Emerson CKS2237 Dual Alarm Clock Radio (Silver)

• Emerson's exclusive patented smartset auto time setting technology
• Battery can last 5-8 years depending on the length and frequency of power interruptions
• Low battery warning indicator
• High-lo display dimmer control
• Snooze and repeat alarm

First of all, I must say that this is a great idea for a clock. It really is great how it sets itself the minute you plug it in. It's easy to read but put on the dimmer switch -it is way too bright. With that said, the actual product is made very poorly. We didn't have ours very long, about 3 months, before the buttons to set the alarm dropped down inside the clock and well, it's nonfunctional. Plus now, the time is off by about 20 minutes and it just isn't worth the kind of money they're asking. It's cheaper on QVC but they don't stand behind it either. It only has a 90 day warranty and believe me, you'll need it! I bought one for a gift, however, and it is holding up fine so maybe I got a lemon. Don't know because others have had the same problem as I have. I'm going to reorder it and try again, keeping my fingers crossed. But I'm also ordering an atomic clock to be sure.

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to say that this clock "sets itself automatically" is a bit misleading. that is, mine arrived with a big flyer warning that when daylight savings time changes (new law for 2006), it won't be able to automatically set itself. therefore, the flyer warns, it will be necessary to set time four times per year--the correct dst changes (twice), then the old dst changes (twice more).

my best guess is that this thing has a factory set, built-in clock that automatically sets the digital readout when it's plugged in. it preys on folks who think they're buying a clock with a receiver for wwv time signals (which my parents, who gave this to me, thought the clock had).

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After about 1 month the display numbers were unreadable due to portions of the digits being burnt out, like when a light bulb goes out. Once that happened, the unit became unusable to me. Also, even after the burn-outs, the display was way too bright to be on my nightstand. I went to a window tinting place and they gave me a scrap piece of dark tint which I put over the display and that made it just about right-easily readable, but not too bright.

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I've been using one of these clocks for the last few years and have never had any trouble with it. However, with the 2007 changes to Daylight Saving Time start and end dates, it was necessary to replace my old one. I liked it well enough that I wanted to keep the same model and found that they were still available from Amazon.

The first one Amazon shipped had a label inside the box lid that indicated it was an updated model with the new DST dates already programmed. Unfortunately, the clock was defective and wouldn't turn on when plugged in. The replacement sent was an older interim model that was factory set for Pre-2007 DST operation, but has a paper addendum insert that outlines a button-push procedure for adjusting it to the new DST operation. Anyone getting that version will have to make the DST change or it won't keep the right time.

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Well what else can I say other then the clock is great and the alarm is very dependable and I like the alarms settings as you can set it to sound on weekdays, weekends or all seven days a week. As for the radio, well that's another story, the engineer that designed the antenna (Built Inside The AC Cord) needs to see the poor job it's doing picking up radio stations, it'll pick up high powered radio station but only if they're local, as far as the distance radio stations......forget it. Overall the clock is great but the radio needs a regular antenna, not this so called new and improved engineer special class. Oh and last but not least. This clock radio only cost about $14.98 at Walmart based on years of 2004-2005, I just thought you should know that.