Re: Does my ideal alarm clock exist?

Stoatgobbler wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote:
Nonnymus wrote:
N8N wrote:
Hi all,

I've had a couple different alarm clocks over the years, and all of
them have some shortcoming or other. I was wondering if anyone made
an alarm clock that met *all* of my "wish list" specifications...

1) must sync with NIST signal, including correct handling of DST.
2) should be plug-in, but with battery backup, preferably using
rechargeable batteries (so batteries would recharge automatically when
power came back on, instead of having to be replaced.) Should show
time and set off alarm even if power is out at the alarm time.
3) would use a quality quartz oscillator so that power outages would
not result in wildly inaccurate timekeeping between synchronizations.
4) has a LOUD alarm signal.


Consider the Oregon Scientific clock here: http://tinyurl.com/caqqmc or one of its brothers shown below. I have the 338PA, which is a second or third generation of the projection clock shown, and they finally got things right. Older models were far weaker and more difficult to aim and focus. If you don't want the projection feature, look below and there are pure display options as well. The clock has batteries for backup, but relies on a wall wart for normal power and the projector. If power is off, you can touch the top of the clock to activate the laser projector briefly. The alarm is backed up by the batteries as well.

FWIW, the indication that the batteries are dying is a dimming and eventual blanking of the clock's LCD display, so you won't be surprised someday with no alarm at a critical time.


thanks for the post, I looked at that, some offerings from La Crosse, and also more seriously at the Honeywell offerings like this one:

http://www.partshelf.com/hipcr325w.html

I especially like the Honeywell feature wise because of the ability to have multiple outdoor temp sensors (I know that I didn't make that a requirement, however it would be nice to be able to see both outdoor temp and, say, the temp inside my garage) however when checking up on these products on Amazon it seems there is a common theme among the consumer reviews 1) weak alarm beep 2) poor quality/durability 3) poor ergonomics any thoughts?

I guess I might be a little gunshy because I seem to be on a long run of buying useful little gadgets and then immediately finding out that they're complete CRAP...

thanks

nate

My ideal alarm clock would require Heidi Klum............

Sorry, I couldn't resist this.

Sure, I'm with ya, but then I'd still be late for work :)

nate

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