RCA Digital Alarm Clock - Large 1.4" LED Display with Brightness Control and Repeating Snooze, AC Powered – Compact, Reliable, Easy to Use Black

I initially ordered one clock through Amazon Prime. After receiving it another member of the family decided they wanted one so I ordered a second clock. The delivery time became extended and Amazon suggested that it was lost and asked if I wanted to reorder which I did as the clock was very convenient for my purposes. After a week or so the "lost clock" came in the mail along with the "re-ordered" clock. Then a third member of the family decided they needed the "lost clock" to be able to see clearly what time it was in their room. I ended up calling Amazon to have them charge me for the lost clock. I believe this clock design has several good uses,...one for placing it near a TV so you can easily see what time it is (our cable TV control box doesn't have the time displayed),...two, the clock display is large enough so that one can wake up in the middle of the night and see clearly across a whole bedroom what the time currently is. It is an excellent product and very well priced.

We recently ditched cable (screw you, Time Warner!) and both my wife and I quickly realized how often we looked at the clock on the cable box - since it was no longer there.We got this RCA clock for a good price, and it fits the bill perfectly. It is large and easy to read from across the room. It is small enough to fit well on the shelf where the cable box used to be. It is red, so it doesn't mess with your vision when watching a movie in a dark room.And the best part - the brightness is adjustable! High brightness is nice and bright, probably useful in a room brightly lit by sunlight. Low is what we keep it on in our living room - it is bright enough to be easily seen with all lights on in the room, and still dim enough to not be annoying or even noticeable during dimly lit TV watching.

I bought this for my husband after he slept through his cell phone alarm and was 4 hours late for work one day. I wanted something visible, simple, and LOUD. This fit the bill so well that I have now stolen it for my own use.This is a simple clock, with no frills. It is what it is. It does very few things: shows you the time in huge, mildly unpleasant red numbers, lets you set a loud beeping alarm for one time only, and lets you snooze. That's it. And it does all of these things reliably and wonderfully well. It is my backup alarm that I always set. Would I like something more attractive? Sure, but then it wouldn't scream "wake up" at me when I check the time or wouldn't be visible across the entire bedroom. Would I like something with multiple alarms? Maybe. I have my cell phone for that, and it's a bit risky - what if it fails? Basically, this clock is your annoying, punctual friend, who is always on time above everything else and sort of boring for it, and drags you along with her. She's useful and serviceable, but not very much fun when you're tired or lazy, which is entirely the point.

I bought this so I could see the time in my darkened bedroom without having an unintentional night-light. For that role this is a perfect clock. Some of the concerns raised by other reviews are that the alarm is too low in volume, that the LED's cease functioning properly after a time, that the LED's are unevenly lit, and that the clock keeps poor time. I realize that products can vary in quality, so I'm not saying that the other reviews are wrong. I just haven't had those experiences with this clock, or I don't see them as that bad for the money spent.- The alarm, in my opinion is about medium volume. The alarm tone is that somewhat grating standard alarm that's been on alarm clocks since the 80's. It's slightly irritating, which is obviously intentional. It's not going to blast you out of bed in the morning though, and if you're a really heavy sleeper it's probably not going to wake you up at all. I didn't buy this to be an alarm clock though, so this doesn't matter to me.- I haven't owned this long enough to confirm or deny that the LED's stop functioning after a certain amount of time, so what I will do is come back at the 1 month, 6 month, and 12 month marks and let you know how it's doing. (If it stops functioning properly after a year then I would still consider it a worthwhile purchase for only $12)**- The segments are lit by what appears to be dual-mode LED's set in the center of each of the digit-segments. This means that yes, the segments are dimmer at the edges than they are at the center. However, the important thing is that you can tell the time by looking at this clock, which you definitely can. This clock is readable at 30 feet in daylight on even the lowest setting. If it's purely an aesthetic complaint, I certainly understand that, but this is a $12 clock. What more do you expect for less money than you spend on dinner every night?- Now for the most concerning complaint that this clock loses or gains time by as much as several minutes per day or week. Accurately telling time is the primary function of ANY clock, and if it fails at this, then none of its other features can save it. I'm happy to report that I have not noticed this with the clock I received, so maybe that was a problem with the initial production runs that has since been addressed, or maybe that's a QC issue with this clock. I don't know. What I can tell you is that I set this clock to the atomic clock at time.gov 3 days ago and it's still showing correct time. (But since I'm coming back to report on the LED's, I'll also report on the clock-drift at that time as well.)*If you just want a basic alarm clock with large, easily read digits that isn't too bright, then this is worthy of your consideration.* EDIT 6-26-2015: I've monitored the clock drift for the last 2 weeks against the atomic clock time from time.gov. This clock has only gained 5 seconds in 14 days. That would be .35 seconds per day, or just over 2 minutes a year. That definitely qualifies as "keeping good time"** EDIT 7-11-2015: One month in and the LED segments are still functioning properly.**EDIT 3-10-2016: So I kinda' missed the 6 month mark to report on the LED segments. Life happens etc... Anyway, here at about the 9 month mark, the LED segments are still functioning perfectly. I have no problems with the clock whatsoever. It's just as functional as the day I got it.**EDIT 11-25-2016: I definitely missed the 12 month mark, but this clock is still running just fine. No LED segments are out, and since I've reset it for daylight savings a couple of times since I got it I have no specific idea of its overall clock drift. I can say for certain that it's accurate to within a minute.EDIT 4-4-2019: I've had this clock for almost 4 years now. It's still awesome. Buy it.