Sony ICF-C793 AM/FM Clock Radio

• AM/FM digital tuner
• Digital tuning with 5 station presets
• Single function key
• Backlit LCD display
• Self-powered backup system

This unit is outstanding. Here's why:

Size. It has a small footprint.

SEPERATE DISPLAYS FOR THE TWO ALARMS! This is an awesome feature which on its own sold me. I don't have to fumble with buttons to see what the alarm times are. The radio alarm is on the left, the buzzer alarm is on the right. No confusion. When you can see the times, it's set. When the panels are dark, it's off.

Easy to set using tactile feedback alone. Only three buttons: up, down, and set. The buttons are nestled on little shelves below each of the alarm panels.

The alarm is plenty loud enough for me and just at the right pitch to make me get up and turn it off!

The display is clear enough for me and not too bright. I can read it in bed and across the room. I can also tell if the alarms are set even if I can't read the numbers. The alarm panels are orange when lit.

Perfectly capable digital tuner with 5 presets. Who needs more on a clock radio?

Easy to find snooze button

Battery-less power failure back up (it works)

Durable construction. Feels solid. I have had mine for 2 years and it continues to work flawlessly.

Alright, nothing is perfect. The downfalls include a high price and a display that could be improved but as I said, it satisfies me! I wouldn't mind an escalading alarm the kind that start soft and progress to loud.

I only came on Amazon tonight to buy a second one! Just wish that price would come down a bit.

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You don't think that the design of something as simple as an alarm clock make a big difference, until you use a product like this. Sony has what I consider a huge innovation here: each of the two independent alarms has a display that is separate from the main clock. This means that, with one glance, and without having to push any buttons, you can tell: 1) which alarms are on and off, and 2) what times they are set for.

Another valuable feature is that each of the alarms has separate buttons for setting the alarm time. On clocks where the same buttons change both the main time and the alarm setting, and you have to hold down another button or flick a switch while you adjust the time setting buttons to change the alarm, I always have this nagging feeling that I am by mistake changing the actual time instead of the alarm setting. The independent alarm-setting buttons solve this.

Everything else on this clock radio works fine, and in a pretty normal way. But Sony's commitment to thoughtfully designed products shines through in the independent displays and controls for the alarms. It is the recognition that a good clock radio does two separate things--tell you the time and wake you up--that makes this product a real standout in my opinion. In fact, I like it so much I am buying a second one to keep at my girlfriend's apartment.

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As a previous reviewer says, the big feature of this unit is the independent displays of the alarm settings. This is the only clock radio that I've ever seen that has this amazing feature.

BUT... I have a major and minor problem with the display.

The minor problem is that it's too bright, even on the dim setting of the dimmer switch.

The major problem is that the display "disappears" when you look at it from below. Unless you're looking at the unit from above, the time and other display elements fade almost to nothing, leaving just a big, backlit rectangle.

I have tall end tables next to the bed, so the clock is basically useless to me, unless I'm sitting or standing up.

Too bad... because the unit is otherwise excellent.

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I first saw this clock radio at the Hotel Palomar in SF. I liked it so much I bought one for home. Like other reviewers, I think it has awesome functionality (alarms, presets, etc.), however, the display is poor. As others said, it is overly bright and difficult to view from an angle.

I definitely recommend this, but only wish that Sony would have a release 2.0 that addresses display issues.

We have had this clock radio for several years and I cannot say enough about how great it is. It is extremely user-friendly. There is no fumbling with the buttons when you are trying to set the alarm, even in the dark. It has a toggle button to change between standard time and daylight savings. Such a simple idea! Why don't all clocks have that? It keeps time during power outages without any batteries. They seemed to think of everything for this clock. My only complaint is the background light in the display is much brighter than it needs to be. I taped red cellophane over the screen to take care of that problem.