourself:
Professional
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Love the way it changes time automatically to daylight savings time. Resets itself if electric power in your home is interrupted
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By TK
Not worth the money
By TK from Sherman Oaks, CA on 2/29/2008
Pros:
Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Cons:
Display too bright, Overly complicated, Too big, Unattractive Design
Describe Yourself:
Professional
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
This clock raido has a lot going for itself but I don't think its worth the money. Sound is loud but has a muffled sound like its a radio inside a box. There are a lot of buttons on the top which makes this product overly complicated to do such a simple job. One of the larger buttons on top is to set the time zone which you do once! Why even have that button? The unit is very large compared to competitor clock radios and takes up a lot of space. The most annoying aspect is that even on the dim setting you have to put something in front of the display because its so bright. So you end up spending a hundred dollars to make things more difficult instead of pleasant. On the plus side the sensor snooze is nice. I did not experience the problems others have had on it being too sensitive. The dials are smooth and have a nice feel. This product has potential, but it ended up just too complicated and caused more problems than solved. I returned mine.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Momster from Virginia
Wonderful clock radio
By Momster from Virginia from Vienna VA on 2/22/2008
Pros:
Classy looks, Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Cons:
Too sensitive to movement
Best Uses:
In the master bedroom
Describe Yourself:
Music lover, Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
We're now glad our clock radio died, because we ended up with this one, and we love it. It's attractive, and it's fun to relax with music before going to sleep. There is a sensor that sets the snooze alarm based on movement, but it's too sensitive. If I roll over, it's activated. So, we stuck a little black dot over the sensor, and all is fine.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Magnolia
A good value for the money
By Magnolia from Shreveport, Louisiana on 1/26/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Describe Yourself:
Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
I use this product by my bedside. I listen to it while I am getting dressed and for the news and weather to start the day. I like the alarm system and the quality and sound of the music. I am very pleased with its operation.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Maria
Great product!
By Maria from Suffield, CT on 1/19/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Describe Yourself:
Practical, Professional, Technically Challenged
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Item was well worth the price.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Jim enjoys hitting snooze
Great gift.
By Jim enjoys hitting snooze from salt lake city, utah on 1/13/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Describe Yourself:
Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Love the snooze motion sensor
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By each2theirown
Incredible sound!
By each2theirown from Southern, NH on 1/10/2008
Pros:
Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Cons:
Difficult To Set, Should have earphone jack
Best Uses:
Home or office
Describe Yourself:
Practical, Professional
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
The unit is a great unit for most reasons. Love the fact that you plug it in and it sets itself and even after a power failure will do it again, and that it can be set for the different time zones in the country as well.It has incredible sound to it, better with a CD, but the radio is very good and clear. I even like that one person can wake to the radio and one can wake at a different time and use the CD if they want. I like the snooze feature that you only have to wave your hand in front of it to get some extra time. The biggest difficulties, are that the alarm is a little hard to set. Personally, I find the numbers a little too bright even on the dimmest setting. You certainly would not want to take this on a trip due to the size. Also, I found that there is no earphone jack - which there should be, in case someone wants to stay up later listening or wake up earlier and listen. It would also be good, if there was a complete model that that has the AM/FM/CD and also the phone on it. It would make it much easier. All in all, it is a great product. We got rid of two clocks and have more space and the sound is better then many stereo systems that I have heard and is really good in helping to set that special mood at times.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By daddio
smartset is cool
By daddio from Gary, IN on 1/8/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Reliable
Describe Yourself:
Practical, Technically Challenged
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
we like the product so far
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Brent the Engineer
Great but a lot of buttons.
By Brent the Engineer from East Lyme, CT on 1/4/2008
Describe Yourself:
Practical, Tech Savvy
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Wife enjoys being able to listen to a CD and it has a nice feature that allows waking to a specific CD track. A lot of buttons on the top though, and setting time and alarms are obvious. Decent sound!
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By New Customer
Excellent product
By New Customer from Houston, TX on 1/4/2008
Pros:
Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Cons:
Instructions a little con
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
A little onfusing to get started but wonderful otherwise. Really like the large, bright numbers.[...]
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By FY
Unique usable features
By FY from Connecticut on 1/4/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set, Neat Features, Reliable
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Dual alarms that are aware of which day of the week, and autoset make this a winner. Large easy to read numerals, great sound quality, nifty touchless snooze alarm are bonuses.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By simplifying my life
Neat little clock radio alarm
By simplifying my life from Beaver Dam, Wi on 1/4/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Large display numbers, Neat Features, Nice looking, Reliable, Sleep to your own CD's, Time stays accurate
Cons:
Hard to find spot on CD
Best Uses:
Stays put in bedroom
Describe Yourself:
Glad it sets itself, Practical, Professional
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
I wanted to listen to CD's before I went to bed and I didn't want to mess with the clock when the power goes out. It is a great little unit.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Sandra
excellent clock
By Sandra from El Segundo, CA on 1/4/2008
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Describe Yourself:
Professional
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Great clock, nice sound, lots of good features.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Leo
not-so-smart set
By Leo from Oregon on 12/26/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features
Describe Yourself:
Practical, Professional, Tech Savvy
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
I bought the smartset for reliability. The dual battery backup is excellent in that area, the atomic time sync is a total failure though.
