jWin JL365 Dual Alarm Clock with Projection and AM/FM Radio (Black)

• Digital dual alarm clock with projection clock and digital AM/FM radio
• PLL digital tuning for clear reception
• 40 programmable presets available
• Dimmer for LCD display brightness
• Requires 3 AAA batteries (not included) for battery backup

The good:

Nice big display, with blue digits, instead of usual red ones.

External audio input for your mp3 player.

Digital tuner with radio stations.

Two independent alarms.

Relatively cheap compared to other projection alarm clocks

The bad:

Display too bright, and no way to make it dimmer

Can't rotate projection display

Can't focus projection display

Have to set time on projection display separately

CAN'T ADJUST VOLUME OF THE ALARM

I wish I knew you can't adjust volume of the alarm before I purchased the clock, because it's a deal breaker for me. The thing is loud as hell, and there is no way to make it quieter. Next time I'll buy one of those alarm clocks, that gradually increase the volume of the alarm until you hit snooze.

Bottom line? I wouldn't recommend it.

UPDATE (12/15/2010):

Maybe my particular unit is broken, but it seems to have a problem where every now and then, the screen turns white and stops displaying any time at all. The clock becomes unresponsive, and unplugging/plugging it in doesn't fix the problem. After a few days it starts working again. The first time it happened was a weekend so no biggie. The second time it happened during the week, and I ended up oversleeping for work. The clock promptly ended up in a garbage can. I'm looking for a replacement will post it here when I find it.

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Clock is with WHITE LED instead of blue as the picture shows. It is bold and easy to read, but I still not happy with the color.

The projection feature is a joke. It is dim and missing segment of the digit. Simple forget about it.

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This unit is not without its issues. If you can live with them, then ok, otherwise look else where. Here are the short comings that I experienced with this product:

[1] A couple of the LED segments on the projector do not work, or only work intermittently. (this is a very common defect with this product)

[2] Main LCD display is not blue, but more white.

Apart from these defects, the unit seems to function as per design. The digital tuning makes it easy to find the exact radio station that you want, the reception on the radio is pretty good.

The overall design of ths unit is modern and attractive, so at least now you can make an informed decision, and not raise your expectations too high.

Note: This unit requires 2 and not 3 AAA batteries as stated in the product description.

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Okay, I've had some of the issues indicated in the other reviews. The sceen blanked out once, and on a unit I returned, the projection LED was missing segments. The dimmed screen is a little bright, but I plan to use grey plastic film to darken it. The biggest problems, and these have existed on three units I've tried, is that the clock radio remains on for 10 minutes only, then turns off for 10, and back on, and so on. I've overcome this somewhat by setting the second timer to follow the first ten minutes later. That gives me 20. Of course, the sound is tinny, but most common clock radios are. They're mostly there to wake you up. The reception is good, and the unit has presets, which many clock radios do not. Without the projector, this would probably merit one star, but we just love that thing. Instead of having to sit up, find a clock in the middle of the night, and try to focus on it, you just look up at the ceiling. It's plenty well-focused for a standard apartment ceiling.

I had no problem with this clock until the led started going blank. It started happening in under a year from purchase. When the screen is blank, the alarm does not function. The projection still works since it is a separate clock. I have overslept several times because of this problem. It is going in the garbage.