Cheap Timex T601G Nature Sounds Clock Radio (Stereo CD Player,Digital Tuning,AM/FM Radio) (Electronics) Price

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Customer Reviews of Timex T601G Nature Sounds Clock Radio (Stereo CD Player,Digital Tuning,AM/FM Radio)

Mostly a winner
I bought this to replace my ten year old Sony Dream Machine which was, at the time, the best alarm clock out there. My main requirement was no analog anything. The Sony's analog volume control slowly died making the radio inaudiable when it was supposed to wake me up so I didn't want to deal with this again. <
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>The things I would be getting over my broken Dream Machine are 100% digital controls, three separate alarms for weekday, weekend and entire week (my Sony just had weekday and weekend), battery backup, and automatic daylight savings time changes. I didn't care about the CD player or the "nature" sounds as long as they make noise. I never use snooze controls but it's nice that the alarm-off button has a distinctive shape so you know when you're hitting it instead of some other button. It's great that the time and date are set correctly before it even comes out of the box. <
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>Features that would have been nice are "atomic clock" adjustment, weather radio, and automatic brightness adjustment (this can be adjusted manually). <
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>So far everything works but there are a few slightly annoying things. There are six preset buttons but they're for three separate bands (AM and two FM) so you may have to switch bands for that "preset" to get the station you want, or maybe not. You have to look at the display to see which band it's on. Notice how they put "easy" presets in quotes on the box? The presents aren't instant -- it takes a second for the station to come in (the Sony was always instant). The FM reception is OK but the AM is as bad as any I've heard. The high end is totally cut off (compared to the Sony) yet the selectivity is also terrible. Strong stations will overload weaker stations +10 khz away. Obviously AM wasn't a priority. The controls aren't as easy to use due to the unavoidable height needed for the CD. The Dream Machine's top was also slightly sloped forward which made them easier to reach. <
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>I don't know how long it will last but I think it will last longer than my Dream Machine.

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Really great product, but....
I like the sound quality and the choices of realistic nature sounds, radio or CD to listen to. I like that the display can be dimmed easily if it's too bright. For dependable Timex alarm clock quality, it can't be beat.
BUT....
1. If you listen to a CD to sleep, you cannot set buzzer for alarm & the CD will play at alarm time. The only way to set buzzer is to not have a CD inserted, and CD/alarm is selected.
2. Although the snooze button is big & at the front & center, it's also next to the Alarm Reset button. If you're like me & can go through an hour of snoozes before getting up, you'lll learn this the hard way. I pried the button off with a screwdriver in frustration.
3. Although there are plenty of buttons on the front to go with the bells & whistles, the placement isn't entirely intuitive, ie: since they don't light up, it's hard to guess which one is which.

But I'm high-maintenance when it comes to mornings, so account for that when weighing my opinion!

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Not very good
This thing is another stupid bedside clock. The unit is so outdated. The sounds are like a cheap unrealistic sound machine with no purpose at all. the radio has a terrible tuner. It's nice looking, but poor quality. It worked for a week and it broke. This is not a good product, spend your money on a better portable radio. this one is not worth anything at all, so avoid this horrible clock.