I have an atomic sync watch, my computer is set to time sync with an atomic clock source, and my cell phone regularly sets its time off of network time. All three of those are within 1 second of each other, all the time, with no maintenance from me. I've had this smartset clock plugged in for 24 hours, and it is still several minutes off. I used the manual adjust feature to bring it to the correct time and make it useable, but the seconds are still way off, which tells me that it is NOT actually syncing with any atomic clock.
Save your money and buy a nice CD-player alarm clock without the atomic feature. This one is not reliable.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Lil
I would buy this product again.
By Lil from Spokane, WA on 12/19/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Describe Yourself:
Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
I can move it to any room and use it without bothering other members of the house late at night.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By ccbutterfly
Very satisfied with this purchase
By ccbutterfly from Rochester, MN on 12/19/2007
Pros:
Neat Features, Reliable
Best Uses:
Home only so far
Describe Yourself:
Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
My second SmartSet product.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Disappointed
Auto Snooze Sensor Alarm Too Sensitive!
By Disappointed from Bethesda, Maryand on 11/19/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features
Cons:
Auto Snooze Sensor NG
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Nice Unit. Good sound. A bit too large, but nice design. (With all that space, could have included pre-set radio buttons, though.) Fatal flaw seems to be that the auto snooze sensor is too senstive. Almost anything turns it off and, therefore, I can't rely on it to wake me up, (goes into snooze to easily). At first I thought it was a defect with the CD player, but now I'm sure it is the auto snooze sensor being activiated by any movement in the room, (ceiling fan, dog, reaching toward unit to adjust volume, etc.) Too bad, I like the unit, but will have to return it. The large snooze button on top would have been enough. If I could deactivate the auto snooze feature would keep the unit.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Conny
I would get this product again !!!!!!!!!
By Conny from Columbia, SC on 11/4/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Describe Yourself:
Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
It's an overall great product, I recommend this to everyone.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Jessica the nurse
Too many buttons.
By Jessica the nurse from NY, NY on 10/26/2007
Describe Yourself:
Practical, Professional
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
Too many buttons, too close together. If you press the wrong button when you are half asleep it can take precious minutes to return to the station or alarm setting that you want.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By ByteBrother
Would not recommend it for casual user
By ByteBrother from Raleigh, NC on 10/23/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume
Cons:
Needs a remote control, Unreliable infrared
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
I use it at home for alarm clock...
I like the instant, always correct time feature
Needs a remote control!!!
The wake-up feature is accurate BUT infrared 'off' control is activated after 2 seconds by movement from ceiling fan-BAD.. Infrared snooze feature is activated from 6 feet away-BAD.. No easy-off of alarm/radio after activated. MUST actually hit the 'off' button on top of radio... I was hoping for an easy-to-use clock radio/cd player and was disappointed. I probably should have returned it for a refund but had thrown out the box...
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By mike
third time's the charm
By mike from royal oak, mi on 10/23/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable, The display is great, Very Attractive Design
Cons:
Weak radio reception
Describe Yourself:
Professional
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
It took three units to get one that actually worked properly. First unit had excellent radio reception but the CD player quit after one week. Second unit had very poor radio reception and a good CD. Third unit has adequate radio reception (not as good as the first) and a good CD player.
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By anti wave user
great product just a little bit to big
By anti wave user from Memphis; TN on 10/22/2007
Pros:
Neat Features, Reliable
Cons:
Unattractive Design
Describe Yourself:
Professional
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Good product; just to big in the design
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By byron
Everything you could ask for CD, Radio,
By byron from Washington, DC on 10/22/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set, Versitle good sound
Cons:
Need a big enough table
Best Uses:
At your office, By your bed
Describe Yourself:
Practical
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Really enjoy
Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By suzy
dont use with a ceiling fan
By suzy from seattle, wa on 8/15/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features
Describe Yourself:
Gearhead
Bottom Line:
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
works great, unless the ceiling fan is on. the motion from that turns on the sensor. i actually dont get to wake up on time in the morning because of this. there really should be a switch or something on there to shut off that feature
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Reviews and Ratings - Alarm Clocks - SmartSet® CD Alarm Clock By Awake in Maryland
Always on time
By Awake in Maryland from Maryland on 7/29/2007
Pros:
Easy To Set, Good Volume, Neat Features, Reliable
Describe Yourself:
Tech Savvy
Bottom Line:
Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
Just plug it in and you're set! I love the snooze function where you only wave your hand over the front and off it goes. I've never slept through the alarm that gradually gets louder, you can also wake with radio or your favorite cd. Dimming the bright blue night helps for people who are light sensitive when they sleep. The sound quality of the CD player is awesome.
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