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Oregon Scientific RM313PNA Self-Setting Projection Clock, Silver
- Atomic projection clock from Oregon Scientific sets itself to US Atomic Clock; with indoor temperature measurement
- Projector flashes time in large red digits on walls and ceiling; LCD screen display with 5-second EL backlight
- Crescendo alarm with 8-minute snooze function; time-zone map icon
- Requires purchase of 2 AA batteries; use of provided AC adapter enables continual projection
- Measures 4-1/4 long by 2-1/2 inches wide by 4-1/2 inches high; limited 1-year guarantee
The RM313PNA Silver ExactSet Fixed Projection Alarm Clock with Indoor Temperature makes going to bed or waking up fun! This cool member of the ExactSet family has all the amazing attributes of our other ExactSet clocks: it sets itself automatically, self-corrects for daylight saving time, projects the time in soft glowing red numbers on the wall or ceiling and now provides you with the indoor temperature! This cool and curvaceous clock not only looks good, but is easy to use and operate. The r
List Price: $ 34.00
Price: $ 39.99
I wish that I had bought one for myself, too!,
This clock is great! I bought it for my 11 year old son for a Christmas gift. He loves it. It supposedly takes 2 to 10 minutes to automatically set itself. Ours took twelve (our kids were in a small panick) but was worth the extra wait. The time shines in red on your ceiling in nice, large numbers… probably 6 inches by 15 inches and is very clear and easy to see, even when it is not completely dark in the room. I only wish that the blue back-light would stay lit. When you press the the button, it only stays lit for 5 seconds. I have to say that the red numbers on the ceiling scare our 5 year old son, but he doesn’t mind it when we position the clock to shine on the wall. All in all, I wish I had thought to buy a second one for my room. It is a real bargain and definitely worth buying.
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|Too good with this tiny object,
Besides the projection clock, Atomic setting, it shows the indoor temperature. It also displays the date + weekday (Mon~Sun) with 3 languages settings (English, French and Spanish). Another feature I love, even it includes the 3V adapter, it works fine with only battery operated so that it becomes portable. The alarm has the special beeping which it beeps in the first 20 seconds, then 2 beeps between 20~50seconds,3 beeps between 50~1 minute, then it continues beeps after 1 minute. It’s good since simetimes you don’t want the clock interrupt your wife’s sleep. I think it’s a good buy with $19.99 (but I saw somewhere selling it at $18.50
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|Extremely satisfied,
This clock is not the most perfect alarm clock ever made – but it fits the bill for what I was looking for. I’m not a morning person and an alarm clock is a serious purchase for me. Twenty two years ago, I bought a tiny battery operated clock in a garage sale for 15 cents. No, I’m not kidding. I loved it – the beep was just right, it was small and portable and I only had to change the battery every 5 years or so. It was impossible to read at night, but for 15 cents, it served me well until I dropped it one too many times and made the snooze function unusable.
I’m old and cranky – I need a good snooze button! I like to sleep in near complete darkness, so at first, the red glow of the numbers on my ceiling made me aware of an ominous glow above me – but just like the moon and stars, you kinda adapt to the subtle ambient lighting. In the dead of night, as I roll over in bed, I can look up at my ceiling to see the time without waking all the way or assaulting my eyes.
When the alarm goes off, it a simple beep – not beeps – one single beep that is loud enough to wake you, but not so loud it startles you. It will be followed by other single solitary beeps about 3-4 seconds apart. I can always slap the snooze button before the second beep comes along. The snooze is just the right time interval for me – 8 minutes. I can actually get another few minutes of true sleep before waking fully.
If the alarm goes off when it is still dark outside and it’s dark in your room, the glowing blue of the clock might startle you – as it is bright. Plugged in, the red numbers are available at all times. When running solely on the 9v battery, the red light is only available when pressing the snooze bar to illuminate the time – on the face. You get both when you hit the snooze – you can’t have just the red numbers. When set to alarm mode, however, I see the red numbers, but the eye-assaulting blue screen is off.
It is very easy to set the alarm. There are not 50 menus to jump through. A single button press on the center button either enables the alarm or disables it. The atomic clock feature means that I’m always on time when it’s time to rise. The rubber coated ‘feet’ of the clock keeps it from sliding across my night stand as I fumble for it when it goes off.
Less than perfect rating is for a few things:
1.) you can’t disable the bright blue backlighting or even dim it if you press the snooze bar for a status in the middle of the night (why isn’t this also red?!)
2.) I would have liked to have seen this in a metal case – something more hearty and sturdy
3.) I can find no way to turn off the ‘confirmation beeps’ as I reset the alarm and there is no ‘fast forward’ – so if I wake up at 5:30 and decide I’d rather wake up at 6:45, I’m having to hit the ‘up’ button 15 times to go from 30 to 45 – each time with a corresponding beep which is not soft … meaning if your husband or wife is trying to sleep – good luck in trying to reset the alarm without being sent to divorce court.
Overall, I am very pleased with this purchase and I appreciate the thought that went into its design.
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