Atomic Projection Alarm Clock

The atomic clock and temperature sensor work great; however my only complaint is the size and brightness of the projected time/temperature. I have owned other projection clocks in the past that project MUCH brighter on the wall or ceiling with bigger characters. Only if the lights are turned off completely can you make this one out. Also, I prefer to project the clock on the wall in front of the bed, but this was too far to even make out the numbers, therefore it is projecting on the ceiling instead (which is closer in distance and thus allows the numbers to be brighter).

I bought one for my daughter after returning a different model from another store. I also have the same model clock in my bedroom. The ceiling projection feature is what really makes this clock nice...no more twisting around to see the time in the middle of the night, just open your eyes and there it is. My temperature reads about 5 degrees high but that could be placement of the transmitter.

Price was very good and shipping to store was outstanding. Got it before christmas even after I ordered 4 days before chirstmas. You must have a very dark room to be able to see the projection on the ceiling or wall. The accuracy of the external temperature probe is off by almost 7 Fahrenheit when temperatures are bellow 40 and off by 50 when direct sunlight hits the probe (this direct exposure thing is in the small guide that comes with it). When opening and connecting, several digits for the numbers where missing on the LCD display, I opened the clock myself and found out that the LCD was not properly tightened to the enclosure, so fixed that without going through the hasle of returning or talking to a service tech. Time is very accurate and atomic clock locks in very quick. And by the way, enclosure seems of a very cheap plastic. Looking into buying a better projection clock.

This would have been a fabulous product, with great features, but it woke me up at 3:30a.m. showing 5:30a.m. Waking up so early is hard enough as it is, without 2 hours taken away. I readjusted the clock and again at 5:30a.m. it said 7:30a.m. If you buy this product, don't trust it, and make sure you have a back up alarm clock. At least I was able to return it.

The biggest problem is the back light for the clock only works when you push the snooze button. The projection can not be seen in certain lighting conditions there there are times that you can not tell the time. It's too dark to see the regular clock and too light to see the projection.