BALDR Atomic Alarm Clock - Large Color Display Digital Desk Clock - With Indoor Thermometer for Temperature & Humidity - Date & Real-Time Moon Phases - Perfect Office Clock or Nightstand Clock (Black)

Two key reasons for this purchase, the automatic setting of time via atomic clock and a clear view of numbers from my couch. Neither could be accomplished! This despite another such clock (sharp) was on same wall at less than 4 feet from it. As for the display, you MUST be viewing from above the horizontal axis. While seated the screen was very faded and near invisible in a dim room, even though it has a backlight. The display was simply washed out. I returned this clock.

Buen producto, pero hasta ahora aquí en México no he logrado que se sintonice con algún satélite.

アメリカ仕様なので、日本では電波時計として使えません。 日本語の説明書も無く、アメリカのサマータイム設定等、文化の違いでよくわからない言葉の壁もあり、苦労して翻訳しながら初期設定していると、タイムゾーンの設定という項目で、アラスカ・ハワイを含むアメリカの-4～-10の選択肢しか無く、日本の標準時である+9が設定できず、出品者への問い合わせも話が噛み合わないので、電波時計として購入するのは止めたほうがいいです。

I have been looking for a desk top clock (not too space consuming) with seconds (to time my tooth brushing etc) and with AC powered (do not have to deal with batteries) and with LCD back light (easy to read). But it was harder than I thought to find one. Finally I found this one. It is a winner. First I was worry that the color display may be distractive. But it is not at all. It is pretty pleasant. The display quality is very good. easy to set up even you do not read the manual. Control buttons on the side is a good change from standard in the back(easy to see). Replaceable back up battery is included. Just the right size for desk with large time read out. It is the best desk top clock I have. The only thing I wish is to have more choices of brightness levels. Now it is 10% , 100% or off. Maybe add 30% or 50% would be nice. But even at 10%, it is still readable in day time and is perfect for night time. 100% reduces the contrast. Overall it deserves a five star.

I bought this because I wanted two things: 1. An atomic clock for my office. I have other clocks, but I want a completely accurate one in easy view. 2. A readout of the current indoor temperature. (I used to always be hot, but now I find myself in my old age being cold rather frequently. I want to know what the real temperature is!) This unit is a very fine way to fill those needs. Its screen is very bright and easily readable. It has three brightness settings, but I only use the brightest one. On the screen, you will find the time in the largest characters. It is labeled am or pm and shows the seconds. It can set to your choice of 12-hour or 24-hour time, and it has several choices of how to handle Daylight Savings Time. Above the seconds display is the phase of the moon. I don't know why that would be useful to me. There is also a small icon that shows up at times to tell you that the unit is trying to connect to the National Bureau of Standards to ge the exact time. My unit, in the middle of an upstairs room about 12 feet from a small window, has a little trouble some days finding the signal, but it connects often enough to match up to my other atomic clocks and watch. The bottom row of figures has the date, day of the week, indoor temperature, and indoor relative humidity along with little arrows to show the trend of the temperature and humidity. (You can figure out the direction time is moving on your own.) The colors--bright white, green, orange, and a mellow blue--are bright and pleasant and provide contrast to help you immediately identify the exact bit of information you are seeking. It has a pull out leg on the back that will allow you to stand the unit on a table or desk. It can also be hung on a wall, but I have not tried that. Power is by AC adapter, which would make hanging in on the wall less desirable. There's a watch-style battery in the unit, which is to retain settings during brief power outages. It has alarm and snooze functions, but I don't use them, so I can't tell you about them. There are a few other features that I don't plan to use, so I can't tell you about them. I've been using the unit for about two weeks. I am very happy with it. It is attractive, accurate, informative, and handy.